England vs Italy live score, updates, commentary and highlights from 2023 Six Nations match
England will meet Italy in Twickenham in the second round of the 2023 Six Nations games. Both sides were beaten at home in the opening weekend and England in particular are hoping for a first win for new coach Steve Borthwick.
The Borthwick era began with a loss when Duhan van der Merwe struck a superb late winner to give Scotland their second consecutive win at Twickenham. England came back into play after an early upset in Scotland, Max Malins crossed twice and took the lead early in the second half from an Ellis Genge try. However, two unanswered Scottish tries meant they clinched the Calcutta Cup back to Edinburgh.
Italy lost even narrower in the 29-24 loss to France. Three first-half tries for Les Bleus left Italy plenty to do but the Azzurri struck back. Full-back Ange Capuozzo completed an acrobatics in the corner before a penalty attempt and 12 conceded points from Tommaso Allan gave them an unlikely lead. France faltered but a late try from Matthieu Jalibert put the game back in their hands.
With England still very early in Borthwick’s tenure and Italy a dangerous team, this game could be a potential banana for England. They won 33-0 in Rome at the 2022 tournament, but a ‘routine’ victory seems far less likely this time.
MORE: A profile of New England head coach Steve Borthwick.
The Sporting News is following the game live and will provide live updates and commentary below.
England vs Italy Live Score
| 1H | 2H | FT | |
| England | 0 | – | – |
| Italy | 0 | – | – |
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England vs Italy full commentary, highlights
45 minutes after kick-off: France didn’t leave quite that late but still managed to get maximum points from the Stadio Olimpico. Italy struck back strongly from three Les Bleus goals in the first half and took the lead after a penalty attempt and four Tommaso Allan penalties, but a late French try brought the champions home with a bonus point win.
60 minutes after kick-off: England’s slow start last weekend gave Scotland the lead but the hosts hit back with two tries from Max Malins. However, after taking the lead just after the break, Scotland scored twice, with Duhan van der Merwe ending the second of his two fantastic tries to seal a third straight Calcutta Cup win.
75 minutes after kick-off: Both sides are still looking for their first win in this game, with England suffering a late 29-23 defeat by Scotland in the opening weekend and Italy being beaten 29-24 by reigning champions France in Rome.
90 minutes after kick-off: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of today’s Six Nations clash between new-look England and resurgent Italy at Twickenham.
England vs Italy confirmed lineups
Borthwick’s first major change to the English system he inherited comes before this game when Marcus Smith is benched and Owen Farrell Starting in the number 10 jersey, the pair started against Scotland on the fly-half and centre, respectively, continuing the combination that former manager Eddie Jones was so desperate to see, but for this game Captain Farrell will be replaced by one designed center partnership supported Olli Lawrence And Henry Slade.
wing scorer Max Malin retains its place on the right edge, as does Ollie Hassel Collins on the left, who made a quiet but solid debut against Scotland. Other changes are in the pack, with Ben Curry dropped from the 23 overall and Toulouse flankers jack willisthe only member of the squad currently playing outside of England is packing up his place at Openside.
🏴 Runde 2 as Italy visit Twickenham.#GuinnessSixNations | #ENGvITA pic.twitter.com/Dsgl5zYqhJ
— Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 10, 2023
England from XV: Freddie Steward, Max Malins, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Ollie Hassell-Collins, Owen Farrell, Jack van Poortvliet; Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, Maro Itoje, Ollie Chessum, Lewis Ludlam, Jack Willis, and Alex Dombrandt.
England Substitute: Jack Walker, Mako Vunipola, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Ben Earl, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell.
Italy’s side conceded a number of penalties against an undisciplined French side last time out and see a change ahead of this clash at Twickenham. Simone Ferrari falls on the bench, with Marco Riccioni get on the front row. The Azzurri, who fought their way to a seven-point try, was the highlight for a pack that lasted hard for 80 minutes with a Zimbabwe flanker Sebastian Negri particularly busy.
Deluso, ma sopratutto fiero di fare parte di questa Squadron 🤝🏽@federugby #insieme pic.twitter.com/9Ou7l3OGxq
— Ange Capuozzo (@CapuozzoAnge) February 5, 2023
The real eye-catcher about this Azzurri side, however, is their enigmatic back line, which also features a single change from the game against France. Ange Capuozzo in defense scored an exceptional try in the left corner to close the first half and is included in the back three Edoardo Padovani, the scorer of Italy’s momentous winner against Wales last March. He replaces Pierre Bruno on the right wing, while on the left, Tommaso Alan also for the injured Paolo Garbisi, who shot 12 points from the tee against France.
Italy from XV: Ange Capuozzo, Edoardo Padovani, Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Tommaso Menoncello, Tommaso Allan, Stephen Varney; Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni, Niccolo Cannone, Federico Ruzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Lamaro, Lorenzo Cannone.
Italy Substitute: Luca Bigi, Federico Zani, Simone Ferrari, Edoardo Iachizzi, Jake Poliedri, Manuel Zuliani, Alessandro Fusco, Pierre Bruno.
🔵 #italrugby
Il Capo Allenatore Kieran #Crowley annuncia la formation per il 2° match del @SixNationsRugby ➡️ https://t.co/nkVvMzqpa9
🏴wandernکیکیکیہکی۱ی۱ی۱🇮🇹 #ENGvITA
📍 Twickenham Stadium – Londra
🏉 Domenica 12/02, kick-off h 16 (ITA)
📺 @SkySport ▪️ @NOWTV ▪️ @tv8 #rugbypassioneitaliana pic.twitter.com/Uqw2lpXhbr— Italrugby (@Federugby) February 10, 2023
England vs Italy live stream, tv channel
Here’s how you can follow the game in some of the key areas:
| TV channel | stream | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | — | fuboTV, Peacock, CNBC |
| Canada | — |
DAZN |
| United Kingdom | ITV One | ITVX |
| Australia | — | Stan sports |
| New Zealand | — | Sky Sports NOW |
| India | — | Premier Sports Asia |
| Hong Kong | — | Premier Sports Asia |
| Malaysia | — | Premier Sports Asia |
| Singapore | — | Premier Sports Asia |
USA: All matches are streamed live on Peacock and are also available via fuboTV. However, they are also repeated on CNBC with a delay, usually by a few hours.
Canada: All games are streamed live on DAZN.
UNITED KINGDOM: The matches will be shown on BBC and ITV, with S4C also broadcasting in Wales.
Australia: Six Nations coverage is provided by Stan Sport.
India: Premier Sports Asia is the premier venue to watch the Six Nations.
Odds England vs Italy
As expected, England are the heavily backed favorites to their first Six Nations win in 2023 at Twickenham, with the highest odds of 1/12 from Sky Bet. Bet MGM’s odds are a staggeringly low 1/16, while Sports Interaction and Ladbrokes are both offering just over a dollar on a home win.
Italy is an underdog when it comes to bookmakers, both Sky Bet and BetMGM have them at 7/1. Sports Interaction and Ladbrokes also offer high odds for an Azzurri win, with the pair placing Italy at $7.79 and $8.00 respectively to win at Twickenham.
| United Kingdom (Sky Bet) | United States (BetMGM) |
Canada (sports interaction) |
Australia (Ladbrokes) | |
| England wins | 1/12 | 1/16 | 1.05 | 1.06 |
| Pull | 40/1 | 25/1 | 30.00 | – |
| Italy wins | 7/1 | 7/1 | 7.79 | 8.00 |
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