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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Italy⁠

31–14

Full time

England v Italy finished 31–14.

Italy
Marco Riccioni 44', Alessandro Fusco 63'
Date
Sunday 12 February 2023 · England in 2023
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Italy

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Danilo Fischetti Prop Off in the 54'
  • No. 2, Giacomo Nicotera Hooker Off in the 61'
  • No. 3, Marco Riccioni Prop Off in the 47'
  • No. 4, Niccolo Cannone Lock Off in the 72'
  • No. 5, Federico Ruzza Lock
  • No. 6, Sebastian Negri Flanker
  • No. 7, Michele Lamaro (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Lorenzo Cannone Number 8 Yellow card 27' Off in the 56'
  • No. 9, Stephen Varney Scrum Half Off in the 62'
  • No. 10, Tommaso Allan Fly Half
  • No. 11, Tommaso Menoncello Wing
  • No. 12, Luca Morisi Centre Off in the 47'
  • No. 13, Juan Ignacio Brex Centre
  • No. 14, Edoardo Padovani Wing
  • No. 15, Ange Capuozzo Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Luca Bigi On in the 61'
  • No. 17, Federico Zani On in the 54'
  • No. 18, Simone Ferrari Yellow card 50' On in the 47'
  • No. 19, Edoardo Iachizzi On in the 72'
  • No. 20, Jake Polledri On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Manuel Zuliani (not used)
  • No. 22, Alessandro Fusco On in the 62'
  • No. 23, Pierre Bruno On in the 47'

Referee: James Doleman. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2019 – 2022

01 13 Feb 2022
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 0–33 England England won

England tries: Marcus Smith 9', Jamie George 19', Jamie George 39', Elliot Daly 44', Kyle Sinckler 73'

Italy tries: None

Match page: Italy v England, 13 February 2022

02 13 Feb 2021
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 41–18 Italy England won

England tries: Jonny Hill 13', Anthony Watson 26', Jonny May 41', Anthony Watson 49', Jack Willis 60', Elliot Daly 67'

Italy tries: Montanna Ioane 2', Tommaso Allan 65'

Match page: England v Italy, 13 February 2021

03 31 Oct 2020
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 5–34 England England won

England tries: Ben Youngs 4', Ben Youngs 41', Jamie George 51', Tom Curry 66', Henry Slade 71'

Italy tries: Jake Polledri 17'

Match page: Italy v England, 31 October 2020

04 6 Sep 2019
Test matches · Test Match St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

England 37–0 Italy England won

England tries: Ben Youngs 44', Joe Marchant 53', Ellis Genge 68', Anthony Watson 75'

Italy tries: None

Match page: England v Italy, 6 September 2019

05 9 Mar 2019
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 57–14 Italy England won

England tries: Jamie George 7', Jonny May 14', Manu Tuilagi 20', Brad Shields 31', Manu Tuilagi 46', George Kruis 63', Dan Robson 67', Brad Shields 78'

Italy tries: Tommaso Allan 11', Luca Morisi 54'

Match page: England v Italy, 9 March 2019

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

Mark Cueto

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

Italy · Fixture leader

3

Tommaso Allan

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

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