England (12) 18 / 11 (3) Italy (Final Score)
England and Italy did battle in the Six Nations tournament at Twickenham, London at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
England:
- Penalties – Toby Flood (6)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Italy:
- Penalties – Luciano Orqueara (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Luke McLean (1)
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Mike Brown,10 Toby Flood, 9 Danny Care, 8 Tom Wood, 7 Chris Robshaw (Captain), 6 James Haskell, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Mako Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Dylan Hartley, 17 David Wilson, 18 Joe Marler, 19 Courney Lawes, 20 Tom Croft, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Freddie Burns, 23 Billy Twelvetrees.
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Alberto de Marchi.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Francesco Minto, 21 Simone Favaro, 22 Tobias Botes, 23 Tommaso Benvenuti.
Date: Sunday 10 March
Venue: Twickenham, London
Kick-off: 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT)
Expected weather: Predominantly cloudy weather with a gentle north-easter blowing at 15 miles-per-hour. Maximum temperatures of 4°c and a minimum of -2°c
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Mathieu Raynal (France)
TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
… and yet another penalty, this time slotted by Flood.
England 6 / 0 Italy
Italy’s first real foray into the England half brings about immediate points. Well done.
Italy slot a penalty through Oquera
England 6 / 3 Italy
Ball too slow for the Italians.
These Italians are not going to go down easily, thats for sure!!
Ciao a tutti! Forza Italia!
36 @ The_Young_Turk:
Hello Turkey
I am surprised Castrogorilla can see anything through that mop!
Won’t be surprised if Italy save themselves for the Irish game at home. They probably won’t go all out in this game.
38 @ Just For Kicks:
Bigfoot’s uglier brother… hehehe
England almost scores… twice
Wow, held up in the end, but a certain try thwarted how, I just don’t know!
TMO
No need for it though… was’nt a try
@ The_Young_Turk:
Italy certainly don’t look like they’re saving themselves. Very exciting stuff from them when they have the ball
Free Kick for the Italians, on their own 5m line
England knock… Barritt
@ Just For Kicks:
Yeah, I notice that. Maybe they will just be competitive while the score is still close and then when the gap opens up, take it easy.
Italy win a huge amout of territory with a fine kick, and steal the subsequent lineout
Pity about that little knock on, Italy were in a good position there
Caster Oil off… no more Bigfoot
See what a difference quick ball is making. England giving themselves far more options through it Italy must recycle faster if they are to mount any serious challenge
That could be a problem. Yellow, I fear
Yellow for Gori
This could open it up a bit for the poms
Italy earns a penalty on defence
….and the daft commentator sadi he couldn’t tackle!
Amazing that the gap is still only 3!
Reminds me of the Sharks / Kings game…. England with most of the possession but not converting it….
Well, it’s early in the gme, so let’s see what happens
Forward pass by Ashton, Italy scrum
Game going nowhere at the moment
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