{"id":38824,"date":"2025-03-07T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=38824"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:00:15","slug":"england-vs-italy-preview-prediction-team-news-and-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-fixture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/england-vs-italy-preview-prediction-team-news-and-lineups-ahead-of-six-nations-fixture\/","title":{"rendered":"England Vs Italy Preview, Prediction, Team News And Lineups Ahead Of Six Nations Fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s our England Vs Italy preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Sunday&#8217;s Six Nations clash in Twickenham.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"iw gFxsud\">England Vs Italy Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Round four of the Six Nations sees England and Italy face off in South West London on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Borthwick&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ireland-vs-england-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025-rugby\/\">England side lost 27-22 to Ireland<\/a> on the opening weekend before edging one-point games against France and Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>England sit third in the table, and could still win the championship &#8211; albeit unlikely &#8211; if results go their way.<\/p>\n<p>Italy, meanwhile, were beaten by Scotland in round one, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/italy-vs-wales-highlights-guinness-six-nations-2025\/\">overcame Wales 22-15<\/a> a week later.<\/p>\n<p>They took a record-breaking hammering against France last time out, though, and will be desperate to put in a better performance.<\/p>\n<p>But England remain one of the few international sides Italy have never beaten in their history.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/rugby\/\">best UK rugby betting sites<\/a> expect England to maintain their perfect record against the Azzurri. England are massive 1\/20 favourites, with Italy at 16\/1.<\/p>\n<p>For a closer look at the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/england-vs-italy-rugby-stats-ahead-of-sundays-six-nations-clash-in-twickenham\/\">England Vs Italy stats<\/a>, check out our full article here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>England Vs Italy Team News<\/h2>\n<p><strong>England:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jamie George is set to make his 100th England appearance \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udf39<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Borthwick has named his match day squad to face Italy at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allianz_stad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@allianz_stad<\/a> on Sunday.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/O2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@O2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WearTheRose?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WearTheRose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnglandRugby\/status\/1897301112086257823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The biggest selection call from Borthwick is the decision to drop Harlequins&#8217; Marcus Smith to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Usually a fly-half, Smith had started at fullback in England&#8217;s recent wins over France and Scotland, but drops to the bench in place of Elliot Daly.<\/p>\n<p>Northampton&#8217;s Fraser Dingwall comes into the centres, with Henry Slade reportedly carrying a slight knock.<\/p>\n<p>Former skipper Jamie George starts at hooker for his 100th cap, becoming just the seventh man to reach a century for England.<\/p>\n<p>In the back row, Tom Curry has shaken off a dead leg to start alongside Tom Willis and Ben Earl, with brother Ben Curry once again on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet returns to the bench in favour of Bristol&#8217;s Harry Randall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Federugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Federugby<\/a> side to take on England this weekend \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GuinnessM6N?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GuinnessM6N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeX8J8RS1K\">pic.twitter.com\/qeX8J8RS1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guinness Men&#39;s Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixNationsRugby\/status\/1897989711383146525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>England Vs Italy Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><b>England:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Starting XV: Daly; Freeman, Lawrence, Dingwall, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Chessum, T Curry, Earl, Willis<\/p>\n<p>Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Baxter, Heyes, Hill, Cunningham-South, B Curry, Van Poortvliet, M Smith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting XV: Capuozzo, Ioane, Ignacio Brex, Menoncello, Gallagher, Garbisi, Varney, Vintcent, Lamaro, Negri, Ruzza, Cannone, Riccioni, Nicotera, Fischetti<\/p>\n<p>Replacements:\u00a0 Lucchesi, Spagnolo, Ferrari, Favretto, Zuliani, Cannone, Page-Relo, Allan<\/p>\n<h2>England Vs Italy Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>England need maximum points if they are to have any chance of lifting the title &#8211; provided France can beat Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>We therefore expect Steve Borthwick&#8217;s side to play a bit more attacking rugby than we&#8217;ve seen recently, hopefully creating a more open game.<\/p>\n<p>With the handbrake off and both teams looking to score, we expect a good number of tries, but think England will eventually prove too strong for the Italians.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prediction:<\/b> England 37-28 Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our England Vs Italy preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Sunday&#8217;s Six Nations clash in Twickenham. 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