England 47 - 24 Italy

Full time

09 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Allianz Stadium Twickenham

England showcased a dominant performance against Italy, winning 47-24 at Twickenham. Tom Willis opened the scoring early with a try, followed by successful conversions from Fin Smith. Italy responded with tries from Ange Capuozzo and Ross Vintcent, but England maintained control with multiple tries, including efforts from Tommy Freeman and Ollie Sleightholme. Marcus Smith added to the tally shortly after halftime, and Tom Curry also crossed the line. Fin Smith's kicking was impeccable, contributing to England's impressive conversion rate. Italy fought back with a late try from Tommaso Menoncello, but it was not enough to change the outcome. England's powerful forward play and clinical finishing secured their victory in this high-scoring encounter.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 16.5°C (Feels like 14.5°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 14.5 km/h, gusting to 27.5 km/h Humidity: 50% Cloud Cover: 49%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Tom Willis · England

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

7 - 0
8'

Substitution

Marcus Smith on for Ollie Lawrence · England
13'

Try

Ange Capuozzo · Italy

7 - 5
14'

Conversion

Paolo Garbisi · Italy

7 - 7
26'

Try

Tommy Freeman · England

12 - 7
27'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

14 - 7
30'

Try

Ross Vintcent · Italy

14 - 12
31'

Conversion

Paolo Garbisi · Italy

14 - 14
34'

Try

Ollie Sleightholme · England

19 - 14
35'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

21 - 14
37'

Penalty

Paolo Garbisi · Italy

21 - 17
Halftime 21 - 17
Second Half
43'

Try

Marcus Smith · England

26 - 17
44'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

28 - 17
44'

Substitution

Ben Curry on for Tom Willis · England
46'

Try

Tom Curry · England

33 - 17
47'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

35 - 17
47'

Substitution

Simone Ferrari on for Marco Riccioni · Italy
50'

Substitution

Chandler Cunningham-South on for Ben Earl · England
50'

Substitution

Gianmarco Lucchesi on for Giacomo Nicotera · Italy
50'

Substitution

Manuel Zuliani on for Michele Lamaro · Italy
50'

Substitution

Lorenzo Cannone on for Ross Vintcent · Italy
52'

Try

Ollie Sleightholme · England

42 - 17
52'

Conversion

Fin Smith · England

37 - 17
53'

Substitution

Luke Cowan-Dickie on for Jamie George · England
55'

Substitution

Ted Hill on for Tom Curry · England
55'

Substitution

Martin Page-Relo on for Stephen Varney · Italy
59'

Substitution

Mirco Spagnolo on for Danilo Fischetti · Italy
59'

Substitution

Fin Baxter on for Ellis Genge · England
59'

Substitution

Joe Heyes on for Will Stuart · England
59'

Substitution

Ben Earl on for Ted Hill · England
63'

Substitution

Jack van Poortvliet on for Alex Mitchell · England
68'

Substitution

Riccardo Favretto on for Niccolo Cannone · Italy
69'

Substitution

Tommaso Allan on for Ange Capuozzo · Italy
70'

Try

Tommaso Menoncello · Italy

42 - 22
71'

Conversion

Paolo Garbisi · Italy

42 - 24
73'

Substitution

Ted Hill on for Fraser Dingwall · England
76'

Substitution

Ange Capuozzo on for Matt Gallagher · Italy
80'

Try

Ben Earl · England

47 - 24
Fulltime 47 - 24

Player ratings

England

15 Elliot Daly 7.0
14 Tommy Freeman 9.0
13 Ollie Lawrence –
12 Fraser Dingwall 6.9
11 Ollie Sleightholme 8.3
10 Fin Smith 7.4
9 Alex Mitchell 7.0
1 Ellis Genge 6.4
2 Jamie George 7.3
3 Will Stuart 7.3
4 Maro Itoje 6.9
5 Ollie Chessum 7.7
6 Tom Curry 7.9
7 Ben Earl 8.5
8 Tom Willis 8.5
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 6.2
17 Fin Baxter 5.4
18 Joe Heyes 6.1
19 Ted Hill 6.4
20 Chandler Cunningham-South 6.9
21 Ben Curry 6.7
22 Jack van Poortvliet 5.4
23 Marcus Smith 8.3

Italy

15 Ange Capuozzo 7.0
14 Monty Ioane 5.6
13 Juan Ignacio Brex 6.2
12 Tommaso Menoncello 7.8
11 Matt Gallagher 5.0
10 Paolo Garbisi 6.2
9 Stephen Varney 5.8
1 Danilo Fischetti 6.7
2 Giacomo Nicotera 6.3
3 Marco Riccioni 6.3
4 Niccolo Cannone 6.1
5 Federico Ruzza 6.0
6 Sebastian Negri 7.1
7 Michele Lamaro 6.3
8 Ross Vintcent 7.6
16 Gianmarco Lucchesi 6.1
17 Mirco Spagnolo 5.5
18 Simone Ferrari 5.2
19 Riccardo Favretto 5.9
20 Manuel Zuliani 6.8
21 Lorenzo Cannone 6.1
22 Martin Page-Relo 6.4
23 Tommaso Allan 6.0