Italy v England

:00:49. > :00:55.The Olympic motto: Faster, higher. Stronger. Today, they go to the

:00:55. > :00:58.Stadio Flaminio cold -- the Stadio Olimpico, leaving behind the chance

:00:58. > :01:08.of the study of Domenico. This stadium has seen some of the most

:01:08. > :01:26.

:01:26. > :01:31.iconic sporting moments of the last And no rugby enters this Grand

:01:31. > :01:41.Arena and Italian rugby is at a new beginning. The coach wants to add

:01:41. > :01:51.

:01:51. > :01:55.ambition to the traditional style Today's opponents are England. A

:01:55. > :01:59.new-look England, having survived a baptism of fire at Murrayfield.

:01:59. > :02:09.They are hoping to build on that foundation in a city where they

:02:09. > :02:12.have never been defeated. And here we are. Just over there is where

:02:12. > :02:17.those great sporting moments happened. Rugby will take centre

:02:17. > :02:27.stage in this magnificent and stadium. Welcome to the second

:02:27. > :02:40.

:02:40. > :02:44.It may not have been pretty but it Some tries from Chris Ashton would

:02:44. > :02:50.help. This time last year, they were running for past the Italians

:02:50. > :03:00.at Twickenham. And it's a new stadium for Italy. Can they mark

:03:00. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:09.This was the scene here about 12 o'clock today. A nice green pitch.

:03:09. > :03:14.Three hours later, the snow came down. The heavens opened. A man

:03:14. > :03:18.with a player came out. Then they got the shovels out. It started to

:03:19. > :03:23.look more like a rugby pitch and then England arrived. Still at

:03:23. > :03:28.Lancaster or noticing that the weather was more Lancastrian. The

:03:28. > :03:33.team got together for a huddle and they have proper -- they have

:03:33. > :03:37.probably never played in conditions like this before. I'm pretty sure

:03:37. > :03:43.Lawrence de la neo- and Prescott have never played a rugby match in

:03:43. > :03:47.the snow? Never. The guys are up prepared for

:03:47. > :03:52.it. It has been bad weather for the last 10 days. They have got here a

:03:52. > :03:54.bit early and had there huddle. They have moved around the pitch

:03:54. > :03:58.and they are used to it. They are well up for this.

:03:58. > :04:03.It is a shame because we were going to talk about the magnificent

:04:03. > :04:06.stadium. A sell-out. About �15,000 are coming from outside of Rome and

:04:06. > :04:10.they would make it appear because the roads are treacherous.

:04:10. > :04:16.It will be difficult and it is a shame because this is a game the

:04:16. > :04:19.Italians look forward to. They made their debut in Rome against England

:04:19. > :04:22.in 2000 and for many of these players, it is a first for them.

:04:22. > :04:27.Many made their debut in the Calcutta Cup last weekend and it is

:04:27. > :04:32.all exciting. They don't know the blue skies and

:04:32. > :04:36.sunshine of the Stadio Flaminio. It has been fantastic there but

:04:36. > :04:40.they have got to get on with it. Keith Wood said he thought the

:04:40. > :04:44.Italians were targeting this game. They had that big scalp against

:04:44. > :04:48.France last season. Can you see that happening again today?

:04:48. > :04:51.It is possible. They have come closer and closer to England. They

:04:51. > :04:54.have never beaten them in the Six Nations but they have been getting

:04:54. > :04:58.closer and closer. What they would have seen in Edinburgh would have

:04:58. > :05:02.given them cope -- given them hope because they played very well

:05:02. > :05:05.against France. The scoreline didn't reflect how they played up

:05:05. > :05:09.front and the weather being a massive factor, it will be a huge

:05:09. > :05:13.battle. Does it suit either team? We know

:05:13. > :05:17.how strong the Italians are. He is that any good for that scrummaging?

:05:17. > :05:23.It will be slippery underfoot for the scrummaging but it might make

:05:23. > :05:26.England play a sensible game. To the set piece and put pressure on

:05:26. > :05:30.Italy. We might not see the expanse we hoped for.

:05:30. > :05:33.Do you remember when Shaun Edwards introduced clubs to the Wasps

:05:33. > :05:36.players? I think that was for the backs. It

:05:36. > :05:41.wasn't the forwards. I'm wondering if we can get gloves

:05:41. > :05:50.for the players. Contrasting fortunes for these teams last

:05:50. > :05:55.weekend and a classic in Dublin. How to stir the Six Nations in two

:05:55. > :06:05.life. Chris Paterson raises a cheer. And England guaranteed to warm

:06:05. > :06:09.

:06:09. > :06:16.The creative juices not in full flow. Which could have been serious.

:06:16. > :06:26.Or not. It was serious. Nobody giving an inch. But then, the gift

:06:26. > :06:28.

:06:28. > :06:32.Then it was serious. In rugby, it is never one player's fault but one

:06:32. > :06:39.player would be here for the last time and so to the great Scottish

:06:39. > :06:46.Question, why can't we score? It is a horribly difficult question and

:06:46. > :06:56.it keeps on being repeated, it reviewed. Will we never score a

:06:56. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:07.try? One pass would do it. Will Scotland never score? The Calcutta

:07:07. > :07:17.Cup, England's. From Scotland after dark to Dublin by daylight. If the

:07:17. > :07:27.thump of serious business was familiar, here, creativity on both

:07:27. > :07:33.

:07:33. > :07:39.Creativity straight from the set piece line-out. Well, creativity in

:07:39. > :07:49.the form of destruction. Only thus can stop George North. Here is the

:07:49. > :07:51.

:07:51. > :07:55.creative bit. A brace of tries for The details of self destruction.

:07:55. > :08:02.Donnacha Ryan on Adam Jones. Bradley Davies over here on

:08:02. > :08:12.Donnacha Ryan. 10 minutes on the day, seven weeks on review. Wales

:08:12. > :08:13.

:08:13. > :08:20.not the best of Defence went down to 14. Wales not the best in attack

:08:20. > :08:27.went down to 14, usually. But here was George North. And still room

:08:27. > :08:30.for the final twist. Beware the tip tackle of the ball and on it. Just

:08:30. > :08:40.the 10 minutes for Stephen Ferris. His tackle in any other age would

:08:40. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :08:53.have been applauded but not here, Two away wins on the opening

:08:53. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:06.weekend. Contrasting games, styles, Fulfilment and emptiness. The Six

:09:06. > :09:06.

:09:06. > :09:16.That was weak one, summed up beautifully by Eddie. That leaves

:09:16. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:22.Will that change this weekend? It may have been a tight affair at

:09:22. > :09:32.Murrayfield between England and Scotland but the women's match was

:09:32. > :09:38.

:09:39. > :09:44.campaign with an emphatic win over Scotland. They were at it again

:09:44. > :09:49.from the restart as they chased the record 7th title. Centre Emily's

:09:49. > :09:55.garret with the vision and the chip ahead and the winger did the rest,

:09:55. > :10:01.scoring the first of her two tries. They look likely to score a hat-

:10:01. > :10:11.trick but picked out Romania Byrne field instead. Isobel Smith Rome

:10:11. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:19.did Alf the miserable night for the end of a heavy defeat in France.

:10:19. > :10:29.Ireland and Wales will be hoping for better fortune after last

:10:29. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:34.week's match was abandoned because It was a year ago that was Ashton

:10:34. > :10:44.was diving his way to four tries. He may have been the top try-scorer

:10:44. > :10:51.

:10:51. > :10:57.but he spent the last few months Quite an outgoing person. A

:10:57. > :11:00.confident person. I don't like to think I'm too confident.

:11:00. > :11:09.It is going to be dry number four for Chris Ashton.

:11:09. > :11:12.Arrogant? That would never cross my mind.

:11:12. > :11:17.Misunderstood, maybe. Chris, I wonder what your memories

:11:17. > :11:22.are of indeed -- of Italy last year. It went well for you, didn't it?

:11:22. > :11:26.Four tries. It was a good day. My second Six Nations game at home in

:11:26. > :11:30.Twickenham. Luckily, I managed to get four tries.

:11:30. > :11:35.That swallow dive seemed to take on a life of its own after that?

:11:35. > :11:42.It probably wasn't the best idea. First time was OK, second time

:11:42. > :11:46.maybe not. I think it was the right wing came in to push me over. Tim

:11:46. > :11:54.Levey call me stupid. Did Martin Johnson tell you to cut

:11:54. > :11:58.it out, Chris? No. He was just a bit worried, it

:11:58. > :12:02.takes on a life of its own and he didn't want that. Neither did I. It

:12:02. > :12:06.was a way of showing how much I was enjoying scoring tries and it did

:12:06. > :12:09.take on a life of its own and people may be sought to read

:12:10. > :12:13.something else in to it but he never told me not to do it, just to

:12:13. > :12:19.do it at the right time and the right place and maybe sometimes I

:12:19. > :12:22.didn't take that advice. In the spirit of this new look

:12:23. > :12:29.England, have you asked him to tone it down?

:12:29. > :12:32.If I get the sense that someone has a behaviour that is about

:12:32. > :12:37.themselves or their ego, it will stand out a mile. What you don't

:12:37. > :12:41.want to do is take away someone's personality and I would hate to say

:12:41. > :12:45.to Chris or to anyone, for example, don't celebrate scoring a try.

:12:45. > :12:49.There is a time and a place and a context and that is the important

:12:49. > :12:54.thing for me. You've had a difficult few months.

:12:54. > :13:01.You were embroiled in the scandal with the housemaid in New Zealand.

:13:01. > :13:06.A bit of a tiff with Northampton. You have gone off to Saracens and

:13:06. > :13:12.just back from a ban for pulling hair. How have you taken all of

:13:12. > :13:18.that? How has that been perceived? Yeah. I can see it hasn't been

:13:18. > :13:23.taken very well. In the World Cup, we start with the First World Cup

:13:23. > :13:27.and it was something and nothing which happened at the hotel. It is

:13:27. > :13:31.a difficult situation when the environment is so tense and I

:13:31. > :13:38.realise now it is the environment urine and thankfully, I've had that

:13:38. > :13:42.experience. With the Northampton thing, thankfully, I didn't take

:13:42. > :13:46.kindly to the decision not to play that weekend. I have got to take

:13:46. > :13:49.the decision on the head and understand the coach's decision.

:13:49. > :13:52.What have you learned about yourself in the last few months as

:13:52. > :13:59.a result of what has happened to you?

