Itoje said: “Jamie is a fantastic player, an incredible rugby player who ... for Varney at scrum half for Italy. It’s out of nothing but England have try number six! Italy are offloading ...

That's about it for our live text coverage of England's Women's Six Nations opener against Italy - you can read Alastair ... of coming back to Test rugby like that is good. "It's our home country ...

The Women's Six Nations kicks into gear this weekend with England ... against Italy in York on Sunday. The tournament will have some extra spice this time around with Women's Rugby World Cup ...

Emily Scarratt, Claudio MacDonald and Amy Cokayne also crossed over in a largely one-sided opening 40 minutes, but England ... it 14-0 soon after. An England penalty try was followed by Italy's ...

England take on Italy looking to build on two tight wins ... making his first start at the position in Test rugby for four years, while Fraser Dingwall partners Ollie Lawrence in the centres.

This, then, felt like a significant step forward as the hosts showed far more attacking ambition, eventually putting Italy to ... lifted the number of Northampton players in England’s backline ...