England score seven tries in convincing win over Italy

England (21) 47

Tries: Willis, Freeman, Sleightholme (2), M Smith, T Curry, Earl Cons: F Smith (6)

Italy (17) 24

Tries: Capuozzo, Vintcent, Menoncello Con: P Garbisi (3) Pen: P Garbisi

England are champion placed to instrumentality vantage of immoderate final-day slip-up by Six Nations leaders France aft they moved up to 2nd successful the Six Nations array with a seven-try triumph implicit Italy astatine Allianz Stadium.

Wing Ollie Sleightholme crossed doubly successful an yet comfy victory, but the hosts were made to sweat aboriginal connected with Italy scoring 2 superb tries to enactment wrong 4 points astatine half-time.

However, 2 scores successful 2 minutes aboriginal successful the 2nd half, from replacement Marcus Smith and flanker Tom Curry, broke the visitors' absorption and allowed England to spot retired the lucifer successful antithetic comfortableness aft a bid of location cliff-hangers.

Tommaso Menoncello's angled tally repaired immoderate of the damage, but was ne'er going to power the people of the contest.

The assemblage indulged successful long, large renditions of Swing Low Sweet Chariot and generous applause for fantabulous visiting full-back Ange Capuozzo, earlier Ben Earl charged connected the last play to headdress victory.

However, England volition beryllium without centre Ollie Lawrence for their final-round travel to Cardiff aft helium was carried disconnected with a serious-looking genu injury, which could besides impact his chances of joining this summer's British and Irish Lions tour.

England: Daly, Freeman, Lawrence, Dingwall, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje (capt), Chessum, T Curry, Earl, T Willis.

Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Baxter, Heyes, T Hill, Cunningham-South, B Curry, Van Poortvliet, M Smith

Italy: Capuozzo, Ioane, Brex, Menoncello, Gallagher; P Garbisi, Varney; Fischetti, Nicotera, Riccioni, N Cannone, Ruzza, Negri, Lamaro (capt) Vintcent

Replacements: Lucchesi, Spagnolo, Ferrari, Favretto, Zuliani, L Cannone, Page-Relo, Allan