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Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) & Mathieu Raynal (France)
TV: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Venue: Twickenham Date: Sunday, 10 MarchKick-off: 15:00 GMT
england: 15 A Goode, 15 C Ashton, 13 M Tuilagi, 12 B Barritt, 11 M Brown, 10 T Flood, 9 D Care, 8 T Wood, 7 C Robshaw, 6 J Haskell, 5 G Parling, 4 J Launchbury, 3 D Cole, 2 T Youngs, 1 M Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 D Hartley, 17 D Wilson, 18 J Marler, 19 C Lawes, 20 T Croft, 21 B Youngs, 22 F Burns, 23 B Twelvetrees
Italy: 15 A Masi, 14 G Venditti, 13 G Canale, 12 G Garcia, 11 L McLean, 10 L Orquera, 9 E Gori, 8 S Parisse, 7 R Barbieri, 6 A Zanni, 5 J Furno, 4 Q Geldenhuys, 3 M Castrogiovanni, 2 L Ghiraldini, 1 A De Marchi
Replacements: 16 D Giazzon, 17 A Lo Cicero, 18 L Cittadini, 19 A Pavanello, 20 F Minto, 21 S Favaro, 22 T Botes, 23 T Benvenuti
Lancaster has made five changes to his starting line-up following the victory over France two weeks ago
•England have won all 18 previous meetings against Italy, spanning 22 years.
Italy are predictably massive underdogs heading into the clash having never beaten England and anything other than a win for the Grand Slam hopefuls would be classed as one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history
i think there is value in the handicapp betting -26 italy.is the way to go
what do you think chaps
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) & Mathieu Raynal (France)
TV: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Venue: Twickenham Date: Sunday, 10 MarchKick-off: 15:00 GMT
england: 15 A Goode, 15 C Ashton, 13 M Tuilagi, 12 B Barritt, 11 M Brown, 10 T Flood, 9 D Care, 8 T Wood, 7 C Robshaw, 6 J Haskell, 5 G Parling, 4 J Launchbury, 3 D Cole, 2 T Youngs, 1 M Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 D Hartley, 17 D Wilson, 18 J Marler, 19 C Lawes, 20 T Croft, 21 B Youngs, 22 F Burns, 23 B Twelvetrees
Italy: 15 A Masi, 14 G Venditti, 13 G Canale, 12 G Garcia, 11 L McLean, 10 L Orquera, 9 E Gori, 8 S Parisse, 7 R Barbieri, 6 A Zanni, 5 J Furno, 4 Q Geldenhuys, 3 M Castrogiovanni, 2 L Ghiraldini, 1 A De Marchi
Replacements: 16 D Giazzon, 17 A Lo Cicero, 18 L Cittadini, 19 A Pavanello, 20 F Minto, 21 S Favaro, 22 T Botes, 23 T Benvenuti
Lancaster has made five changes to his starting line-up following the victory over France two weeks ago
•England have won all 18 previous meetings against Italy, spanning 22 years.
Italy are predictably massive underdogs heading into the clash having never beaten England and anything other than a win for the Grand Slam hopefuls would be classed as one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history
i think there is value in the handicapp betting -26 italy.is the way to go
what do you think chaps
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Trouble for Italy backers on cap is they could get ripped apart last 20 if Burns comes on and gives it a go.
Flood how have you not scored?
Flood how have you not scored?
England fail to convert 7 on 1 attack
Zzzzzz
Why don't you guys just stick to kicking long and taking 3s
Zzzzzz
Why don't you guys just stick to kicking long and taking 3s
If that was league, Italy would have had the ball back ;)
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Actually a short pass was a great option too.
Actually a short pass was a great option too.
Clancy finds Italy a free kick. Scrums and refs. Twas ever thus.
fk off clANCY..that was a pen against italy then in the scrum
Still don't know how we didn't score on their try line
Me n my mates could have scored a 7 on 1 attack
Me n my mates could have scored a 7 on 1 attack
Impression I get is that England are trying to score 50. Not beat Italy.
In my opinion Wales look a cracking bet next week to beat this current England team
keep running it right down the middle against 14..pathetic
This reminds me why I prefer rugby league than union
This is plain boring thought give it ago expecting points but this is plain watching paint dry
This is plain boring thought give it ago expecting points but this is plain watching paint dry
Eng just throw it wide rather than cutting back every time please........
Jesus Christ how many more chances they want to butcher??