:13:59. > :14:04.Where do wide again? You can't take anything for granted. -- Where do I

:14:04. > :14:08.begin? You need to realise you have to fight for every game that you

:14:08. > :14:14.play to stay in this team. Just looking forward to the future of.

:14:14. > :14:24.Will we see these -- again? Is the pitch too hard? To frozen?

:14:24. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:31.I'm sure he is delighted to get over what is a red line today. It

:14:31. > :14:35.is painted red in case it snows again. I don't think the dive is on

:14:35. > :14:40.the cards. He seems a little bit more humble than a year ago.

:14:40. > :14:50.Chris Ashton is a guy with lots of character, lots of personality. He

:14:50. > :14:50.

:14:50. > :14:56.expresses himself, wrongly, I suppose with the swan dive. --

:14:56. > :15:00.swallow dive. He is a very, very good rugby player. We saw his tries

:15:00. > :15:04.and the way that he followed the player who made the break. Everyone

:15:04. > :15:08.is saying he is a new age winger. He hasn't lost four, he hasn't

:15:08. > :15:11.played much because he has been banned. He will be as good as ever

:15:11. > :15:15.if he gets the ball. With the new captain and the lack

:15:15. > :15:19.of experience around him, well that forced him to grow up and take on

:15:19. > :15:22.responsibility to as my he is the leading try-scorer in the World Cup

:15:23. > :15:27.and the players coming into the side like Owen Farrell and Brad

:15:27. > :15:31.Barritt, I think he sees himself at a senior player.

:15:31. > :15:36.He is a winger. He is a peacock who struts around.

:15:36. > :15:42.Something about winners. He is part of an unchanged line-up today.

:15:42. > :15:52.Raise a few eyebrows for some. He starts in the front row. It will

:15:52. > :15:56.

:15:56. > :16:03.collapsed scrums. I would like to see them a bit more dynamic in

:16:03. > :16:07.clearing rucks and carrying ball. We need to see more of Tom Croft

:16:07. > :16:13.running into space rather than crashing in at tide. Chris Robshaw

:16:13. > :16:19.at captain. He is under pressure to produce his a game. Young's

:16:19. > :16:27.performance last week was under-par. Hodgson needs some more ball to

:16:27. > :16:35.bring the backs into the game. Owen Farrell didn't have enough of the

:16:36. > :16:38.ball last week to really attack. The fullback will have a lot to do

:16:38. > :16:42.The fullback will have a lot to do today.

:16:42. > :16:48.And it is not so much the mistakes but the areas you can tell this

:16:48. > :16:52.team need more time to get to know each other a bit more?

:16:52. > :16:57.Absolutely. A lot of defenders there and it is a shame they

:16:57. > :17:02.haven't been long enough together. Hamilton gets through. They

:17:02. > :17:07.scramble well but again, Scotland pinpointed the defence. A little

:17:07. > :17:13.bit of a gap there and Richie Gray exploits that. He is through. Again,

:17:13. > :17:18.the good thing is that England scramble and that is good teamwork.

:17:18. > :17:23.They just spotted it all afternoon. I'm sure still around Custer and

:17:23. > :17:26.his guys have worked well on this. It is just about communication.

:17:26. > :17:31.They are not used to each other and it is just about shouting but this

:17:31. > :17:34.is the positive side of England. This is what we want to see more of.

:17:34. > :17:40.A great spot. How many times have we seen England do this in the

:17:40. > :17:50.recent past. If only he had looked left over his shoulder, I'm sure he

:17:50. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :17:56.I don't think Tom Croft was shouting loud enough, otherwise he

:17:56. > :18:00.would have got the ball. This is a few phases later. He could have put

:18:00. > :18:07.it through the hands but I think he did the right thing. Forwards are

:18:07. > :18:11.always going to drop the ball. Great execution. Denton had an

:18:11. > :18:16.amazing game for Scotland on his debut. We want to see more of that

:18:16. > :18:26.attack. It was good to see the discipline

:18:26. > :18:31.

:18:31. > :18:35.The discipline was a problem under Martin Johnson. It had started to

:18:35. > :18:39.get better but it was a problem. They have improved. They will have

:18:39. > :18:46.to defend, Italy put France under pressure. England will need the

:18:46. > :18:56.same level of discipline to try to keep Italy's. Scoring down to a

:18:56. > :18:58.

:18:58. > :19:05.minimum. We can hear from inside. The legendary forward for Italy is

:19:05. > :19:11.now performance director. It is like a winter Wonderland out

:19:11. > :19:20.there. Can you believe the conditions? Unbelievable. We have

:19:20. > :19:28.not played a Six Nations match in Roma. It is a nice ambience, I

:19:28. > :19:38.think. I think it is the right atmosphere to win a great match.

:19:38. > :19:44.Are Italy happy to play in these conditions? Definitely yes. There

:19:44. > :19:49.will not be a big problem because of the snow. Many see this as the

:19:50. > :19:54.best chance for Italy to beat England. How confident are you?

:19:54. > :20:01.They have shown not only in the last match, but the past few years,

:20:02. > :20:09.they have a good standard. They are good rugby players. Every time we

:20:09. > :20:15.play, Italy has a chance to win. Today, maybe we have a better

:20:15. > :20:23.chance, even if England is a strong side. We have a new coach and

:20:23. > :20:32.situation. I hope the guys will play one of the best matches of

:20:32. > :20:33.their lives. Thank you. We said earlier about how much

:20:33. > :20:38.We said earlier about how much closer England have been to

:20:38. > :20:46.suffering defeat in the past few seasons. 40 points or so was the

:20:46. > :20:51.differential in the early part of the decade. Four points in 2008. It

:20:51. > :20:58.can be done. Italy think, a couple of points more and they have that

:20:58. > :21:05.big scalp. It is a reflection how much Italy have improved. When they

:21:05. > :21:10.first came in, many players playing in France. They brought them back.

:21:10. > :21:18.They have put England under serious pressure. They have greater

:21:18. > :21:26.experience up front. 52 caps per man in the Italy squad compared to

:21:26. > :21:32.its England's 18. The Italian forwards are tetchy individuals.

:21:32. > :21:40.Any excuse to get stuck into England. It is not as if England

:21:40. > :21:47.demolished the Scotland pack. The set piece is basic. It is what they

:21:47. > :21:57.do. Technically, they do this day- in, day-out. I'd do not see too

:21:57. > :21:58.

:21:58. > :22:03.many problems. They will not steamroller this English side.

:22:03. > :22:09.lot less experience. Ashton lucky to hang on to the shirt. It's will

:22:09. > :22:15.be a big test. He deserves another chance. The real test will be a

:22:15. > :22:22.tight five. The front row particularly. Italy have brought

:22:22. > :22:26.back a former captain. Bortolami. The Italian forwards will be

:22:26. > :22:35.disappointed with what they're backs did in Paris. They worked

:22:35. > :22:43.hard. This is where Italy went wrong. Burton, at 10, he stands in

:22:43. > :22:51.the pocket and he is so deep, today, it will bring the English defence

:22:51. > :22:56.on top of Canale. Burton, he has to stand flat. If he does not, they

:22:56. > :23:02.will have problems. The defence will be important for England. The

:23:02. > :23:05.S. I am looking forward to seeing England with the ball. They did not

:23:05. > :23:15.have too much again Scotland. If you play international rugby like

:23:15. > :23:20.that. You will come unstuck. You have to take the game to Italy. I

:23:20. > :23:29.think England will get their reward. Will it be around the kicking

:23:29. > :23:34.today? If Burton at Number 10 can do one thing, it is kick. He struck

:23:34. > :23:40.a sweet drop goal against France. Two penalties. Farrell under

:23:40. > :23:47.pressure, the last kick again Scotland. At 20-year-old produced

:23:47. > :23:53.the goods. These two boys, they are good at it. We are going to let

:23:53. > :23:58.Lawrence go to the commentary box. On the pitch, they are trying to

:23:58. > :24:03.release the camera that goes across the stadium. It has got caught on

:24:03. > :24:11.the posts. Not a complication they thought they would have to deal

:24:11. > :24:16.with. It was the weather causing the problems. Isn't that the way?!

:24:16. > :24:21.He is taking a picture while he is up there. He is taking a picture

:24:21. > :24:25.for the grandchildren. I think he will do it. I'm sure when he does,

:24:26. > :24:31.there will be a roar of approval. Hopefully, that will not delay

:24:31. > :24:36.proceedings. I a match and the players are desperate to get out

:24:36. > :24:43.into the arena. -- I imagine. the Italians and their experience,

:24:43. > :24:52.it will not be too much of a problem. For the England squad, it

:24:52. > :24:57.will be unusual. They all want to get out there. Rome was not built

:24:57. > :25:02.in a day. Stuart Lancaster is hoping to build on the win at

:25:02. > :25:10.Murrayfield. Let's see if they can do it and if Italy can cause an

:25:10. > :25:17.upset. Over to the commentary box. Hello, we are still awaiting

:25:17. > :25:23.Lawrence's arrival. The pitch is partially cleared. Unbelievable

:25:23. > :25:33.snow fall in Rome today. England were escorted into the stadium by a

:25:33. > :25:35.

:25:35. > :25:38.snowplough, which I think is a first. We have a former Italian

:25:38. > :25:48.international entertaining the crowd. There is Martin

:25:48. > :25:49.

:25:50. > :25:55.Castrogiovanni, issuing last words of wisdom. He will play a key role,

:25:55. > :26:05.as ever. Keeping England interesting during the course of

:26:05. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:23.Appropriately enough, the song is from the film the gladiator. And

:26:23. > :26:33.there is Sergio Parisse, the Italian skipper who has been a

:26:33. > :27:03.

:27:03. > :27:08.# God save our gracious Queen! # Long live our noble Queen!

:27:08. > :27:18.# God save the Queen! # Send her victorious.

:27:18. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :27:31.# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.

:27:31. > :28:06.

:28:06. > :28:15.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:28:16. > :28:24.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:28:24. > :28:34.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:28:34. > :28:37.

:28:37. > :28:40.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:28:40. > :28:45.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:28:45. > :28:55.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:28:55. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:00.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:29:00. > :29:02.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:29:02. > :29:09.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:29:09. > :29:19.# Italia chiamo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:29:19. > :29:27.

:29:27. > :29:36.# Siam pronti alla morte. Nations anthems. Now just about

:29:36. > :29:44.ready for action. Just the 492 caps in the Italy cap. Sergio Parisse =

:29:44. > :29:53.his record in number of Tests as captain. One change to the back.

