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.
Watson at the double as England down Italy
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13/02/2021 - 17:28 3 min
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Anthony Watson scored two tries as England returned to winning ways with a 41-18 Six Nations success against Italy at Twickenham on Saturday.
Reigning champions England ran in six tries in all after their try-less tournament-opening 11-6 defeat by Scotland last week the Scots first win at Twickenham since 1983.
By contrast, England led 20-8 at half-time on Saturday, with Jonny Hill, Watson and Jonny May all scoring tries after Montanna Ioane had crossed to give the Azzurri a shock third-minute lead.
Watson s breakaway effort early in the second half put the result beyond doubt before replacement Jack Willis and Elliot Daly added further tries.
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Leinster show title credentials with superb win
Date published:
December 12 2020
Leinster displayed why they are one of the pre-tournament favourites following a dominant 35-14 victory over Montpellier at the GGL Stadium.
Their win erased the memory of the quarter-final defeat to Saracens at the end of last season and set them on the way for an assault on a fifth title.
The Irish province took their seven-match unbeaten record in the PRO14 into their latest European campaign and selected Irish stars Johnny Sexton and James Ryan on the bench. Sexton pulled out of the game at the last minute and was replaced by Harry Bryne, younger brother of starting number 10 Ross.