History of rugby union matches between England and Italy

The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by February 2016, they had met in 22 test matches, all of which have been won by England.

Their first meeting was on 8 October 1991 in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, England won 36 - 6. England have played Italy three times in Rugby World Cups, once in a Rugby World Cup qualifier at Huddersfield and once in an Autumn International, prior to them joining the Six Nations Championship. Italy's inclusion into the Six Nations Championship in 2000 has ensured regular meetings between the sides.

England have dominated the matches between the sides despite some excellent, spirited displays by Italy, who have yet to register their first win or draw in the fixture.

The most recent match between the two sides ended in a 40-9 victory for England in Rome during the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Summary

Overall

Details	Played	Won by  England	Won by  Italy	Drawn	England points	Italy points
In England	12	12	0	0	519	143
In Italy	9	9	0	0	336	112
Neutral venue	1	1	0	0	27	20
Overall	22	22	0	0	882	275

Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record	England	Italy
Longest winning streak	22 (8 Oct 1991–Present)	0
Largest points for
Home	80 (17 February 2001)	19 (10 February 2008)
Away	59 (18 March 2000)	23 (17 February 2001)
Largest winning margin
Home	60 (2 October 1999)	NA
Away	47 (18 March 2000)	NA

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition
22	14 February 2016	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	9 – 40	England	2016 Six Nations Championship
21	14 February 2015	Twickenham, London	47 – 17	England	2015 Six Nations Championship
20	15 March 2014	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	11 – 52	England	2014 Six Nations Championship
19	10 March 2013	Twickenham, London	18 – 11	England	2013 Six Nations Championship
18	11 February 2012	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	15 – 19	England	2012 Six Nations Championship
17	12 February 2011	Twickenham, London	59 – 13	England	2011 Six Nations Championship
16	14 February 2010	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	12 – 17	England	2010 Six Nations Championship
15	7 February 2009	Twickenham, London	36 – 11	England	2009 Six Nations Championship
14	10 February 2008	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	19 – 23	England	2008 Six Nations Championship
13	10 February 2007	Twickenham, London	20 – 7	England	2007 Six Nations Championship
12	11 February 2006	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	16 – 31	England	2006 Six Nations Championship
11	12 March 2005	Twickenham, London	39 – 7	England	2005 Six Nations Championship
10	15 February 2004	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	9 – 50	England	2004 Six Nations Championship
9	9 March 2003	Twickenham, London	40 – 5	England	2003 Six Nations Championship
8	7 April 2002	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	9 – 45	England	2002 Six Nations Championship
7	17 February 2001	Twickenham, London	80 – 23	England	2001 Six Nations Championship
6	18 March 2000	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	12 – 59	England	2000 Six Nations Championship
5	2 October 1999	Twickenham, London	67 – 7	England	1999 Rugby World Cup
4	22 November 1998	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield	23 – 15	England	1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
3	23 November 1996	Twickenham, London	54 – 21	England
2	31 May 1995	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	27 – 20	England	1995 Rugby World Cup
1	8 October 1991	Twickenham, London	36 – 6	England	1991 Rugby World Cup

XV Result

Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition	Comments
10 May 1986	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	15 – 15	draw	England XV tour	Not classed as a full international by England who sent an England XV, not the 1st XV

Breakdown

In the World Cup, the teams have played each other on three occasions, 1991, 1995 and 1999, with England winning all three; there have been no draws. In these games, England have scored 130 points, and Italy 33.

In the Six Nations (2000-present), England have played Italy on 17 occasions, England winning all 17, Italy with no wins and there have been no Draws. In these games, England have scored 675 points, and Italy 206.

In other test matches, England have played Italy on two occasions, with England winning both. In these games, England have scored 77 points, and Italy 36.

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