:29:53. > :30:01.Canale is recalled. England entirely unchanged. Alex Corbisiero

:30:02. > :30:07.will have his hands full with Castrogiovanni. The England back

:30:07. > :30:14.three will want to see more of the ball today. Owen Farrell will look

:30:14. > :30:24.to show his attacking threat. One stand-out name on the Italy bench,

:30:24. > :30:30.

:30:30. > :30:35.Mauro Bergamasco, returning from an of France are in his first full Six

:30:35. > :30:45.Nations match. He had 20 minutes as a replacement in last year's

:30:45. > :30:53.

:30:53. > :31:00.recent weeks, Lawrence. Yes, he has had some interesting games. He will

:31:00. > :31:10.be in charge of a feisty game here. Burton gets us under way and

:31:10. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:24.England tuck the ball just inside No suggestion that the temperatures

:31:24. > :31:30.have dropped sufficiently for the Crown to be freezing but we had a

:31:30. > :31:33.lot of rain before the snow fell and they are wearing long studs

:31:33. > :31:37.today. Absolutely. The Italians will be

:31:37. > :31:41.disappointed there because they have let England off the hook. They

:31:41. > :31:44.will be giving away a soft penalty and the first that line-out to

:31:44. > :31:49.England. Players will have to watch their footing throughout the game

:31:49. > :31:59.today. The first line out of the afternoon.

:31:59. > :31:59.

:31:59. > :33:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:33:43. > :33:46.Dylan Hartley making sure he has Youngs is still in the changing

:33:46. > :33:51.room at the base of the ruck. It promising attack for England. They

:33:51. > :33:57.got some width on the ball. Probably unexpectedly. They managed

:33:57. > :34:01.to get some space. Good to see Phil Dowson prominent in the opening

:34:01. > :34:06.stages. Ben Morgan waiting in the wings.

:34:07. > :34:11.Eager to make his impression. He is one of the stand out players of the

:34:11. > :34:18.bench at Murrayfield but Phil Dowson given another chance as they

:34:18. > :34:28.look to build confidence in the ranks. The coach wants his players

:34:28. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:01.I feel. I think we will have to be patient

:35:01. > :35:05.today. Conditions are difficult underfoot and this is what

:35:05. > :35:15.Castrogiovanni and his mates want today. They want to scrummage

:35:15. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:53.Gori. Safe clearance but the warning

:35:53. > :35:57.signs are there from Castrogiovanni. Look at this hit. He really gets

:35:57. > :36:07.under Alex Corbisiero. It is going to be a long afternoon there and

:36:07. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :37:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:37:18. > :37:22.England will have to hit harder moment from England but not a good

:37:22. > :37:27.deal of thrust upfield. One of the problems they had at Murrayfield

:37:27. > :37:32.was holding on to possession for long enough.

:37:32. > :37:35.It's going to be difficult to get quick ball in these conditions.

:37:35. > :37:40.England players going to ground quite early, making life difficult

:37:40. > :37:50.to get quick ball. That has gone forwards and Italy

:37:50. > :37:53.

:37:53. > :37:57.frustrations last week. When you get food turnover ball in

:37:57. > :38:01.international rugby, you don't kick it away. Burton has decided to kick

:38:01. > :38:05.it away and the referee has said advantage over and handed

:38:06. > :38:09.possession back to England. If Italy are up to make something of

:38:09. > :38:15.turnover ball, they have to have a crack.

:38:15. > :38:25.Burton underneath the clearance from Ben Foden. Andrea Masi was man

:38:25. > :38:34.

:38:34. > :38:38.of the match in the Fabulous win I think it has been an encouraging

:38:38. > :38:42.start from England. They have gone through the phases but they

:38:42. > :38:47.probably need to bury the play against Italy, drive a feel

:38:47. > :38:51.lineouts if they can. Try and draw the strength out of the Italian

:38:51. > :38:59.forwards. The line-out ball has been snaffled

:38:59. > :39:07.by Castro the Yamani. -- Castrogiovanni. Italy inside the 22.

:39:07. > :39:11.Did Edoardo Gori fumble that? Yes, he did. Eight let-off.

:39:11. > :39:15.It is. Castrogiovanni couldn't believe his luck when he came off

:39:15. > :39:19.the back of the line-out and the ball popped into his hands. A bit

:39:19. > :39:23.of a let off with the Edoardo Gori knocking the ball. We see beef

:39:23. > :39:27.Italian forwards taking it to England and there we see Edoardo

:39:27. > :39:32.Gori making that mistake. Probably excited to get some quick ball at

:39:32. > :39:37.last. Cold fingers, out there, I imagine.

:39:37. > :39:41.A yeah, it will be very, very cold indeed.

:39:41. > :39:46.It is the quality of the ball today. With both teams presenting the ball,

:39:46. > :39:56.it will be those players who are able to provide the half-backs with

:39:56. > :40:02.

:40:02. > :40:12.more. 392 caps in the scrum alone for the Italians. What a front-row

:40:12. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:37.that is. It is Castrogiovanni's is waiting.

:40:37. > :40:41.Much better scrum there from England. Alex Corbisiero got caught

:40:41. > :40:45.in the first hit that he really hit Castrogiovanni well. I thought

:40:45. > :40:50.England were unlucky not to get the penalty straight away. The referee

:40:50. > :40:52.decided the Italian back row came around, pulling the scrum around.

:40:52. > :40:58.England will have a great opportunity and this will give them

:40:58. > :41:01.some confidence because the set piece will be such a big area today.

:41:02. > :41:11.Decent clearance kick from Hodgson, just to ease the pressure. Try-

:41:12. > :41:12.

:41:12. > :42:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:42:03. > :42:07.the way from the debate tips of a Marco Bortolami.

:42:07. > :42:11.I can see England wanting to force the pace there but excellent box

:42:11. > :42:15.kick from Ben Youngs and they have got themselves the line-out. Chris

:42:15. > :42:19.Robshaw just forced the line-out a little bit too quickly and as a

:42:19. > :42:29.result, England turned the ball over. That has been the pattern of

:42:29. > :42:37.

:42:37. > :42:47.found Benford and waiting on the far touchline. Sergio Parisse

:42:47. > :43:14.

:43:15. > :43:17.underneath it. Burton takes it up. is clear by Andrea Masi. A lot of

:43:17. > :43:21.kicking? There is. You can understand a

:43:21. > :43:28.tactical kicking battle what it is not good quality kicking from

:43:28. > :43:31.either side. Burton sat back in the pocket as we talked about, but the

:43:31. > :43:41.high ball up, but no real pressure for Chris Ashton and he was able to

:43:41. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:04.arms of Leonardo Ghiraldini and the the sort of thing the forwards want

:44:04. > :44:07.to see. They managed to turn the line-out over and rather than

:44:07. > :44:10.giving the possession back to England, he put it in behind them

:44:10. > :44:20.and Italy have a chance to put Dylan Hartley and the forwards

:44:20. > :44:23.

:44:23. > :44:33.that has gone the wrong way from their perspective. Here is another

:44:33. > :44:52.

:44:52. > :44:58.one. Edoardo Gori can't hold on to Italians and here they come through

:44:58. > :45:02.Edoardo Gori again. Dan Cole with a tackle. Penalty England. Italy

:45:02. > :45:07.failing to release a. Dan Cole has done very well, there.

:45:07. > :45:11.He not only made the tackle and forced it to ground but managed to

:45:11. > :45:16.pin the ball down and forced the turnover, there. England have

:45:16. > :45:19.defended well. Really, really well. A couple of guys down. Charlie

:45:19. > :45:24.Hodgson is making tackles. I guess they had a lot of practice

:45:24. > :45:29.last weekend by Andy Farrell's counts, 238 tackles completed last

:45:29. > :45:33.weekend. Dan Cole gets in there and stays on

:45:33. > :45:38.his feet. Gets over the top and forces the turnover. The concern

:45:38. > :45:48.for England will BD2 macro lineouts going amiss. Dylan Hartley needs to

:45:48. > :45:48.

:45:48. > :46:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:46:43. > :46:53.find his range because possession and did it nicely. McLean it was

:46:53. > :47:06.

:47:06. > :47:11.another let-off for England. Parisse is like a magnet,

:47:11. > :47:15.attracting the ball. McLean, he was a stand out Italian back if there

:47:15. > :47:21.was one last week. He made the break. Unfortunately, Italy, once

:47:21. > :47:25.again, when they got in behind England, they forced the pass. You

:47:25. > :47:35.can see the frustration from Jacques Brunel. He is really

:47:35. > :48:00.

:48:00. > :48:10.frustrated. Another Italian attack We normally see steam rising from

:48:10. > :48:10.

:48:10. > :48:13.the massed ranks of the forwards, but it is good stuff. It is. He

:48:14. > :48:20.looks a fair site, Martin Castrogiovanni. Steam rising from

:48:20. > :48:30.his head. Relishing the battle. Under the cosh for the moment. That

:48:30. > :48:41.

:48:41. > :48:51.was a good scrum, again, from slightly better angle, perhaps.

:48:51. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :49:26.Just over half way. Burton was again looking for territory.

:49:26. > :49:32.Worryingly taken over the shoulder and mark. The little bit too deep

:49:32. > :49:36.for person. Ashton took that well. I think one of the factors today

:49:36. > :49:42.will be the work rate of both packs of forwards. The amount of work

:49:42. > :49:52.that both will have to get through. As another kick goes astray from

:49:52. > :50:12.

:50:12. > :50:22.find touch, either. -- McLean. A bit of tennis. Burton again under

:50:22. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:46.this. He was looking for the low will be happy with the return they

:50:46. > :50:51.got on that kicking a deal. The Ariel 10 s as it is called. They

:50:51. > :51:01.have got themselves back in the Italian half of the first time in a

:51:01. > :51:12.

:51:12. > :51:16.progressing they have to get the midfield axis working in an

:51:17. > :51:21.attacking sense. That is something they will want to do today. But

:51:21. > :51:27.before that, they have to secure the possession and the quality of

:51:27. > :51:33.ball. I was impressed with Owen Farrell. To make his debut. He has

:51:33. > :51:40.the winning mentality. He was a Premiership win at with Saracens

:51:40. > :51:50.alongside with club-mate Brad Barritt. They will hope to release

:51:50. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :52:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:52:32. > :52:39.and Masi. Old school back row. But in the grubber kick through.

:52:39. > :52:45.Forcing the turnover. Again, inching their way up field. Croft

:52:45. > :52:55.is looking to impose himself on the international game. He was a star

:52:55. > :53:33.

