England 47-17 Italy
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Attendance: 82,061
England v Italy Match Reports
England scored six tries, including two from man-of-the-match Jonathan Joseph, to beat Italy 47-17 at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Joseph scores twice as England thump Italy
- Guardian: England’s Jonathan Joseph turns on style after Italy give early scare
- Independent: Jonathan Joseph takes wing as England soar
- Telegraph: Jonathan Joseph stars as Stuart Lancaster's side crush visitors
- Daily Mail: Jonathan Joseph stars with brace of tries as Stuart Lancaster's side earn second Six Nations victory
- London Evening Standard: Jonathan Joseph impresses again as Lancaster's side overcome early Parisse scare to seal comfortable Six Nations win
- Sky Sports: England beat Italy 47-17 to maintain perfect start to Six Nations campaign
- ESPN: Flying England turn on the jets against Italy
- RBS 6 Nations: Joseph stars in England's second-half romp
- Sydney Morning Herald: Italy blown away by England in Six Nations
England v Italy Match Highlights
England v Italy Match Statistics
England 47 (15)
Tries: B Vunipola, Joseph (2), Youngs, Cipriani, Easter
Conversions: Ford (3), Cipriani
Penalties: Ford (3)
Italy 17 (5)
Tries: Parisse, Morisi (2)
Conversions: Allan
Man of the Match: Jonathan Joseph (England)
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Joe Marler
- 2 Dylan Hartley
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 David Attwood
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 James Haskell
- 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Luther Burrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Tom Youngs
- 17 Mako Vunipola
- 18 Kieran Brookes
- 19 Nick Easter
- 20 Tom Croft
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Danny Cipriani
- 23 Billy Twelvetrees
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Alberto De Marchi
- 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
- 4 George Fabio Biagi
- 5 Marco Bortolami
- 6 Francesco Minto
- 7 Mauro Bergamasco
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Edoardo Gori
- 10 Kelly Haimona
- 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
- 12 Andrea Masi
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Leonardo Sarto
- 15 Luke McLean
Replacements
- 16 Andrea Manici
- 17 Matias Aguero
- 18 Dario Chistolini
- 19 Joshua Furno
- 20 Samuela Vunisa
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Tommaso Allan
- 23 Giulio Bisegni