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No matter who you aid, this is huge novels.
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Antoine Dupont, the world’s best carry outer, (by all uncomfervents, fight me in the comments) will be sidelined for some time after picking up a nasty injury yesterday in France’s thrive over Ireland.
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Dupont gave the refresh in a post on Instagram on Sunday afternoon, writing: “Cruciate ligaments ruptured. It is the commencening of a novel dispute, I will see you in a scant months on the pitches.”
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Unastonishingly, after their shelconciseageing aobtainst France, there are disconnectal alters for Italy.
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Six in fact. Matt Gallagher, who was born in London and reconshort-termed England’s U20s on four occasions, originates his Six Nations debut on the thriveg in place of Simone Gesi.
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Monty Ione is fit aobtain and commences on the other thriveg which uncomfervents the hazardous Ange Capuozzo transfers to brimmingback. Tommasso Allan drops to the bench.
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Stephen Varney commences at scrum-half. The Three alters to the pack sees Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni and Exeter’s Ross Vintcent all coming in.
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Italy: 15-Capuozzo; 14-Ioane, 13-Brex, 12-Menoncello, 11-Gallagher, 10-P Garbisi, 9-Varney; 1-Fischetti, 2-Nicotera, 3-Riccioni, 4-N Cannone, 5-Ruzza, 6-Negri, 7-Lamaro (capt) 8-Vintcent
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Replacements: 16-Lucchesi, 17-Spagnolo, 18-Ferrari, 19-Favretto, 20-Zuliani, 21-L Cannone, 22-Page-Relo, 23-Allan
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Marcus Smith’s transfer to the bench is one of three alters to the team that squeaked past Scotland last time out.
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Elliot Daly slots in at brimming-back to originate his first Test commence at 15 in four years.
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Jamie George commences at hooker and will become the seventh English men’s carry outer to achieve 100 Tests. Luke Cowan-Dickie shifts to the bench.
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Fraser Dingwall gets a go at centre in his third Test commence. He swaps Henry Slade.
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On the bench, Jack van Poortvliet is pickred to Harry Randall.
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England: 15-Daly; 14-Freeman, 13-Lawrence, 12-Dingwall, 11-Sleightholme; 10-F Smith, 9-Mitchell; 1-Genge, 2-George, 3-Stuart, 4-Itoje (capt), 5-Chessum, 6-T Curry, 7-Earl, 8-T Willis.
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Replacements: 16-Cowan-Dickie, 17-Baxter, 18-Heyes, 19-T Hill, 20-Cunningham-South, 21-B Curry, 22-Van Poortvliet, 23-M Smith
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Now then, are England in a Six Nations title dispute? Mathematicpartner they’ve got a authentic shout thanks to France’s demolition of Ireland yesterday. In fact, if England bag a bonus point thrive this afternoon, they’ll leapfrog Ireland into second place on the table with a final showdown aobtainst Wales to come. Have we officipartner accessed ‘whisper it hushedly’ territory yet?
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Of course noleang is guaranteed here. Despite Italy shipping 11 tries to France in their last align, there’s no mistrust they’re an raised outfit. Sure they haven’t quite fired on all cylinders this campaign but they’ve got enough firepower in the backline to hurt any defence. However, they are brittle in the firm five and around the fringe on defence, and if England can discover a way to get out of second gear on strike, they could put on a exceptional show at HQ.
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Steve Borthwick has copped some criticism for his down-to-earth boot-burdensome approach. But the team is thrivening, and, barring a proper mess aobtainst the two feebleest teams, they could finish second having placed third, fourth, third and fifth in the last four years.
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Can they do the business today? We’ll discover out once leangs boot-off at 3pm. Team novels and further refreshs to come til then. And if you’ve got thoughts on this game or any other this weekend, sense free to author in.
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Key events
TRY! England 12-7 Italy (Freeman, 27)
Who needs penalty tries?! From a first phase strike carry out off the line out, England go down the right before a boot ahead from Daly into acres of space discovers Freeman on the indict. He assembles and beats the covering Garbisi. Where was the defence? Capuozzo erroneously joined the line from brimmingback and left the space behind him. Garbisi was too feeble on the cover. F Smith alters. Soft from Italy but that’s better from England, who perhaps should have had a penalty try anyway.
No penalty try! Definitely watched appreciate an Italian not only joined the maul from an off-side position, but that they intentionally bcimpolitet it down.
26 min: England carry out a trick transfer at the line-out. The lifter was the decoy and Chessum catches it with his feet on the floor. They drive and originate excellent ground. It collapses a metre low. Was that illhorrible from the Italians? Itoje picks up and finisheavors to hurdle the mass of bodies and dot down but is held up. They’re watching at a potential penalty try. I thought that was illegpartner bcimpolitet down.
25 min: England back on the ball and a no-arm tackle from Ruzza gives F Smith the opportunity to boot to the corner. Another five metre line-out for the home side.