:53:33. > :53:40.unfortunate turnover. Hodgson got squeezed in midfield. Very little

:53:40. > :53:44.time and space to execute the switch. One aspect England must

:53:44. > :53:51.work on his being able to keep the ball up off the line-out. They are

:53:51. > :53:55.being forced to ground. They have to recycle the ball slowly. They

:53:55. > :54:02.have to create space for the likes of Barratt and Farrell. They will

:54:02. > :54:12.have to keep the ball up. Croft with the line-out ball for England

:54:12. > :54:43.

:54:43. > :54:48.Cleared their lines well. Again, Italy, like in Paris last week, the

:54:48. > :54:54.forwards do a lot of hard work. I question whether the half-backs are

:54:54. > :55:01.making the best use of the ball, just kicking the ball away. Not

:55:01. > :55:07.asking that many serious questions of England. I am sure Italy will

:55:07. > :55:17.continue to work. England will be happy with 22 minutes gone. Not

:55:17. > :55:51.

:55:51. > :55:55.much of an Italian onslaught just Jeremy, before kick-off,

:55:55. > :56:01.highlighted the fact that if Italy were to get anything out of the

:56:01. > :56:05.game burden had to stand flat on the gain-line. So far, on the

:56:06. > :56:10.evidence of what we have seen, he has not been prepared to do that.

:56:10. > :56:16.He is trying to keep the ball in behind England. On that occasion,

:56:16. > :56:21.it was a poor kick that will not trouble the defence in any way.

:56:21. > :56:25.Kris Burton was born in Australia. He was left out of the Italian

:56:25. > :56:35.World Cup squad and recalled by Jacques Brunel for this

:56:35. > :56:35.

:56:35. > :57:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:57:36. > :57:45.championship. It has been Italy's was right on the spot. Adamant that

:57:45. > :57:51.Strettle was taken out. I am surprised he is not having a word

:57:51. > :58:00.with the Italians. As we can see from the replay. Burton put an arm

:58:00. > :58:09.across him. It pipped him. It clipped his heels. -- tipped. I'm

:58:09. > :58:13.not sure it was deliberate, but it stopped Strettle in his stride.

:58:13. > :58:20.whistle had gone in time and England were the first shot at goal.

:58:20. > :58:30.The first chance of points. Within the Italian half just beyond the 10

:58:30. > :58:35.

:58:35. > :58:39.the Scots. He has had not had a lot of kicking practice. They have been

:58:39. > :58:46.struggling to find her rugby post. They have had to train on

:58:46. > :58:52.artificial surfaces three times this week. In Rome, they use a

:58:52. > :58:57.lighter balls. Different from the Guild but they normally use.

:58:57. > :59:02.lighter ball was an issue for Jonny Wilkinson in his early days. They

:59:02. > :59:12.have to contend with noise from the crowd. In Italy and France, going

:59:12. > :59:24.

:59:24. > :59:30.England's account after 26 minutes. Not even a smile from his old man!

:59:30. > :59:35.He will be delighted, Owen Farrell. His father will be very pleased as

:59:35. > :59:40.well and England. Because they have not had a lot of possession. Italy

:59:40. > :59:50.slightly dominated on the possession. And England are ahead

:59:50. > :59:50.

:59:50. > :00:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:00:33. > :00:35.Botha was on top of it for England. Trying to get the ball away.

:00:35. > :00:40.Alessandro Zanni dives in frustration.

:00:40. > :00:44.A England keep going in field and back to the blind side. England are

:00:44. > :00:49.happy and content to make the tackles as France were last week.

:00:49. > :00:59.You can see them go a little bit high there, possibly. Italy,

:00:59. > :01:11.

:01:11. > :01:17.frustratingly, kind of probing away. of line-out action. The blip seems

:01:17. > :01:27.to have been rectified. Tom coal feeds it back to Ben Youngs, who

:01:27. > :01:27.

:01:27. > :02:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:02:43. > :02:53.time, looking for Gonzalo Canale. through. Perhaps a little fortunate

:02:53. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:19.still to have possession of the ball for Ben Youngs. Helpful. Lot

:03:19. > :03:26.of arms and legs. Back to watch them. Testing out liquid Lane, not

:03:26. > :03:36.so good under the high ball. A suggestion that the tackle went in

:03:36. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:51.Dylan Hartley. In years gone by, that would have riled him.

:03:51. > :03:57.He's got to keep his discipline. His coach has told him that and he

:03:57. > :04:02.has managed to keep his head, there. Unfortunately, Charlie Hodgson

:04:02. > :04:09.going to air and in understandable tactic but just as we see Luke

:04:09. > :04:13.McLean go up, you have got to let the player land. I think it is Brad

:04:13. > :04:21.Barritt, actually. A little bit keen. Most referees would have let

:04:21. > :04:25.that go and play on because it has been et stop-start but it was the

:04:25. > :04:31.right call. Brad Barritt knew. It a little

:04:31. > :04:39.glance in the direction of the referee. He knew. England's leading

:04:39. > :04:49.tackler against the Scots last weekend. He just likes knocking

:04:49. > :04:58.

:04:59. > :05:08.people down. Eight minutes left of chance for the England backs.

:05:09. > :05:34.

:05:34. > :05:44.England haven't quite found the nicely. Taken on by Venditti.

:05:44. > :05:50.

:05:50. > :05:54.England wise to stop him at source. spreading it wide. Looking for

:05:54. > :06:01.Tommaso Benvenuti. That has gone to ground.

:06:01. > :06:08.And again, Italy court and coughing possession up. The ball went wide.

:06:08. > :06:16.They were trying to do the run around and unfortunately, just

:06:16. > :06:20.spinning the ball under pressure from Strettle. Castrogiovanni is

:06:20. > :06:30.getting a bit of attention. He has been well marshalled by England's

:06:30. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:55.tacklers. The England back row have there. Taking a bit of time to

:06:55. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:05.recover. The tight head of choice pack for years and years.

:07:05. > :07:10.It is always a source of frustration, for Dan Cole and

:07:10. > :07:14.England. Leicester are a wonderful club but Dan Cole, the anchor of

:07:14. > :07:19.the England scrum and he does need to be playing in the big club games,

:07:19. > :07:29.the European Cup. The go to man tends to be Castrogiovanni for the

:07:29. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:54.running repairs. Owen Farrell has stomach. He has got a British

:07:54. > :08:01.bulldog fault -- called fatty. Say no more. He is enjoying his

:08:01. > :08:06.time in England. He is a restaurant owner in Leicester and has signed a

:08:06. > :08:12.new contract recently so he has certainly got no desire or

:08:12. > :08:19.intention to come back to Italy quite yet. He will be back with his

:08:19. > :08:24.Italian forwards, it looks like. A little slow, perhaps. He looks in

:08:24. > :08:33.quite a lot of trouble out there. He is not happy. He is going to

:08:33. > :08:37.have to come of, I think. It looks like the rib area. In

:08:37. > :08:42.rugby, a player will tell you when they get a knock to the ribs.

:08:42. > :08:48.Sometimes when you go down with the ball just tucked into your stomach

:08:48. > :08:54.and you fall and the ball hits the blips, maybe dislodges a whip, that

:08:55. > :09:04.is exceptionally painful. Unsurprising seeing Castrogiovanni

:09:04. > :09:07.coming off the field. A 10th cap for Lorenzo Cittadini.

:09:07. > :09:13.Castrogiovanni is in a lot of bother, isn't he?

:09:13. > :09:21.In the context of this match, it is still early days. Losing

:09:21. > :09:25.Castrogiovanni 33 minutes into the game.

:09:25. > :09:35.Lorenzo Cittadini right into the action with the scrum just around

:09:35. > :09:44.

:09:44. > :09:52.the Italian 10 metre Ryan. -- ten- given Italy the benefit of the

:09:52. > :10:02.doubt. Phil Dowson was trying to force the penalty but the referee

:10:02. > :10:22.

:10:23. > :10:30.The Italian coach watching on, a more than interested party. Six

:10:30. > :10:33.years with the French set up for the backs coach. Looking to bring a

:10:33. > :10:37.more expansive game to the Italians but it is not really the day for

:10:37. > :10:43.that. Certainly not. He knows all about

:10:43. > :10:47.forward play, having coached in a French club. England have had a

:10:47. > :10:50.good couple of scrums now and let's see what they can get from this

:10:50. > :10:54.set-piece here. A very good scrum from England.

:10:54. > :10:59.Phil Dowson working it again. England with the penalty.

:10:59. > :11:04.It is about two scrums too late. The referee could have sorted that

:11:04. > :11:10.out earlier and given the penalty at the first scrum but well-worked

:11:10. > :11:17.from England and it looks like they might have a another shot at goal.

:11:17. > :11:27.Baptism of fire for Lorenzo Cittadini. Congratulations all

:11:27. > :11:27.

:11:27. > :12:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:12:21. > :12:26.round for the England eight. It is accuracy. A fine kick from Owen

:12:26. > :12:30.Farrell. Cool under pressure and England move six points up.

:12:30. > :12:34.Very well done, Owen Farrell. It looked just on the edge of his

:12:34. > :12:39.range. Just enough to get over the post and importantly, the flags

:12:39. > :12:43.went up and England will be very, very pleased.

:12:43. > :12:49.All the coaches have been purring about Owen Farrell and the

:12:49. > :12:59.temperament he has. Fairly decent jeans and he is proving it again

:12:59. > :13:23.

:13:23. > :13:33.That is a loose pass but it is taken on the bounce by the

:13:33. > :14:06.

:14:07. > :14:14.fingertips of Sergio Parisse. from Ben verdant and Italy have

:14:14. > :14:21.scored. What a time to score for Italy.

:14:21. > :14:26.England were not able to defuse two kicks. It was a pick and go game

:14:26. > :14:31.with the forwards and the ball went out to Burton. The ball was put

:14:31. > :14:41.behind and forced the turnover from Ben Foden and Venditti in the

:14:41. > :14:43.

:14:43. > :14:47.corner. Just as we see the grubber kick off the boot of Barratt.

:14:47. > :14:55.From Ben Foden's perspective, that was a horrible ricochet. Straight

:14:55. > :14:58.on to the chest when he wasn't expecting it. All credit to

:14:59. > :15:05.Giovanbattista Venditti, his first try for his country and at a

:15:05. > :15:08.crucial time. Just before half-time. England have got to have that

:15:08. > :15:14.little bit more urgency when the ball is in their 22. Twice the ball

:15:14. > :15:21.was put in behind them. Eight difficult ricochet but they had the

:15:21. > :15:31.opportunity to clear their lines earlier on. Full credit to Italy.