Wales won't be that worried after watching that half.
hells bells that Flood non-try is pathetic. It was 5 on 1
The big shame here is if it stays this tight Burns won't get a go.
It was harder not to score a Try than score.Shocking
did you see the hierachy before the anthems all scarfed up,the young woman singing the anthem displaying bare shoulders,big tough rugby sorts,what a laugh,as for the game itself its rubbish.
Same old England
Get points and on kickoff straight under pressure, they never learn
Get points and on kickoff straight under pressure, they never learn
great scrum Italy. A couple more pens and it would be squeaky bum time.
drivel..
every penalty takes over a minute...every line out the same..scrums take forever.
ball in play for about 20 minutes
if they were playing league they would get slaughtered
every penalty takes over a minute...every line out the same..scrums take forever.
ball in play for about 20 minutes
if they were playing league they would get slaughtered
This what winds me up about rugby
What does 3pts do for Italy here? They'll still be two scores down
Grow a pair
What does 3pts do for Italy here? They'll still be two scores down
Grow a pair
I'm amazed anyone could think they'd be better running it.
This is attritional stuff. I find it enthralling.
This is attritional stuff. I find it enthralling.
Try Italy
This pure embarrassing since scoring a penalty
They fail secure restart
Give away penalty
Put no pressure on restart
Allow kick to go into touch
Kick ball ten yards backwards
Give up a try
All that in two minutes
My local team could be more professional
This pure embarrassing since scoring a penalty
They fail secure restart
Give away penalty
Put no pressure on restart
Allow kick to go into touch
Kick ball ten yards backwards
Give up a try
All that in two minutes
My local team could be more professional
Can't even bring myself to have any three figures, TRM.
I had a HT lay of England at 1.01... wish I'd have let it run a little bit longer!
Love it ! Love it !
England to score at least 5 tries says Sir Clive .
The establishment is all over this game .
Butler and Robertson are more one eyed for England than Sir Clive .
England should be dominating world rugby , makes me vomit !!
England to score at least 5 tries says Sir Clive .
The establishment is all over this game .
Butler and Robertson are more one eyed for England than Sir Clive .
England should be dominating world rugby , makes me vomit !!
Good in yer face stuff from Italy here - bad pen miss though. Eng well on the back foot.
how long will it take to work out flood is the problem!
what a skinner for the first try layers - 12.75k matched on a market where only 16 is on the winner. Huge win for the market makers.
Not a great game for Burns to come on though is it? Might do him more harm than good.
Once again England score penalty and give a penalty away within a minute
It's brainless
It's brainless
an attacking scrum with Eng looking under pressure would give the market a few jitters though
nothing kick from Flood puts Eng right under pressure again
England's kicking game has been woeful today it anything it's been asset to keeping Italy in this
You know England will win by 14 just piss everyone off
ffs clancy Eng are getting munched in the scrums - give some pens
Clancy at his best (worst) here. Every scrum and ruck an absolute lottery
It's a sad thing to see the players we all know are weak links keep getting picked, then play poorly again.
Flood is somewhat forced through injuries (Burns is only just back from a period out) but Ashton meanwhile, well I simply don't see the point in him being on the field. His positioning is poor, he misses tackles, the try was scored down his wing yet again. What does he offer?
This was a good game to bring in a different winger (something already overdue) but we stick with the same and he looks poor again.
Flood is somewhat forced through injuries (Burns is only just back from a period out) but Ashton meanwhile, well I simply don't see the point in him being on the field. His positioning is poor, he misses tackles, the try was scored down his wing yet again. What does he offer?
This was a good game to bring in a different winger (something already overdue) but we stick with the same and he looks poor again.
Ffs Clancy, can England do no wrong? Absolutely nobody on their feet and they're killing EVERYTHING
JESUS CHRIST how have Italy not got an advantage here?!?!
Ye Gods, there's only one team in this. And they're losing.
Shameful from Clancy. England making no effort to roll away there a several rucks
If Italy could pass ahead of their runners they would be winning this.
One last push Italy!!
One last push Italy!!
This is horrific, I haven't a bean on it but Italy are being totally ripped off by clancy.
This has been the best game to trade for 1.0s since New Zealand v Ireland in the 2nd test. Awesome stuff.
Not slow about giving England a pen though, eh?
I wish I could have got some money on Italy losing that line-out.
Mike Brown bails them out at the end. Different class.
Good lord, Venditti nearly came up with some magic there.
