Italy 9 England 40 player ratings: Jonathan Joseph and George Kruis shine for England
Man-for-man marking from England's 40-9 win over Italy in the 2016 Six Nations
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Your support makes all the difference.England continued their progress under Eddie Jones with a 40-9 win over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
The first half was a rather dull affair, with George Ford scoring the only try of the half, and at the break, England were only ahead 11-9.
However after the interval, England came alive. Jonathan Joseph scored a hat-trick and Owen Farrell also managed to get over the whitewash following a lovely offload from Jamie George. All of Italy's points came from the boot of Carlo Canna, but the Azurri failed to register a point in the second half.
Have a look through the gallery below to find out how the players fared...
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