Italy 9-40 England
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZR)
Attendance: 70,000
Italy v England Match Reports
Jonathan Joseph scored a hat-trick of tries as England beat Italy 40-9 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on St Valentine's Day. Following a close first half, England cut loose in the second and built a commanding lead over Italy. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Joseph runs riot as England thrash Italy
- Guardian: Jonathan Joseph leads the way as England turn on the style in Italy
- Independent: Jonathan Joseph hat-trick keep Eddie Jones' Six Nations campaign on course
- Daily Mail: Jonathan Joseph scores a hat-trick as dominant visitors beat Italy for the 22nd consecutive time
- Sky Sports: Eddie Jones' side ease to Six Nations win in Rome
- ESPN: Joseph hat-trick punishes careless Italy
- RBS 6 Nations: Joseph hat-trick inspires England to cut loose in Rome
Italy v England - Match Highlights
Italy v England - Match Stats
Italy: (9) 9
Penalty: Canna (3)
England: (11) 40
Try: Ford, Joseph (3), Farrell
Conversion: Farrell (3)
Penalty: Farrell (2), Ford
Man of the match: Ben Youngs (England)
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Ornel Gega
- 3 Lorenzo Cittadini
- 4 George Fabio Biagi
- 5 Marco Fuser
- 6 Francesco Minto
- 7 Alessandro Zanni
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Edoardo Gori
- 10 Carlo Canna
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Gonzalo Garcia
- 13 Michele Campagnaro
- 14 Leonardo Sarto
- 15 Luke Mclean
Replacements
- 16 Davide Giazzon
- 17 Matteo Zanusso
- 18 Martin Castrogiovanni
- 19 Valerio Bernabo
- 20 Abraham Steyn
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Edoardo Padovani
- 23 Andrea Pratichetti
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
- 3 Dan Cole
- 4 Courtney Lawes
- 5 George Kruis
- 6 Chris Robshaw
- 7 James Haskell
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 George Ford
- 11 Jack Nowell
- 12 Owen Farrell
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16 Jamie George
- 17 Joe Marler
- 18 Paul Hill
- 19 Joe Launchbury
- 20 Maro Itoje
- 21 Jack Clifford
- 22 Danny Care
- 23 Alex Goode