Italy
23 - 18
England
07 Mar 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 4
Stadio Olimpico
Italy triumphed over England 23-18 in a thrilling Six Nations encounter at Stadio Olimpico. Paolo Garbisi was instrumental for Italy, scoring crucial penalties and converting Tommaso Menoncello's and Leonardo Marin's tries. England's Tommy Freeman opened the scoring with a try, but Italy responded strongly with Menoncello's effort just before halftime. The second half saw rapid exchanges, highlighted by England's Tom Roebuck scoring shortly after the break, followed by Garbisiβs continued accuracy from the tee. Both teams faced disciplinary issues, with yellow cards for Nicotera and Itoje, affecting their respective strategies. Despite England's pressure late in the game, Italy held firm to secure a vital victory. This win marked a significant turnaround for Italy against a traditionally dominant England side.
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Weather
Temperature: 15.5°C (Feels like 15.2°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 4.6 km/h, gusting to 14.8 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 97%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 20' penalty Paolo Garbisi
- 25' try Tommy Freeman
- 33' try Tommaso Menoncello
- 34' conversion Paolo Garbisi
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' try Tom Roebuck
- 42' conversion Fin Smith
- 44' penalty Fin Smith
- 49' substitution Andrea Zambonin
- 50' substitution Alessandro Garbisi
- 50' substitution Simone Ferrari
- 50' substitution Juan Ignacio Brex
- 51' yellow_card Giacomo Nicotera
- 53' penalty Fin Smith
- 54' yellow_card Sam Underhill
- 56' penalty Paolo Garbisi
- 57' substitution Ellis Genge
- 57' substitution Ben Spencer
- 57' substitution Danilo Fischetti
- 60' penalty Paolo Garbisi
- 61' yellow_card_complete Giacomo Nicotera
- 62' substitution Giacomo Nicotera
- 63' yellow_card Maro Itoje
- 64' yellow_card_complete Sam Underhill
- 66' substitution Sam Underhill
- 67' substitution Joe Heyes
- 71' try Leonardo Marin
- 72' conversion Paolo Garbisi
- 73' substitution Lorenzo Pani
- 73' substitution Manuel Zuliani
- 73' substitution Elliot Daly
- 73' substitution Guy Pepper
- 73' yellow_card_complete Maro Itoje
- 75' substitution Jamie George
- 75' substitution Mirco Spagnolo
- 80' full_time