:15:31. > :15:54.

:15:54. > :15:58.a point in front. The half-time whistle is approaching.

:15:59. > :16:08.Giovanbattista Venditti made his debut last week and now he has

:16:09. > :16:40.

:16:40. > :16:48.had fallen into the arms of Benvenuti poor stop and he is a

:16:48. > :16:56.wave. -- Benvenuti. He was away and Italy have struck twice in as many

:16:56. > :17:06.minutes. England are right back where they started. Enjoy all

:17:06. > :17:08.

:17:08. > :17:15.around the Olympic Stadium. Tommaso Benvenuti. -- there was joy all

:17:15. > :17:24.around the stadium. He is just 21. He is the bright young thing of

:17:24. > :17:29.Italian rugby. When the moment came, he knew what to do. Plenty of gas.

:17:29. > :17:35.It all started with that counter attack from Ben Foden, desperately

:17:35. > :17:40.trying to keep it alive. He could not find Hodgson. Benvenuti did

:17:40. > :17:50.exactly what he had to do. Italy in front and with the easiest of

:17:50. > :17:56.

:17:56. > :18:04.conversions to come. Well, for 38 minutes, it was straight forward

:18:04. > :18:14.for England. It is far from that now. The conversion is good. Italy

:18:14. > :18:26.

:18:26. > :18:36.The story of the day early was the snow. Was the game going ahead? It

:18:36. > :18:37.

:18:37. > :18:47.did. From England's, with mistakes from both sides will stop the game

:18:47. > :18:52.turned in the last few minutes. England were 6-0 up. Heading for

:18:52. > :19:01.the half-time talk. Now things might be very different. Italy

:19:02. > :19:10.ended the half with a flurry. Tries from Venditti and Benvenuti. It

:19:10. > :19:20.will be a different atmosphere in their. 12-Six, Italy Eide.

:19:20. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :19:33.Incredibly, different rugby. In the first 35 minutes, it was different.

:19:33. > :19:37.If you look at the statistics... I said the team talk at half time

:19:38. > :19:38.will be different. And what we were going to look at it was very

:19:38. > :19:48.going to look at it was very going to look at it was very

:19:48. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :19:58.different. England, nothing at pace or motion or momentum. Italy

:19:58. > :20:04.capitalised on England's mistakes. We can hear from the performance

:20:04. > :20:11.director of Italy. This crowd was quiet. In the last five minutes, we

:20:11. > :20:20.had a rugby to warm by heart. Looking at the overall play, do

:20:20. > :20:27.Italy deserve the lead? Yes, why not? It has been a close match

:20:27. > :20:34.because it also of the weather conditions. England defended well.

:20:34. > :20:41.It is unusual that we get some luck in a last few minutes to score two

:20:41. > :20:46.tries like that. At the end, they deserved that. Italy could not

:20:46. > :20:51.score a try last week, now two. What is the difference?

:20:51. > :20:59.differences a bit of luck. We had some occasions against France when

:20:59. > :21:06.we could have scored. We have a saying in Italy, you do not have

:21:06. > :21:11.two without the three. And how big a blow losing Martin

:21:11. > :21:19.Castrogiovanni? Martin is a marvellous player for us. The good

:21:19. > :21:25.thing we have is that we have a team and the prop, he is very good,

:21:25. > :21:30.who replaced Castro. I am confident with him. You are going back to the

:21:30. > :21:37.dressing room. It was kind of you to come down. Carlow confessed to

:21:37. > :21:46.me that he was losing his boys. Lawrence Dallaglio has joined us

:21:46. > :21:50.from the commentary box. That was a way to end. England were going well.

:21:50. > :21:55.6-0 and then two lapses in concentration. England did not

:21:55. > :22:01.clear the lines in the corner. Now the Italians have the crowd behind

:22:01. > :22:07.them. It shows how well Italy have come on in the time they have been

:22:07. > :22:12.involved. People write them off and you do that at your peril. I am not

:22:12. > :22:16.saying they will win this one the act. What a position to get into.

:22:16. > :22:23.After France, this crowd cannot wait for their team to come out

:22:23. > :22:27.again. People who come here I used to patient, defence if play. They

:22:27. > :22:37.had to be patient today but it electrified the atmosphere when the

:22:37. > :22:42.tries went over. I loved it. It was a comedy of errors for England. The

:22:42. > :22:47.Italians looked at the line and thought anything was possible.

:22:47. > :22:56.England in a bit of disarray. This is what happens when you are not

:22:56. > :22:57.together long enough. A little bit of experience -- inexperience.

:22:57. > :23:03.of experience -- inexperience. Italy were there to capitalise on

:23:03. > :23:11.it. I would not say it is amazingly creative. You have to take the

:23:11. > :23:17.opportunities. Second cap and first try. He capitalised on it. We have

:23:17. > :23:20.criticised Italy for just kicking the ball away. I thought Foden had

:23:20. > :23:28.an opportunity to get rid of the ball. He did not manage to do that.

:23:28. > :23:32.They have got the crowd on their feet. He missed the conversion, 6-

:23:32. > :23:37.five, going in feeling optimistic and then Benvenuti pops up for

:23:37. > :23:42.another. How many times have we seen Ben Foden run the ball back

:23:42. > :23:52.and do brilliantly well? He escaped the first tackle and past. He was

:23:52. > :23:55.

:23:55. > :23:59.through. He tried the impassable, impossible pass. And what a three

:23:59. > :24:04.minutes. You have to say well done to Italy. They have taken their

:24:04. > :24:09.chances. They have not been particularly creative, but England

:24:09. > :24:14.has given them the opportunity is. A what a time for it to lead to

:24:14. > :24:20.score. The coach will be giving them a pat on the back. It will be

:24:20. > :24:25.an interesting team talk for Stuart Lancaster. Just calm down. You did

:24:25. > :24:30.well for 37 minutes. Two lapses of concentration. England need to be

:24:30. > :24:33.more direct. They need to bring in the Italian forwards. We have not

:24:33. > :24:35.seen too much of the ambition you seen too much of the ambition you

:24:35. > :24:41.seen too much of the ambition you had hoped to see from England today.

:24:41. > :24:46.It was all about the set pieces and the scrum. There was a break where

:24:46. > :24:50.Strettle was impeded. It ended up with Farrell kicking a good penalty.

:24:51. > :24:58.They are trying. They get an opportunity and they have a go at

:24:58. > :25:02.it. This is Italy on the attack. Bringing the English defence on to

:25:02. > :25:09.it. Strettle was in there and Burton tried to make amends. He put

:25:09. > :25:16.his hands up. Did not quite get away with it. England have the

:25:16. > :25:22.penalty. Farrell was as cool as a cucumber. But, turning away, hoping

:25:22. > :25:27.he did not see his foot. In England are to get back into the game, they

:25:27. > :25:33.need to spend time in the Italian half and go through the phases, as

:25:33. > :25:39.Italy have done. As you put Italy under pressure. If you do it for

:25:39. > :25:49.long enough periods of time in the Italian half. We have seen England

:25:49. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :25:58.lose two lineouts. England have been struggling. Hartley, they are

:25:58. > :26:02.competing hard. We can see Zanni taking the ball away. Rather

:26:02. > :26:08.frustrating for Italy, when they turned the ball over, Burton kicks

:26:08. > :26:15.it away. That is his default mode. We saw can now making an impact in

:26:15. > :26:21.that area. McLean made a nice break. Apart from that, Italy have been

:26:21. > :26:24.scratching around. At least they are alert. Sometimes when you are

:26:24. > :26:34.not in the game you can lose concentration. A what about the

:26:34. > :26:41.scrum? England have done so -- well. They have done more than OK. They

:26:41. > :26:46.have done very well. They had a dodgy early scrum. But they need to

:26:46. > :26:50.make better use of possession. I like to see off the lineouts

:26:50. > :26:54.England keeping the ball off their feet and driving more at the

:26:54. > :27:00.Italian forwards and giving the half backs more space and time to

:27:00. > :27:06.operate. We always keep you up-to- date in what is going on in the

:27:06. > :27:13.world of football. Final score is on for 30 pm on BBC Two. Later this

:27:13. > :27:21.evening, subject to a pitch evening, subject to a pitch

:27:21. > :27:31.evening, subject to a pitch inspection, France will take come

:27:31. > :27:45.

:27:45. > :27:49.COMMENTATOR: Brian O'Driscoll. That wonderful pick up.

:27:49. > :27:54.Subject to the pitch inspection which is happening at 6:15pm,

:27:54. > :28:00.believe it or not, it is colder in Paris. We came to the right

:28:00. > :28:06.European capital. That will kick off hopefully at 7:30pm. Tomorrow,

:28:06. > :28:11.remember the game two years ago? Can this game live up to that? If

:28:11. > :28:18.it is half as good it will be worth watching. If you want to catch up

:28:18. > :28:25.with any of the three matches, tomorrow night, BBC Two at 11:30pm.

:28:25. > :28:31.We love sport and charity. We also love Sport Relief.

:28:31. > :28:37.Would you like to do the Sport Relief Mal with me? I am doing it

:28:37. > :28:44.with somebody already. I have the pantomime horse and everything.

:28:44. > :28:54.didn't we think a horse's? I just wanted to be seen differently.

:28:54. > :28:58.

:28:58. > :29:03.on. Surrey, got to go. You will? Brilliant. David, I said "horse".

:29:03. > :29:07.Who are you going to do the one mile with?

:29:07. > :29:12.Get yourself registered for VAT. It would begin to do some running

:29:12. > :29:21.right now, -- for that. Lawrence, get yourself back to the commentary

:29:21. > :29:24.box. Jeremy, who knows the second half? They will be buoyed up, Italy.

:29:24. > :29:30.There will be. It will be interesting to see how England

:29:30. > :29:35.coach. They are in experienced. They are not used to being under

:29:35. > :29:40.the cosh. In the game against Scotland they did reasonably well.

:29:40. > :29:45.It will be a test for Chris Robshaw as captain. Can he rally the

:29:45. > :29:52.troops? May need to score first, otherwise the crowd will go

:29:52. > :29:59.ballistic -- they need to. The Italian crowd thing that they can

:29:59. > :30:09.Italian crowd thing that they can sniff end -- another famous scalp.

:30:09. > :30:10.

