Italy vs England LIVE: Six Nations latest updates, scores and results with France vs Ireland to decide title
Follow the latest updates from the final day of the 2020 Six Nations Championship as England, Ireland and France battle for the title
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates from the final day of the Six Nations after England moved top of the table with a 34-5 bonus-point win over Italy, with France’s clash with Ireland at the Stade de France to decide the destination of this year’s title.
Two tries from England centurion Ben Youngs helped his side secure the bonus point they desperately needed, with Jamie George also scoring on his 50 cap for his country. Tom Curry’s try in the second half secured the crucial bonus point, with Henry Slade adding a fifth for good measure.
It means that England have one hand on the trophy, but will have to wait for the result in the final game of the championship to know if they have clinched the title for the first time since 2017, as if Ireland beat France by six points - so long as they score a try - or by seven points, they will beat England to top spot, while a bonus-point win would also be enough for the Irish.
79 mins: Italy 5-34 England
Italy get a free-kick straight after another, but it’s knocked forwards and England will have one last chance to try add to their points haul.
77 mins: Italy 5-34 England
Can England bag one more try here? They’re going for it, as May threads a lovely kick down the line that forces Italy to kick into touch inside the 22. However, England’s lineout drive this time goes wrong as Genge goes in front of the jumper to go offside, giving Italy the penalty. Tom Dunn meanwhile comes on for Jamie George to become the fourth England debutant today.
73 mins: Italy 5-34 England
The floodgates have opened as Farrell nudges the ball through for former Saracens teammate Earl to collect, and though he’s tackled short he wisely pops the ball up for Henry Slade to step inside Garbisi and Mori and dive over to score the fifth try. Farrell misses the conversion again though, this time hitting the upright, and that’s four points missed.
68 mins: Italy 5-29 England
How important will this prove? George breaks right from the maul and passes to Youngs, who is forced into contact, and when England are short on numbers Italy try the counter-attack. It’s a mistake as Tom Curry sweeps round and spots an empty blindside as wing Mori has entered the ruck, and he breezes over to score the crucial fourth try. Farrell can’t add the conversion, which he will not like one bit as it’s now all about every point England can score - and not conceded.
66 mins: Italy 5-24 England
England are awarded the free-kick for pre-engagement, and it’s upgraded to a penalty for backchat that Farrell send to touch inside the Italian 22. A chance here for England to try and wrap up the bonus point.
64 mins: Italy 5-24 England
Youngs sends up a box kick and although it’s taken well, Thorley times his tackle to perfection and possession is turned over. Will Stuart, just on for Sinckler, picks and goes, and Thorley follows suit as the replacement speed up the tempo, but England cough up possession when they go wide and the ball is knocked on.
63 mins: Italy 5-24 England
Italy get driven back quickly by England’s confrontational defence, with Itoje leading the charge, but Violi and Canna work a chance down the left wing, only for a Curry tap tackle dislodging the ball and forcing it into touch to let England off the hook.
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