Italy V England: Six Nations 2026 – Live

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From October 1991 until kick-off this afternoon, matches betwixt England and Italy person been a forgone conclusion.

The 2 nations person met 32 times and England person triumphed connected each occasion. The mean people is astir 40 points to 13. There person been drubbings of 67-7 successful 1999, 80-23 successful 2001 and 57-14 successful 2019. Things person been tighter recently, and nan past lucifer successful Rome ended pinch a 3 constituent margin, but nan communicative has followed a predictable crippled for 35 years.

That could alteration today.

England are connected nan ropes aft dense losses to Scotland and Ireland. Steve Borthwick has made sweeping changes to his team, much than immoderate different England coach successful Six Nations history. His players person looked disjointed, retired of sorts and short of confidence.

Italy meantime person continued to impress. They fought difficult to hit Scotland successful a downpour and person been nan only broadside successful nan first 3 rounds to supply thing resembling a situation to nan French. They person arguably nan champion centre brace successful nan game, person astute operators successful nan halfbacks and now person a battalion that tin operation it successful dense traffic.

England should still win. I’d beryllium amazed if they don’t. Then again I wouldn’t beryllium wholly shocked if they autumn to a 3rd nonaccomplishment connected nan bounce. Not simply because of their ain spluttering shape but because their hosts person ne'er been successful a amended position to yet complete nan group successful nan Six Nations.

That’s a batch of words to admit I don’t cognize which measurement this is going. If you’ve sewage immoderate hint please driblet maine an email. I’d emotion immoderate thief untangling this conundrum.

Kick-off astatine 4:40 p.m. GMT, 5:40 p.m. successful Rome.

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