:30:10. > :30:16.We can go back to the commentary the back end of that half. Two

:30:16. > :30:22.tries in as many minutes and Parisse will find it easy to rally

:30:22. > :30:32.his men for a big 40 minutes. They have never beaten England in the

:30:32. > :30:36.Six Nations. This is a golden opportunity. Needing to be perhaps

:30:37. > :30:42.a little bit more pragmatic in the second half. England need to play

:30:42. > :30:49.the rugby down in the Italian half. A penny for Ben Foden's thoughts,

:30:49. > :30:59.after both tries effectively came from mistakes from the English fall

:30:59. > :31:29.

:31:29. > :31:39.start of the second half. Lorenzo Cittadini on for Castrogiovanni

:31:39. > :31:51.

:31:51. > :32:01.tracks a little bit. Strong carrying from Phil Dowson, the

:32:01. > :32:01.

:32:01. > :32:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:32:55. > :33:01.the ball and it has been knocked emerge from the DEC so a chance now

:33:01. > :33:11.for Burton to thump this downfield and relieved this little bit of

:33:11. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:28.Italian fly-half. Welcome back, Lawrence.

:33:28. > :33:32.I'm certainly going to get warm doing this. It would be interesting

:33:32. > :33:36.listening to steer at Lancaster and the team talk at half-time because

:33:36. > :33:46.I wouldn't have expected them to have gone down the tunnel, losing

:33:46. > :33:50.

:33:50. > :33:59.Italians from the line-out. Leonardo Ghiraldini has his hands

:33:59. > :34:08.on it. Approaching the 22. Mouritz Botha trying to stifle the Italian

:34:08. > :34:14.effort. Driven on by Quintin Geldenhuys, the South African-born

:34:14. > :34:24.lock. A drop goal. It is wide and it hasn't got the distance, either.

:34:24. > :34:55.

:34:55. > :35:03.Taken calmly by Ben Foden who lets Luke McLean is watching very

:35:03. > :35:08.carefully. Good chase from the English defenders. David Strettle

:35:08. > :35:12.and Brad Barritt right on top of that. Penalised for not moving away.

:35:12. > :35:15.The tackler has got his arms out wide, as if to say that he couldn't

:35:15. > :35:25.go anywhere. That's a shame. Brad Barritt put in

:35:25. > :35:27.

:35:27. > :35:32.a good kick there but he was of trying to go for the drop-kick a

:35:32. > :35:36.little bit early. They mustn't be forced into shutting down too early.

:35:36. > :35:40.They've got themselves in front but this English team will come back at

:35:40. > :35:45.them. A real test of falls forced to at

:35:45. > :35:52.Lancaster's men, having got that pressures, priceless victory at

:35:52. > :36:02.Murrayfield. And an dramas one but never the less, a victory. -- and

:36:02. > :36:20.

:36:20. > :36:28.line-out but it hasn't gone attention. There is a lot of noise

:36:28. > :36:34.at the line-out. This is George Clancy, the touch

:36:34. > :36:40.judge. Number 5, quite.

:36:40. > :36:47.Tom Palmer has been singled out. You catch the player in the air. No

:36:47. > :36:50.more. OK? Time on. Tom Palmer just grabbing Sergio

:36:50. > :36:56.Parisse before he landed and it looks like he landed a bit

:36:56. > :37:01.awkwardly. Hopefully he hasn't twisted his knee, for his sake.

:37:01. > :37:11.They are team-mates at Stade Francais is so there will be words

:37:11. > :37:21.

:37:21. > :37:26.for the Italians but he has not found touch. Instead he found Ben

:37:26. > :37:33.Plowden. Sergio Parisse over the kicking duties this time. It is a

:37:33. > :37:43.good one but he has been taken out. Inevitably? No, says the referee.

:37:43. > :37:53.

:37:53. > :37:57.It was the England skipper. Jostling as Sergio Parisse burst

:37:57. > :38:01.forward. I think he has made a bit of a meal

:38:01. > :38:07.of that. I think he is still hurting from the challenge on Tom

:38:07. > :38:13.Palmer. It wasn't deliberate from Tom Croft but England guilty of, we

:38:13. > :38:16.talked about their discipline being good before the game, now they have

:38:17. > :38:26.been a string of three penalties and Italy have got a chance to

:38:27. > :38:27.

:38:27. > :38:31.the things Stewart Lancaster was highlighting in advance of this

:38:31. > :38:39.game against the Scots. There were only nine penalties against them.

:38:39. > :38:44.At this stage, in this match, England have conceded six and this

:38:44. > :38:49.one is within range for Kris Burton. I think Tom Croft a little bit hard

:38:49. > :38:53.done by there. He had his back turned to Sergio Parisse. I felt as

:38:53. > :39:03.though Sergio Parisse ran into Tom Croft, actually. Either way, it is

:39:03. > :39:24.

:39:24. > :39:32.a penalty and the Italian crowd got hand upright. Two from three for

:39:32. > :39:37.Kris Burton. Italy now leading by 15 points-6. Kris Burton is

:39:37. > :39:43.departing the stage to be replaced by a Tobias Botes.

:39:43. > :39:47.A lead of 15-6 is a fairly healthy lead. It will force England to come

:39:47. > :39:57.out and see a lot more of the attacking game we haven't seen so

:39:57. > :39:58.

:39:58. > :40:08.far but Italy is on the attack. Italy really enjoying themselves

:40:08. > :40:11.

:40:11. > :40:15.now with Lorenzo Cittadini getting through. Chasing back is one of the

:40:15. > :40:19.try scorers. Venditti. That is of the outside of the boot.

:40:19. > :40:25.The first time we have seen the England back line get the ball

:40:25. > :40:35.through the hands for a long time. The kick behind and a chance for

:40:35. > :40:42.

:40:42. > :40:52.England. The Italian supporters enjoying themselves, as well they

:40:52. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:08.pleased to be removed. The line-out has been won by Italy. Again,

:41:08. > :41:39.

:41:39. > :41:49.against the head. England are on away to Mouritz Botha and it went

:41:49. > :41:51.

:41:51. > :41:58.to ground. Owen Farrell. Good continuity from England, this. Alex

:41:58. > :42:06.Corbisiero spirals through the tackles. Patient stuff from England

:42:06. > :42:11.but it has gone forwards and it has been spilled. A kick charged down.

:42:11. > :42:16.It is. It is going to fall nicely. It is Charlie Hodgson with the

:42:16. > :42:20.charge down. Two in two weeks and England have struck back.

:42:20. > :42:25.Fantastic charge down from Charlie Hodgson. They really needed to get

:42:25. > :42:29.back into this game. You felt the longer it went on, Italy would get

:42:29. > :42:33.stronger and stronger. Good to see Charlie Hodgson received the

:42:33. > :42:40.applause of his team-mates. His 8th try for England and what an

:42:40. > :42:44.important one right now but also in the context of this game overall.

:42:44. > :42:50.Charlie Hodgson spoke midweek about how they practised this time after

:42:50. > :42:55.time after time at Saracens. It has drawn dividends for the second week

:42:55. > :42:59.running. Great effort. Great commitment from Charlie Hodgson.

:43:00. > :43:06.What a return he is having to this England side after four years out

:43:06. > :43:13.in the wilderness. A hallmark of England in 2003,

:43:13. > :43:18.under the gardens of Phil Larder. England have hit back, rather like

:43:18. > :43:21.Italy hit them with a killer blow just before half-time. England have

:43:21. > :43:31.struck back and got themselves back in the game and it was from an

:43:31. > :43:54.

:43:54. > :44:00.good kick from Owen Farrell. Three from three fund the deficit is just

:44:00. > :44:07.two points. A mildly happy looking Stuart Lancaster.

:44:07. > :44:12.Well he might be, as England look to ring the changes now.

:44:12. > :44:18.Ben Morgan is coming on to the field for Phil Dowson, who will get

:44:18. > :44:28.half an hour or so to stretch his legs and show that he can move. We

:44:28. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:44.see a replay of the Charlie Hodgson Youngs, I think it is. A change at

:44:44. > :44:58.

:44:58. > :45:06.roll away. On Monday we heard that he would be

:45:06. > :45:10.not playing any part. He can now play half an hour of

:45:10. > :45:15.this match and it is a bold substitution on 80 minutes -- on 50

:45:15. > :45:20.minutes. I wonder whether Stuart Lancaster was going to make those

:45:20. > :45:24.replacements after that try but to replace your eight and nine after

:45:24. > :45:28.50 minutes his bold and England will hopefully kick on from here.

:45:29. > :45:38.A role of the dice but the Italians bridging the gap at the line-out.

:45:39. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :47:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:47:05. > :47:10.thrusting the unit. -- thrusting Italians. This again a chance. A

:47:10. > :47:14.chance for England to move back into the lead. This substitution of

:47:14. > :47:21.Lee Dickson, it has lifted the intensity and the speed in which

:47:21. > :47:26.England are playing. Ben is a super player but in the past couple of

:47:26. > :47:33.games he has not been the best. What Lee Dickson has done is go out

:47:33. > :47:38.and lift the intensity. The forward pack have seemed to have responded.

:47:38. > :47:44.It has changed England in this game. Something we did not see in the

:47:44. > :47:49.first half. Credit to England. They have their tails up and they have

:47:50. > :47:58.shown attacking intensity. And that is what we would expect from Youngs,

:47:58. > :48:08.but he lost his bark. He is a super player. He had a difficult injury -

:48:08. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:20.perfect. England sneaked in front by a single point. Good work from

:48:20. > :48:27.Stuart Lancaster's men. Inside 15 minutes they have turned the match

:48:27. > :48:31.around. The important thing is they have done it quickly. Otherwise,

:48:31. > :48:41.Italy would get stronger. We cannot underestimate the contribution of

:48:41. > :48:41.

:48:41. > :49:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:49:22. > :49:32.excellent run. Morgan is enjoying himself out there. He decided

:49:32. > :50:09.

:50:09. > :50:19.penalty, Lawrence, but they would have hoped for more. Yes, you can

:50:19. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :50:25.understand him there, he just got into -- intercepted. Taking his

:50:25. > :50:31.opportunity. Sensibly he did not offload the ball and kept England

:50:31. > :50:41.on the attack. This two guy has lifted the intensity. As we see

:50:41. > :50:44.