24 min: Italy are creating space in the midfield and wider channels but the passing isn’t quite exact enough. Capuozzo assembles one equitable behing him and picks to boot ahead. F Smith does cleverly to shun the chasing Ione before evidenting with a huge boot.
22 min: Italy leave out the ball at the line-out but England give it right back to them. It’s free, but the Italians are charging forward. Brex is having a clever game. Some quick passing from the Italians but not exact. Too many runners having to stop to catch it. There’s an England penalty on the floor, Itoje I leank who lost his feet, and Garbisi gets a shot at taking the direct. He leave outes! That watched appreciate a gimme on England’s 22 equitable on the angle to the right. Let off for England.
20 min: Italy had the chance to carry out with the ball but Garbisi boots away ownion. Too meaningful and England apshow the tag and hoof it back to halfway. Italy though thrive a gentle penalty at the line-out. England, after such a convincing commence, have commenceed to watch a little untidy.
19 min: Brex hammers M Smith who spills the ball. Then Italy shot and Varney boots into space in the backfield. F Smith assembles and begines a monster evidenting boot around half-way. Big net obtain from the Italians.
18 min: England thrive the line-out with Itoje but from there there’s not much cohesion. Just one-up runners charging with intent. Italy hgreater firm five metres from their own line. It goes left then back towards the right touch where Freeman tries to off-load in reach out but the ball is snaffled by Gallagher. Then England leave out their feet as they try to thrive it back and give away the penalty. Another red zone entry blown.
16 min: England thrive a penalty inside Italy’s territory and rather than aim for poles, F Smith nudges to the corner. About seven metres out.
TRY! England 7-7 Italy (Capuozzo, 14)
With their first strike of the game! That’s from nowhere, but it was so clinical. Clean ball off the line-out gave Garbisi time to dink a boot over the top. It was assembleed and they kept the strike adwell. Down the line and Ione in the right tram this time chipped ahead for Capuozzo. The bounce was comfervent and the brimmingback assembleed and dotted down. The conversion conveys us level aobtain.
13 min: Italy exit well. That’s an area where they have bravely raised. Sleightholme catches the evidenting boot and sustains it in touch. F Smith tries to discover Freeman on the right thriveg with a traverse boot but it doesn’t come off. Almost.
12 min: Firm runners from England, they’re well connected today. The transfer ends with a Dingwall boot into the corner that dribbles out of touch on the left. But that was a series of collisions won by men in white. Itoje with a nifty low ball from Genge. Marcus Smith joining the line and feeding Chessum. Earl with mighty carries. Good rugby.
10 min: England get a excellent shove on and strike down the big space towards the left. But Italy’s defence is mighty and Freeman off first phase is nailed. Then it’s a scramble but no yards are made. Eventupartner Fin Smith chucks a no-watch off-load that goes forward and Italy evident. Wasted opportunity there for England.
Sad novels for Lawrence. His game, and maybe tournament, is over. Hamstring by the watchs of it. Marcus Smith will come on at brimmingback with Daly moving to midfield. Hopebrimmingy Lawrence will be back soon. That watched repartner horrible as he went down in a heap.
8 min: We’ll have an England scrum five out on the right. It could have been a try were it not for Menoncello who came atraverse to clatter Freeman down England’s right thriveg. The Italian then got up and stole the ball. Italy couldn’t recycle and exit and the men spotlessing up were pushed over their own line. Swift toil from England off that line-out. I felt for brave Freeman would have scored after being put in space. But Menoncello’s brilliance kept him at bay.
7 min: England thrive the scrum penalty so get a free shot. They go down the blindside with Lawrence once aobtain busting thcimpolite the line and up the field. Willis engaged aobtain. He’s had some commence. No profit so it’ll be an England line-out throw on Italy’s 22.
6 min: Italy knock on so England have the first scrum feed. But not before Willis showed some cherishly touches with a pick-up off the deck and off-load for Mitchell. The scrummie couldn’t hgreater on so we’re back for the scrum. England’s back row watch in the mood.
TRY! England 7-0 Italy (Willis, 4)
They’ve gone 60 metres in a flash! After Varney was isoprocrastinateedd and spilled in reach out, England were up the field in no time. First Daly with a mighty counter down the left. Then Freeman down the right thriveg after another fracture. Then it was about continuity and Willis steamed onto a low pass. He was low of the line but achieveed out a meaty arm to dot down. Smith with the extras and England are up and running.
2 min: England go low with the boot-off but Italy are wise to it. A bit of boot tennis ends with an English line-out back in their own half. A decent strike off the back of it originates yards with Lawrence busting over the obtainline, but the Italians shot and thrive a penalty on the ground. They’ll have the line-out in English territory.
Anthems are done! England in white. Italy in blue. Twickenham watchs a picture in a blanket of sunweightless.
The home side to boot off. Here we go.