Not that big a win needed by Wales next week then to nick this. Good finish in prospect.
I think that having a full back like Brown on the wing doesn't make you look exciting, but it does win games. Expecting to see England line up with Foden, Brown and Goode in the back-three at some point.
Yep 14 points difference in it at the moment.
Wales have 2 more tries so they have to win by 7pts only I think.
some low eng backs for the outright will have a nervous week
Should Wales win by more than 14 points the establishment will insist on alphabetical order !!
OK cheers RM I heard BBC say it was on tries but they of course never gave the totals. So what does that make Wales really? 3/1 shot?
We could have the bizarre sight of the team in front playing fast and loose at the end as if they are losing.
You can get 13/8 Wales and the draw for next week. That looks fantastic value.
Italy V Ireland is the game I'm interested to see both Match odds and Handicap next week.
Great to see that everyone has something massive to play for next week (bar Scotland).
Italy beat Ireland and they avoid the wooden spoon and finish 4th at worst. France need to win to avoid the spoon, but might get it anyway if Italy win their game. Ireland of course could get caught out by both if they don't play well in Rome.
Italy beat Ireland and they avoid the wooden spoon and finish 4th at worst. France need to win to avoid the spoon, but might get it anyway if Italy win their game. Ireland of course could get caught out by both if they don't play well in Rome.
Think that is the best thing that could have happened to England ahead of next week. Get a stuttering, lumbering, almost undeserved win, which should help to temper the media somewhat, while also bringing about a renewed team focus.
hardly the best thing.. if they had won by even a below par 20 points the title would be in the bag
Apart from the winning aspect to the match , England supporters cant be over the moon tonight . Played with little flair , lost a lot of turnovers , surely this side did not beat the Kiwis .
England have always sought to destroy the game,all about a single kicker of the ball.
Lucky to get the points yesterday........from Italia.......Vaffanculo,merda.
Lucky to get the points yesterday........from Italia.......Vaffanculo,merda.
Well we've seen how bad they can be,it goes without saying that a repeat of that performance and Wales will bury them. I wouldn't back England with stolen money if Fllod starts next week.
The early missed touch finders from Flood didn't help. They were on top very early and I think they would have got tries from one of the line outs and they would have won on the bridle.
A big positive is that they won when to me they seemed dead and buried
I doubt the points difference makes any difference now, the last thing the England team will want is to lose the match by a couple of points and win the competition.
It's all about the Grand Slam and winning the game or all that's gone before will mean nothing.
The early missed touch finders from Flood didn't help. They were on top very early and I think they would have got tries from one of the line outs and they would have won on the bridle.
A big positive is that they won when to me they seemed dead and buried
I doubt the points difference makes any difference now, the last thing the England team will want is to lose the match by a couple of points and win the competition.
It's all about the Grand Slam and winning the game or all that's gone before will mean nothing.
Agreed. Will seem a bit hollow to lose the game but win the comp.
Robshaw will need to spend some time this week thinking about what to do at the end. Perhaps the most intriguing is what do you do if you are 3 down late and get kickable pen?
Robshaw will need to spend some time this week thinking about what to do at the end. Perhaps the most intriguing is what do you do if you are 3 down late and get kickable pen?
Kick for the corner. Not much to be gained by missing a grand-slam by a single point and if you bodge either Wales would still have a chance to go the length for a try to win the championship.
Would have been more interesting maybe if Wales only needed 6pts and England had a kickable pen at the end while 6pts down. Would have to take it I suppose, but would be nice to think that the try would be attempted, just doesn't make enough sense in what can be won and lost.
Strong claim for Wales being the best team in this tournament IF they hadn't played like tarts in the first 40 minutes against Ireland. Otherwise they have looked more dangerous than England and equally tough up front. You just can't have a 40 minute brain explosion and expect to win games though. Would have been an even better way to end the comp if they had beaten Ireland.
Would have been more interesting maybe if Wales only needed 6pts and England had a kickable pen at the end while 6pts down. Would have to take it I suppose, but would be nice to think that the try would be attempted, just doesn't make enough sense in what can be won and lost.
Strong claim for Wales being the best team in this tournament IF they hadn't played like tarts in the first 40 minutes against Ireland. Otherwise they have looked more dangerous than England and equally tough up front. You just can't have a 40 minute brain explosion and expect to win games though. Would have been an even better way to end the comp if they had beaten Ireland.
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