6N 2024 - Italy v England

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The guardian is being very cynical

The quintet are Fraser Dingwall at inside-centre and Ethan Roots at blindside flanker, plus the replacements Fin Smith, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and the 20-year-old Chandler Cunningham-South. All five are eligible for other nations so Borthwick is capturing them for England provided those on the bench take to the field.

[Duluth]

15 Tommaso Allan, 14 Ange Capuozzo, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Pietro Ceccarelli, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Danilo Fischetti

Reserves: 16 Giacomo Nicotera, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Andrea Zambonin, 20 Edoardo Iachizzi, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Stephen Varney, 23 Lorenzo Pani

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Italy - England in the Saturday afternoon sun in the Eternal City.

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Start of the post-Farrell era for England.

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Paul Williams whistling a merry tune. Two penalties in the first minute.

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Allan with the early penalty.

Italy 3 England 0.

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Try Italy. England defence opens up. Negri with the offload for Alessandro Gabbasi. 8-0 with the kick to come.

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10-0 to Italy after 15 minutes. England asleep.

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Ford with a penalty kick.

10-3 to Italy.

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Elliott Daly scores in the corner his 19th Test try. 10-8.

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Kicked missed. Italy keep a slender lead.

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Allan with an excellent try. Kick over.

Italy 17-8 ahead.

They've never beaten England. Will that change this afternoon?

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Ford with a penalty 17-11.

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England kicking it too much. They need to keep it in hand and be patient.

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Ford with a penalty chance. Over. England back within 3. 17-14.

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Half time. Italy 17 England 14. Good contest.

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Ethan Root on debut and Ben Earl have been the pick of the players for England.

The two Garbasis (9 and 10) have organised everything for Italy well.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in 6N 2024 - Italy v England:

Allan with an excellent try. Kick over.

Italy 17-8 ahead.

They've never beaten England. Will that change this afternoon?

No

I’ve seen this movie before

England by 20

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England hit the lead with a Mitchell try. Kick over. 21-17 to the visitors.

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24 minutes to go. Italy very quiet so far in the second half. England back on track for an opening day win.