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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Italy⁠

36–15

Full time

England v Italy finished 36–15.

Italy
Giovanbattista Venditti 40', Michele Campagnaro 60'
Date
Sunday 26 February 2017 · England in 2017
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Italy

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Andrea Lovotti Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 2, Ornel Gega Hooker Off in the 75'
  • No. 3, Lorenzo Cittadini Prop Off in the 52'
  • No. 4, Marco Fuser Lock Off in the 75'
  • No. 5, Andries van Schalkwyk Lock
  • No. 6, Braam Steyn Flanker
  • No. 7, Simone Favaro Flanker Off in the 58'
  • No. 8, Sergio Parisse (c) Number 8
  • No. 9, Edoardo Gori Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Tommaso Allan Fly Half Off in the 62'
  • No. 11, Giovanbattista Venditti Wing
  • No. 12, Luke McLean Centre
  • No. 13, Michele Campagnaro Centre
  • No. 14, Giulio Bisegni Wing Off in the 52'
  • No. 15, Edoardo Padovani Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tommaso D'Apice On in the 75'
  • No. 17, Michele Rizzo On in the 58'
  • No. 18, Pietro Ceccarelli On in the 52'
  • No. 19, George Biagi On in the 75'
  • No. 20, Maxime Mbandà On in the 58'
  • No. 21, Giorgio Bronzini (not used)
  • No. 22, Carlo Canna On in the 62'
  • No. 23, Tommaso Benvenuti On in the 52'

Referee: Romain Poite. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2012 – 2016

01 14 Feb 2016
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 9–40 England England won

England tries: George Ford 24', Jonathan Joseph 52', Jonathan Joseph 57', Jonathan Joseph 70', Owen Farrell 74'

Italy tries: None

Match page: Italy v England, 14 February 2016

02 14 Feb 2015
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 47–17 Italy England won

England tries: Billy Vunipola 24', Jonathan Joseph 28', Ben Youngs 55', Jonathan Joseph 62', Danny Cipriani 64', Nick Easter 69'

Italy tries: Sergio Parisse 4', Luca Morisi 50', Luca Morisi 79'

Match page: England v Italy, 14 February 2015

03 15 Mar 2014
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 11–52 England England won

England tries: Mike Brown 13', Owen Farrell 32', Mike Brown 38', Jack Nowell 53', Mako Vunipola 61', Manu Tuilagi 68', Chris Robshaw 82'

Italy tries: Leonardo Sarto 69'

Match page: Italy v England, 15 March 2014

05 11 Feb 2012
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 15–19 England England won

England tries: Charlie Hodgson 51'

Italy tries: Giovanbattista Venditti 38', Tommaso Benvenuti 41'

Match page: Italy v England, 11 February 2012

Official meetings since 1991

England v Italy stats

Full head-to-head

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

6

Austin Healey

6 tries against Italy in matches we hold scorer data for.

Italy · Fixture leader

3

Luca Morisi

Italy's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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