Fly-half Marcus Smith was named player of the match in Rome, scoring a try and four conversions; two tries from Jamie George, and one apiece from replacements Elliot Daly and Kyle Sinckler made sure Eddie Jones’ team got their first win of this year’s tournament too
By Marc Bazeley
Last Updated: 13/02/22 5:07pm
Try-scorer Marcus Smith was named player of the match as England beat Italy
A player-of-the-match performance from Marcus Smith helped inspire England to a 33-0 bonus-point win over Italy in Sunday’s Six Nations clash in Rome.
Replaced – to widespread raised eyebrows – with England leading in last week’s Calcutta Cup defeat away to Scotland, Smith put the visitors ahead with a try and conversion in the 10th minute, and two more from Jamie George ensured they were en route to a first win of this year’s tournament at the break with a 21-0 lead.
Replacement Elliot Daly ensured Eddie Jones’ men clinched the try-scoring bonus point four minutes into the second half, and fellow finisher Kyle Sinckler added a bit of gloss with their their fifth of the afternoon, while it was a good day for the defence as England prevented Italy scoring a point for the first time.
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