:50:44. > :50:50.Charlie Hodgson getting himself out of bother. We C Morgan. He is a big

:50:50. > :50:55.boy. He was taking his opportunity there. We can hear from the

:50:55. > :51:01.touchline. You and Lawrence discuss the fact

:51:01. > :51:08.that Ben Youngs seems to have lost some of his sparkle that he had at

:51:09. > :51:14.the beginning of his Test career. He is disgruntled to be substituted.

:51:14. > :51:18.He grabbed his coat and was muttering to himself as he headed

:51:18. > :51:23.to the bench. He is probably more disgruntled with his own

:51:23. > :51:28.performance. He cannot have complaints with the change that

:51:28. > :51:31.Stuart Lancaster has made. Lee Dickson has really taken his

:51:31. > :51:37.opportunity. All the bright things that have happened with England

:51:37. > :51:47.have happened since he has come on. And this is bright from England at

:51:47. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :51:58.the moment, hovering on the Italian first mistake! England have fought

:51:58. > :52:02.their way out of trouble. They were under the cosh from Italy. They

:52:02. > :52:06.were staring down the barrel of what could have been and still

:52:06. > :52:15.could be an historic victory for Italy. They have got back in

:52:15. > :52:23.quickly. Credit to them. More changes for the Italians. Fabio

:52:23. > :52:30.Semenzato is on. Tommaso D'Apice is about to come on. Pavanello is also

:52:30. > :52:36.on. A number of changes being made by Jacques Brunel. I think Geoff

:52:36. > :52:43.Parling is coming on. Replacing Tom Palmer. Geoff Parling gets an

:52:43. > :52:48.opportunity. Stuart Lancaster has proved in these two matches that he

:52:48. > :52:53.is not afraid to stir things up. Keen to make sure everybody gets a

:52:53. > :52:58.fair crack of the whip. It is probably crucial. The work-rate in

:52:58. > :53:08.both packs of forwards, particularly in the first half, off

:53:08. > :53:24.

:53:24. > :53:28.in these conditions, Merit the It is. People don't like to talk

:53:28. > :53:33.about it, but funnily enough England are now ahead on the

:53:33. > :53:40.scoreboard. They have made best use of the territory and possession and

:53:40. > :53:46.turned it into something that matters, on the scoreboard. There

:53:46. > :53:51.is plenty still left to do for the English. And indeed for the first

:53:52. > :54:01.Italian win over England in the Six Nations. A first win of any kind

:54:02. > :54:10.

:54:10. > :54:15.over England. This is their 18th a cracking first half. It has

:54:15. > :54:21.really come to life, well, towards the end of the first half and

:54:21. > :54:27.certainly in the second half. We have a real game on our hands.

:54:27. > :54:32.last couple of trips here have been sticky for England. The last two

:54:32. > :54:42.matches decided by a grand total between these two of nine points.

:54:42. > :54:42.

:54:42. > :56:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:56:21. > :56:31.Geoff Parling leaps high for to this. They are content that than

:56:31. > :56:56.

:56:56. > :57:02.a secured -- of that they secured on. It was a good passage of play

:57:02. > :57:06.for England. Lee Dickson is looking to get the ball away quickly.

:57:06. > :57:11.England have been a completely different side since he has come on

:57:11. > :57:17.the field. It might coincide with what Stuart Lancaster said at half-

:57:17. > :57:21.time. Showing more pace. Really competing for the ball and forcing

:57:21. > :57:31.the turnover. Even though the scoreline is in the balance,

:57:31. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :58:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 103 seconds

:58:13. > :58:23.England will be happier with the coming on for can now. -- Gonzalo

:58:23. > :58:25.

:58:25. > :58:30.Canale. They would have liked more from that attack but they are still

:58:30. > :58:40.deep inside the Italian 22 and they have a chance to put the pressure

:58:40. > :59:03.

:59:03. > :59:09.on Italy. Another big scrum for the pressure on in the scrum. Looking

:59:09. > :59:13.to get it to Paris as quickly as possible, Semenzato. The captain,

:59:13. > :59:23.forcing the turnover. Now England really do have a great attacking

:59:23. > :59:33.platform. They will probably split the backs. Four on the left, two on

:59:33. > :59:43.

:59:43. > :59:47.the right-hand side. It will be against Ireland is from 7:30pm on

:59:47. > :59:57.BBC Two. There will be a pitch inspection before that. And

:59:57. > :00:20.

:00:20. > :00:26.tomorrow, Wales again Scotland from this is a very easy three points.

:00:26. > :00:29.Dan Cole gets a very good kick here. They lose the bind early and go

:00:30. > :00:34.around and slide round. England would have wanted a little bit more

:00:34. > :00:38.from the scrum but they will settle for the three points. It takes them

:00:38. > :00:48.out of range and puts Italy into try-scoring necessity to get back

:00:48. > :01:22.

:01:22. > :01:28.Farrell. England moved into a 19-15 a lead.

:01:28. > :01:38.They do. Importantly for them, they out 0 -- out scored Italy in the

:01:38. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:51.second half 13 points-three. That but Italy have the penalty for

:01:51. > :01:55.England not releasing. This is within range.

:01:56. > :01:59.He is a knock off -- he is on his feet, release.

:01:59. > :02:04.The golden rule. Just after you score, you are probably at your

:02:04. > :02:08.most vulnerable. England didn't deal with that kick-off well. It

:02:08. > :02:12.was a short kick-off. England didn't deal with it and weren't

:02:12. > :02:18.able to secure possession on the floor, as we see it. It is a mess

:02:18. > :02:24.from England's point of view. Unfortunately, the Italian back row

:02:24. > :02:33.run in straight away and Alessandro Zanni, who has had a decent game,

:02:33. > :02:37.forces the penalty. Tobias Botes has the opportunity to put the game

:02:37. > :02:47.back in the balance. The South African who made his

:02:47. > :03:06.

:03:06. > :03:11.of breathing space because I'm sure there are a lot of England fans

:03:11. > :03:21.watching with biting nails at this point.

:03:21. > :03:24.

:03:24. > :03:29.Andrea Masi stopped in his tracks nothing Benford in can do about it.

:03:29. > :03:33.He is probably annoyed with himself for missing that penalty and he has

:03:33. > :03:38.pinned England back. He will test England's resolve and their line-

:03:38. > :03:42.out skills. England try and take a quick line-out but they haven't

:03:42. > :03:46.managed and a high two -- and will have to go for one of the line-out

:03:46. > :03:50.calls. A bit of pressure here on Dylan

:03:50. > :04:00.Hartley. They have lost three of their 16 lineouts, England, this

:04:00. > :04:09.

:04:09. > :04:18.week against the Scots. He has had terrible time with injuries, neck

:04:18. > :04:28.and knee problems. He is taking his place in the England set-up for the

:04:28. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:50.Dickson with the clearance. It has relieved the pressure but

:04:50. > :04:55.given the opportunity back to Italy. Could take from Mouritz Botha, who

:04:55. > :04:58.has had a solid match. England will have to be on their guard,

:04:58. > :05:01.defending. The Italian crowd getting behind their team. They

:05:01. > :05:07.sense this could be their opportunity to get them back into

:05:07. > :05:11.the game. It would have been a sell-out had

:05:11. > :05:21.the weather not intervened. 72,000 would-be pack in here. Hard to

:05:21. > :05:40.

:05:40. > :05:50.gauge how many are in here. It is to ground.

:05:50. > :06:14.

:06:14. > :06:23.Driven on by it Andrea Lo Cicero I think England have turned that

:06:23. > :06:33.over. Done very well in the ruck, there. Benford and is looking to

:06:33. > :06:34.

:06:34. > :06:44.take charge of things -- Ben Foden. Lee Dickson is down, having taken a

:06:44. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:08.the throat of Sergio Parisse. Great tackle from Owen Farrell. The ball

:07:08. > :07:27.

:07:27. > :07:32.has gone loose and Dan Cole has around the back of Luke McLean,

:07:32. > :07:42.unsuccessfully. Morgan thinks about having a go and swings it to Ben

:07:42. > :08:21.

:08:21. > :08:27.Corbisiero and he does well. He did very, very well. Has the

:08:27. > :08:35.referee gone back for the penalty? I think he has gone to have a word

:08:35. > :08:39.with the touch judge, to buyers -- Tobias Botes might have been taken

:08:40. > :08:45.out as the ball was knocked through. A gentle nudge.

:08:45. > :08:55.There is not much in that. Chris Ashton is entitled to that. It was

:08:55. > :09:09.

:09:09. > :09:12.are hearing from Jerome Garces. Chris Ashton has got a penalty but

:09:12. > :09:17.no more. I think he was committed to the

:09:17. > :09:25.tackle, there, even though he pushed him. You have got to be

:09:25. > :09:35.careful with the Italians. More troops assembling on the

:09:35. > :09:37.

:09:37. > :09:41.sidelines for England. A couple of front row bruisers in Rob Webber

:09:41. > :09:47.and Matt Stevens. He was the only one on the bench he didn't make it

:09:47. > :09:57.last time, Rob Webber. At the moment, it is the job of Tobias

:09:57. > :10:28.

:10:28. > :10:33.seeing that one back again. A horror show.

:10:34. > :10:39.That had more chance of going under the post than over it. That is

:10:40. > :10:43.unfortunate because, you know, Italy really needed that to get

:10:43. > :10:46.themselves within a shot of an historic victory and you have to

:10:46. > :10:52.wonder whether they will miss the fact Kris Burton is not on the

:10:52. > :10:58.field for those kind of penalties. That is two in the space of eight

:10:58. > :11:03.minutes that have gone begging. They weren't easy by any stretch.

:11:03. > :11:13.Matt Stevens comes on for Dan Cole and Rob Webber arrives on the field

:11:13. > :11:35.

:11:35. > :11:41.to make his debut for England in Another figure is waiting on the

:11:41. > :11:45.sidelines, Lawrence, you probably recognise this man. Mauro

:11:45. > :11:49.Bergamasco is waiting to play his part. He has had time out with

:11:49. > :11:52.Totts -- with a shoulder trouble. Surprising we haven't seen him on

:11:52. > :11:57.before and now with five minutes left to play.

:11:57. > :12:03.He has so much experience, so much to offer. It has left it a bit late

:12:03. > :12:07.in the day to seek who he is coming on for. It looks like Sergio

:12:07. > :12:16.Parisse but he has now been told he will say on the field, he is the

:12:16. > :12:23.skipper, after all. England have the scrum, forcing the

:12:23. > :12:33.knock-on. We see the charge down from Charlie Hodgson, there.

:12:33. > :12:37.