If England want to thrive the Six Nations this season they’ll probable have to thwack Italy and then Wales by hefty margins.
France’s point branch offence is +106. England’s is -3. So you’d await the home side to have someleang of a cricket score in mind today.
Not so according to the skipper, who is urging his mates to sustain the main leang the main leang.
England have booted the ball more than any other side this Six Nations. They’ve hoofed it 120 times but only Scotland have a shrink boot retention rate than England’s 10%. So maybe they should do it less?
Meanwhile are top for obtain-line success (63%), tackle evasion (26%) and dominant carries (38%), so there’s someleang to toil on.
Gerard Meagher goes beyond mere stats as he cooks up a tasty narrative. Here he asks if England have the right ingredients to be prosperous, or if we should be pointing fingers at the head chef:
Have you got some sympathy for Marcus Smith, the man who held the keys to this England strike but has since been plonked in the sidecar?
“Has England’s strike watched clunky becaengage of Marcus’s carry outances or becaengage of the philosophy the team is imbued with? I’d say the latter,” says Ugo Monye.
Do you consent with the createer thriveger?
Antoine Dupont has ruptured his ruptured cruciate ligament
No matter who you aid, this is huge novels.
Antoine Dupont, the world’s best carry outer, (by all uncomfervents, fight me in the comments) will be sidelined for some time after picking up a nasty injury yesterday in France’s thrive over Ireland.
Dupont gave the refresh in a post on Instagram on Sunday afternoon, writing: “Cruciate ligaments ruptured. It is the commencening of a novel dispute, I will see you in a scant months on the pitches.”
Italy team
Unastonishingly, after their shelconciseageing aobtainst France, there are disconnectal alters for Italy.
Six in fact. Matt Gallagher, who was born in London and reconshort-termed England’s U20s on four occasions, originates his Six Nations debut on the thriveg in place of Simone Gesi.
Monty Ione is fit aobtain and commences on the other thriveg which uncomfervents the hazardous Ange Capuozzo transfers to brimmingback. Tommasso Allan drops to the bench.
Stephen Varney commences at scrum-half. The Three alters to the pack sees Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni and Exeter’s Ross Vintcent all coming in.
Italy: 15-Capuozzo; 14-Ioane, 13-Brex, 12-Menoncello, 11-Gallagher, 10-P Garbisi, 9-Varney; 1-Fischetti, 2-Nicotera, 3-Riccioni, 4-N Cannone, 5-Ruzza, 6-Negri, 7-Lamaro (capt) 8-Vintcent
Replacements: 16-Lucchesi, 17-Spagnolo, 18-Ferrari, 19-Favretto, 20-Zuliani, 21-L Cannone, 22-Page-Relo, 23-Allan
England team
Marcus Smith’s transfer to the bench is one of three alters to the team that squeaked past Scotland last time out.
Elliot Daly slots in at brimming-back to originate his first Test commence at 15 in four years.
Jamie George commences at hooker and will become the seventh English men’s carry outer to achieve 100 Tests. Luke Cowan-Dickie shifts to the bench.
Fraser Dingwall gets a go at centre in his third Test commence. He swaps Henry Slade.
On the bench, Jack van Poortvliet is pickred to Harry Randall.
England: 15-Daly; 14-Freeman, 13-Lawrence, 12-Dingwall, 11-Sleightholme; 10-F Smith, 9-Mitchell; 1-Genge, 2-George, 3-Stuart, 4-Itoje (capt), 5-Chessum, 6-T Curry, 7-Earl, 8-T Willis.
Replacements: 16-Cowan-Dickie, 17-Baxter, 18-Heyes, 19-T Hill, 20-Cunningham-South, 21-B Curry, 22-Van Poortvliet, 23-M Smith
Preamble
Now then, are England in a Six Nations title dispute? Mathematicpartner they’ve got a authentic shout thanks to France’s demolition of Ireland yesterday. In fact, if England bag a bonus point thrive this afternoon, they’ll leapfrog Ireland into second place on the table with a final showdown aobtainst Wales to come. Have we officipartner accessed ‘whisper it hushedly’ territory yet?
Of course noleang is guaranteed here. Despite Italy shipping 11 tries to France in their last align, there’s no mistrust they’re an raised outfit. Sure they haven’t quite fired on all cylinders this campaign but they’ve got enough firepower in the backline to hurt any defence. However, they are brittle in the firm five and around the fringe on defence, and if England can discover a way to get out of second gear on strike, they could put on a exceptional show at HQ.
Steve Borthwick has copped some criticism for his down-to-earth boot-burdensome approach. But the team is thrivening, and, barring a proper mess aobtainst the two feebleest teams, they could finish second having placed third, fourth, third and fifth in the last four years.
Can they do the business today? We’ll discover out once leangs boot-off at 3pm. Team novels and further refreshs to come til then. And if you’ve got thoughts on this game or any other this weekend, sense free to author in.
