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England beat Italy 27-24 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to kick-off their Six Nations campaign - but they had to battle back from 17-8 down after a nightmare start

ITALY 24-27 ENGLAND: Elliot Daly and Alex Mitchell score the tries as Steve Borthwick's side battled back from 17-8 down to claim a victory at the Stadio Olimpico and get their Six Nations off to a winning start

Ireland will begin the Six Nations as defending champions but face a daunting trip to face France on Friday night as England look to improve on their recent showings

Talented fly-half, 24, is awaiting scan results after suffering a leg in training in national side's training camp in Italy, just six days before their opening fixture.

NEW ZEALAND 96-17 ITALY: Dark night for Italy as Men in Black shred their paper-thin defence in impressive return to form

Wales were beaten 20-10 by England last month and have failed to pick up a single point in the Six Nations so far, with coach Warren Gatland revealing there has been a "significant split" within the squad

England's Six Nations victory over Italy was tarnished on Sunday, after an Italian journalist covering the match was covered in beer by a pint-throwing fan at Twickenham

England 31-14 Italy: Five-try England earn Steve Borthwick his first win to go third in Six Nations table behind unbeaten duo Ireland and Scotland

Steve Borthwick celebrated his first win in charge of England as they ran out 31-14 winners against Italy despite seeing their visitors provide some resilience in the second half

After an opening Six Nations defeat to rivals Scotland last weekend, England coach Steve Borthwick is set to reshuffle the pack ahead of the upcoming clash with Italy

France begin the defence of their Six Nations title this Sunday when they take on underdogs Italy in their opening match of the 2023 event at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome

A new Netflix series documenting two of this year's major rugby tournaments could be just what the doctor ordered as rugby seeks to remedy its ails concerning spectator reach