England
Elliot Daly Fully justified selection with evasive running and perceptive kicking. An assured presence in the back field. 8/10
Tommy Freeman Sloppy pass to start but effective overall and took try well. Made his power count. 7
Ollie Lawrence A silky offload during England’s first attack, but day cut short by an achilles injury. N/A
Fraser Dingwall Exceptional work for third try in repelling defender’s challenge and shipping ball on. A key cog. 8
Ollie Sleightholme Solid under high balls, took tries brilliantly, constantly alert to the movement of teammates. Exceptional. 9
Fin Smith Managed the attack expertly, moved the ball fluently, flawless kicking from the tee. World class. 9
Alex Mitchell Played his part in allowing Fin Smith to control tempo. Wonderful offload before sixth try. 7
Ellis Genge Destructive in the loose as per usual. Effective on both sides of the ball. 7
Jamie George Missed key tackle on Capuozzo try, but easily forgiven. Dynamic as ever on richly deserved milestone occasion. 7
Will Stuart Dangerous in the loose, one particularly damaging run early in second half. Scrummaged well. 7
Maro Itoje Soft hands, occasionally, to go with trademark physicality and breakdown presence. Growing into the captain’s role. 9
Ollie Chessum Exceptional work rate all around the field and, from Italy’s perspective, a nuisance at the lineout. Player of the match. 9
Tom Curry Maintained rich vein of form. Good support line for first try, smashed into contact for England’s fifth. 9
Ben Earl Fleet-footed. Linked with his teammates superbly and capped the day with England’s seventh try. Highly dependable. 8
Tom Willis Excellent muscular finish, running straight through Italy’s captain Michele Lamaro, to get England off the mark. 7
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie (for George 54) 6; Fin Baxter (Genge 60) 7; Joe Heyes (Stuart 60) 7; Ted Hill (Dingwall 74) 9; Chandler Cunningham-South (Earl 51) 8; Ben Curry (Willis 45) 9; Jack van Poortvliet (Mitchell 64) 7; Marcus Smith (Lawrence 9) Seized his unexpected chance, linked up perfectly in attack, took try brilliantly and defended intelligently. 9
Italy
Ange Capuozzo 8, Monty Ioane 7, Juan Ignacio Brex 8, Tommaso Menoncello 8, Matt Gallagher 7; Paolo Garbisi 7, Stephen Varney 7; Danilo Fischetti 6, Giacomo Nicotera 8, Marco Riccioni 7, Niccolò Cannone 7, Federico Ruzza 7, Sebastian Negri 8, Michele Lamaro 6, Ross Vintcent 9. Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi 7, Mirco Spagnolo 8, Simone Ferrari 7, Riccardo Favretto 6, Manuel Zuliani 7, Lorenzo Cannone 6, Martin Page-Relo 7, Tommaso Allan 7.
