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England put last week’s Scotland defeat behind them with a six-try 41-18 Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday as Anthony Watson scored two tries and Jonny May claimed a memorable one with an astonishing, acrobatic leap.
at Twickenham THE SIX NATIONS champions duly extended their unbeaten streak against Italy at Twickenham, as England tried to recover from their bruising loss against Scotland in the opening game. The scars of that loss were as much to do with the poor way that England had played as to how well Scotland had performed. Italy were the cannon fodder to help Eddie Jones’s men put their season back on track, but nobody had told the Azzurri. Franco Smith’s side opened the scoring with a well-taken try after the home side had again conceded an unnecessary penalty in the first minute of play.
The âMayflyâ entered rugbyâs lexicon at Twickenham last night as once again England looked to Jonny May to supply their attacking brio with a spectacular airborne finish. It was Mayâs stunning finish against Ireland in November that topped a rather short showreel of their autumn campaign, and yesterday his salmon-like leap over Luca Sperandioâs attempted tackle at the end of the first half provided the highlight of this workmanlike victory against Italy. âIt just happened instinctively, it is just a little skill you need to have there and luckily I was able to ex...
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