Italy 5-34 England
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Italy v England Match Reports
England secured a 34-5 bonus-point victory over Italy to put pressure on Championship rivals Ireland ahead of the Six Nations finale. Man of the match Ben Youngs scored two tries on his 100th appearance for England. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Centurion Ben Youngs scores twice as England put pressure on Ireland for title
- BBC: England beat Italy with bonus point to put pressure on Ireland
- Daily Mail: Eddie Jones' men keep Six Nations title hopes alive with crucial bonus point victory after centurion Ben Youngs starred in Rome on Test milestone with two tries to pile the pressure on Ireland
- Sky Sports: Ben Youngs scores twice to set up tense Six Nations finale
- ESPN: Ben Youngs shines as England secure bonus-point victory in Italy
- England Rugby: England Men beat Italy to move top of Six Nations
Italy v England - Match Highlights
Italy v England - Match Stats
Italy: (5) 5
Try: Polledri (18')
England: (10) 34
Try: Youngs (5', 41'), George (51'), Curry (67'), Slade (72')
Conversion: Farrell (6', 42', 52')
Penalty: Farrell (13')
Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England)
Italy v England - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Danilo Fischetti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Braam Steyn
- 8 Jake Polledri
Backs
- 9 Marcello Violi
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Edoardo Padovani
- 15 Matteo Minozzi
Replacements
- 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 17 Simone Ferrari
- 18 Pietro Ceccarelli
- 19 David Sisi
- 20 Johan Meyer
- 21 Maxime Mbanda'
- 22 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 23 Federico Mori
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mako Vunipola
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Kyle Sinckler
- 4 Maro Itoje
- 5 Jonny Hill
- 6 Tom Curry
- 7 Sam Underhill
- 8 Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9 Ben Youngs
- 10 Owen Farrell (Captain)
- 11 Jonny May
- 12 Henry Slade
- 13 Jonathan Joseph
- 14 Anthony Watson
- 15 George Furbank
Replacements
- 16 Tom Dunn
- 17 Ellis Genge
- 18 Will Stuart
- 19 Charlie Ewels
- 20 Ben Earl
- 21 Dan Robson
- 22 Ollie Lawrence
- 23 Ollie Thorley