:12:37. > :12:47.England have got an opportunity to to the Italian 22, forcing Italy to

:12:47. > :12:56.

:12:56. > :13:03.Made his debut as a 19-year-old. Scored some vital tries and has

:13:03. > :13:13.been a very significant part of Italian rugby for a long time now.

:13:13. > :13:16.

:13:16. > :13:26.This is England through Charlie where they wanted. Overlap for the

:13:26. > :13:38.

:13:38. > :13:48.Italians. Alessandro Zanni marches know this is not the time for slip

:13:48. > :14:02.

:14:02. > :14:08.Farrell is on top of it. Scrum, England.

:14:08. > :14:17.Owen Farrell, if he had a little bit of time there, he could have

:14:17. > :14:25.actually got his hands on the ball. He could have just tactic through

:14:25. > :14:31.and -- hacked it through. Sergio Parisse is the RBS Six

:14:31. > :14:35.Nations man of the match, nominated by the Italian media.

:14:35. > :14:45.He has had a good game but he always has a good game. By his own

:14:45. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:56.standards, I have seen him play and the kicking of Owen Farrell. If

:14:56. > :15:00.England do win, it will be by a small margin and the touchline

:15:00. > :15:04.conversion he put in and some other kicks, they have made a big

:15:04. > :15:08.difference. More changes from still a Lancaster.

:15:08. > :15:18.Charlie Hodgson is leaving the field and Jordan Turner-Hall is on

:15:18. > :15:28.

:15:28. > :15:31.for his second cap. Owen Farrell Just two and a half minutes to play

:15:32. > :15:37.and England will be happy with where they are playing the rugby at

:15:37. > :15:40.the moment. The clock is ticking down and they have a narrow lead.

:15:40. > :15:50.No complaints from England for the we set scrum as the clock winds

:15:50. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:05.far away from Jordan Turner-Hall. And as the scrum has gone to ground

:16:05. > :16:15.we have another reset. Hartley is urging on his front row comrades

:16:15. > :16:16.

:16:16. > :16:21.from the side lines, now. England are very close to another victory,

:16:21. > :16:26.following up on the experience last weekend at Murrayfield. Hodgson is

:16:26. > :16:36.battered and bruised. The vital intervention that the charge down

:16:36. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:40.that turned things around. He has played well. He got the try. With

:16:40. > :16:50.everything he has he tried to pull the strings as much as possible. He

:16:50. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:05.can be pleased with his performance everybody knows they need to put in

:17:05. > :17:33.

:17:33. > :17:39.route is best. And the referee says it has gone forwards. A scrum to

:17:39. > :17:43.the Italians with 50 seconds remaining. This is where

:17:43. > :17:51.inexperience comes in. England have the scrum. I am not sure whether

:17:51. > :17:56.there was a mix up, but the Lee Dickson and Hartley combination,

:17:56. > :18:06.England managed to turn the ball over. They have managed to hand

:18:06. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:18.Italy another scrum. The Italians were digging in. This will be their

:18:18. > :18:40.

:18:40. > :18:50.last opportunity. The snow is They need to recycle carefully to

:18:50. > :19:21.

:19:21. > :19:26.Barritt for another England victory. Dug out of trouble. 12-6 down, they

:19:26. > :19:31.turned it around and England have their second victory in a row under

:19:31. > :19:36.Stuart Lancaster. They are gathering momentum, slowly but

:19:36. > :19:41.surely. Wales next. They did the job in tough conditions against the

:19:41. > :19:47.most stubborn of opponents. Credit to England. There were questions

:19:47. > :19:55.coming in about how and they would cope with the Italian power. They

:19:55. > :20:03.will come up against more attacking teams in the likes of Wales and

:20:03. > :20:10.France and Ireland. But two out of two and full credit to them.

:20:10. > :20:16.Particularly in the second half. Hodgson and Lee Dickson. England

:20:16. > :20:21.march on. Back to Twickenham. A ground they know well. They will

:20:21. > :20:31.look forward to Wales. So England, look forward to Wales. So England,

:20:31. > :20:37.19-15. Well done on surviving a tough examination. I wondered if

:20:37. > :20:45.you felt you were in trouble when you were down on.? In the first

:20:45. > :20:49.half we dominated. There was a lucky tried that got them away. We

:20:49. > :20:59.increased the tempo in the second half. We did not lose our heads and

:20:59. > :21:02.

:21:02. > :21:08.came good. How much work goes into your speciality? It is try my best

:21:09. > :21:13.to put as much pressure on. Go for it and hope for the best. You were

:21:13. > :21:19.mobbed by your team-mates when you scored. It shows team spirit

:21:19. > :21:24.developing. It is that evident in the second half come back?

:21:24. > :21:29.Definitely. To show the results when we were down. To come back and

:21:29. > :21:35.be successful in a place like this with Italy and their experience. We

:21:35. > :21:43.are delighted to get a win. Wales next at home. How much further can

:21:43. > :21:47.the England side build from here? He knows? It is a good question. We

:21:47. > :21:52.will enjoy ourselves. We have worked hard in the past couple of

:21:52. > :21:55.weeks with these two victories. We will have a week off and look

:21:55. > :21:59.forward to the Wales game. Well done.

:21:59. > :22:06.done. Well done, helping to secure

:22:06. > :22:15.England's win. They dig themselves out of trouble. They are in top

:22:15. > :22:21.spot in the table. 100% record for Stuart Lancaster. What will be more

:22:21. > :22:24.pleasing, getting the points, or the way they went about it and

:22:24. > :22:26.utilised the substitutes? They have team spirit and got themselves out

:22:26. > :22:31.team spirit and got themselves out team spirit and got themselves out

:22:31. > :22:37.of a hole. The whole package is the contribution. The first 40 minutes

:22:37. > :22:42.were pretty boring. There was no momentum. There was no hard edge

:22:42. > :22:50.about England. They got together at half time and came out a different

:22:50. > :22:58.side, particularly Morgan and Lee Dickson. That changed. It seemed to

:22:58. > :23:05.energise the side. Italy will be kicking themselves. It was a big

:23:05. > :23:11.opportunity. Credits to Hodgson. He chased the ball and never gave up

:23:11. > :23:16.and got his just deserts. There is a familiar pattern, Charlie charges

:23:16. > :23:21.down and Farrell kicks well. This was almost a lost cause, but

:23:21. > :23:27.Charlie keeps going. There has to be an element of fortune where that

:23:27. > :23:33.ball bounces and two weeks running, fortune has been on Charlie's side.

:23:33. > :23:37.I say never give up. Keep on going. Lawrence mentioned it. They

:23:37. > :23:43.practise it sometimes, but there was an element of luck. You will

:23:43. > :23:48.not get that luck unless you search for it. We should not take anything

:23:48. > :23:52.away on how use substitutes. The weather is not particularly

:23:52. > :23:56.pleasant and the conditions are difficult. When you choose to bring

:23:56. > :24:01.substitutes on and the impact they make, that is about the discretion

:24:01. > :24:07.of the coach. Definitely. Lee Dickson was unlucky not to start,

:24:07. > :24:16.so was Morgan. They will come on and say, you need to pick us. Those

:24:16. > :24:25.40 minutes, just shy of 40 minutes performances. We heard how

:24:25. > :24:29.disappointed Youngs was. Particularly in himself. You cannot

:24:29. > :24:36.overstate how well they have done. They are away from home and people

:24:36. > :24:42.did not give them much of a chance. The Owen Farrell. 100%. He is

:24:42. > :24:51.talking now. It was a flawless kicking display. How did you keep

:24:51. > :24:56.your nerve? It was not too bad. We have been practising. I kept up

:24:56. > :25:02.with my good form going out there today. Can you give Arsene idea

:25:02. > :25:07.what the conditions were like? How tough was interplay? It was OK at

:25:07. > :25:13.the start. It was still. Snow had settled. The wind picked up in the

:25:13. > :25:19.second half and it started snowing. It was worse then, but not too bad.

:25:19. > :25:23.Did you get that person back to did that? No. It was one of my own

:25:24. > :25:30.players. What was the message at half-time, after conceding two

:25:30. > :25:36.quick tries? It was just to keep doing what we are doing. It was

:25:36. > :25:42.more through our mistakes that the tries came. We were still on top in

:25:42. > :25:51.the first half, I thought. But we got the win in the end. Well done.

:25:51. > :25:56.A great composed come performance - - composed performance. Wherever he

:25:56. > :26:01.is on the pitch, it seems he will get it. Owen Farrell came on the

:26:01. > :26:06.scene last season with Saracens. He showed great composure in the

:26:06. > :26:11.Premiership final and it seems to have carried on with England. Three

:26:11. > :26:19.out of five last week and 100% this week. The kicks were very important

:26:19. > :26:25.today. That was a crucial kick. His game will only get better and

:26:25. > :26:29.better. He played exceptionally well. Hodgson played well. He got

:26:29. > :26:34.another try. We can see Farrell kicking over. The kicks that Italy

:26:34. > :26:44.missed proved to be crucial. Farrell was the difference on the

:26:44. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:49.scoreboard. Since 2004, England have only won back-to-back --

:26:49. > :26:55.matches in the Six Nations only ones. It shows how they read and

:26:55. > :27:01.understand each other. They have mentioned Italy's lucky tries.

:27:01. > :27:06.Italy were pressuring them. I do not think they were that lucky. But

:27:07. > :27:14.they had confidence in themselves. They said, we can work our way into

:27:14. > :27:20.this. That shows great composure for and inexperience side. Two

:27:20. > :27:24.could performances to win away from home. And a quick word on Italy.

:27:24. > :27:30.The first time they have scored two tries against England since 2001.

:27:31. > :27:35.They should be pleased. Yes. They are getting ever closer. Still

:27:35. > :27:39.searching for the elusive win against England. They played well

:27:39. > :27:45.today in front of their biggest crowd against England. From the

:27:45. > :27:51.point of view of England, we know they will have to improve. They

:27:51. > :27:56.will be happy to get home? At least they will be back at Twickenham.

:27:56. > :27:59.Thank you for your company. We can say we were in the snow at the

:27:59. > :28:04.say we were in the snow at the Olympic Stadium. Subject to a pitch

:28:04. > :28:10.inspection in Paris, you have more rugby to come. If the inspection

:28:10. > :28:16.goes well, you will see that match at 7:30pm. Consolation for my wet

:28:16. > :28:21.colleagues here, it is colder and wetter in Paris, apparently. The

:28:21. > :28:26.Olympic Stadium did himself proud. It was a compelling match. They say