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England men · Six Nations Championship

Italy
v England⁠

5–34

Full time

Italy v England finished 5–34.

Italy
Jake Polledri 17'
Date
Saturday 31 October 2020 · England in 2020
Venue
Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tom Dunn On in the 79'
  • No. 17, Ellis Genge On in the 58'
  • No. 18, Will Stuart On in the 63'
  • No. 19, Charlie Ewels On in the 69'
  • No. 20, Ben Earl On in the 35' Off in the 42'
  • No. 21, Dan Robson On in the 72'
  • No. 22, Ollie Lawrence On in the 69'
  • No. 23, Ollie Thorley On in the 53'

Italy

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Danilo Fischetti Prop Off in the 61'
  • No. 2, Luca Bigi (c) Hooker Off in the 61'
  • No. 3, Giosue Zilocchi Prop Off in the 62'
  • No. 4, Marco Lazzaroni Lock Off in the 78'
  • No. 5, Niccolo Cannone Lock Off in the 63'
  • No. 6, Sebastian Negri Flanker Off in the 73'
  • No. 7, Braam Steyn Flanker
  • No. 8, Jake Polledri Number 8 Yellow card 39'
  • No. 9, Marcello Violi Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Paolo Garbisi Fly Half
  • No. 11, Mattia Bellini Wing
  • No. 12, Carlo Canna Centre
  • No. 13, Luca Morisi Centre
  • No. 14, Edoardo Padovani Wing Off in the 23'
  • No. 15, Matteo Minozzi Full Back Off in the 46'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Gianmarco Lucchesi On in the 61'
  • No. 17, Simone Ferrari On in the 43' Off in the 53'
  • No. 18, Pietro Ceccarelli On in the 62'
  • No. 19, David Sisi On in the 63'
  • No. 20, Johan Meyer On in the 78'
  • No. 21, Maxime Mbandà On in the 73'
  • No. 22, Guglielmo Palazzani On in the 46'
  • No. 23, Federico Mori On in the 23'

Referee: Pascal Gauzere. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2016 – 2019

01 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

02 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

03 4 Feb 2018
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 15–46 England England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 2', Anthony Watson 10', Owen Farrell 25', Sam Simmonds 51', George Ford 67', Sam Simmonds 74', Jack Nowell 76'

Italy tries: Tommaso Benvenuti 19', Mattia Bellini 57'

Match page: Italy v England, 4 February 2018

04 26 Feb 2017
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 36–15 Italy England won

England tries: Dan Cole 24', Danny Care 44', Elliot Daly 47', Jack Nowell 70', Ben Te'o 73', Jack Nowell 80'

Italy tries: Giovanbattista Venditti 40', Michele Campagnaro 60'

Match page: England v Italy, 26 February 2017

05 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

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

Mirco Bergamasco

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

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