England men · Rugby World Cup
England
v Italy
36–6
Full time
England v Italy finished 36–6.
- Italy
- Marcello Cuttitta 58'
- Date
- Tuesday 8 October 1991 · England in 1991
- Venue
- Twickenham, London
- Competition
- Rugby World Cup
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Jason Leonard Prop
- No. 2, Brian Moore Hooker
- No. 3, Jeff Probyn Prop Off in the 58'
- No. 4, Paul Ackford Lock
- No. 5, Nigel Redman Lock
- No. 6, Mike Teague Flanker
- No. 7, Peter Winterbottom Flanker
- No. 8, Dean Richards Number 8
- No. 9, Richard Hill Scrum Half
- No. 10, Rob Andrew Fly Half
- No. 11, Chris Oti Wing
- No. 12, Jeremy Guscott Centre
- No. 13, Will Carling (c) Centre
- No. 14, Rory Underwood Wing
- No. 15, Jonathan Webb Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Dewi Morris (not used)
- No. 17, David Pears (not used)
- No. 18, Simon Halliday (not used)
- No. 19, Paul Rendall On in the 58'
- No. 20, John Olver (not used)
- No. 21, Micky Skinner (not used)
Italy
Starting XV
- No. 1, Massimo Cuttitta Prop
- No. 2, Giancarlo Pivetta Hooker
- No. 3, Franco Properzi-Curti Prop
- No. 4, Roberto Favaro Lock
- No. 5, Giambatista Croci Lock
- No. 6, Roberto Saetti Flanker
- No. 7, Massimo Giovanelli Flanker
- No. 8, Gianni Zanon (c) Number 8
- No. 9, Ivan Francescato Scrum Half
- No. 10, Diego Dominguez Fly Half
- No. 11, Marcello Cuttitta Wing
- No. 12, Stefano Barba Centre
- No. 13, Fabio Gaetaniello Centre
- No. 14, Paolo Vaccari Wing
- No. 15, Luigi Troiani Full Back Off in the 45'
Replacements
- No. 16, Guido Rossi (not used)
- No. 17, Massimo Bonomi On in the 45'
- No. 18, Giovanni Grespan (not used)
- No. 19, Carlo Checchinato (not used)
- No. 20, Francesco Pietroscanti (not used)
- No. 21, Edgardo Venturi (not used)
Referee: Brian Anderson. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Official meetings since 1991
England v Italy stats
Meetings33In our results database
England wins32England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
Italy wins1Italy victories
England have scored 1289 points to Italy's 427 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
6Mark Cueto
6 tries against Italy in matches we hold scorer data for.
Italy · Fixture leader
3Tommaso Allan
Italy's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.