Italy then get unlucky as a long kick rolls too far and over the dead ball line, which is easy to do at The Rec with the short in-goal areas. England scrum coming up. Another offload for England ...

She ran a good line and made good ground but dropped as she went down towards the ground. That probably sums up England’s second half. Maybe I typed my last post too soon. Italy have been so ...

Celebrations from Italy! A very clever lineout by England, using Itoje as a dummy jumper and firing to Earl at the front. He’s driven within a metre of the line but Itoje then picks up and dives ...

Red Roses head coach John Mitchell selected an experimental line-up and watched full ... to make it 14-0 soon after. An England penalty try was followed by Italy's Laura Gurioli being sent to ...

Smith’s kick gets England right up to the 5m line. Need to make something of this. 21 mins: It’s all gone a bit flat from an England perspective. Italy are growing in confidence by the phase ...

England and Italy first met in the Six Nations in 2000 ... They are 21-point underdogs for Sunday's trip to Twickenham and some interesting line-up tweaks from both coaches suggest we could be in for ...

England will again look to defend the only unbeaten record in Six Nations history this weekend - one that spans a quarter of a century. Five became six when Italy ... success add up to their ...

Yet the first half summed up England’s entire campaign ... Mitchell’s pass to stretch out over the line. But the counterpoint was the way Italy, despite so little possession, sliced through ...

If England had ambitions to rack up a rout to boost their points ... telling Maro Itoje to get a grip on his men. Italy retain the ball at the line-out but it isn't going anywhere and the referee ...