History of rugby union matches between England and Italy

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The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by February 2021, they had met in 28 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 had 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 closest results between the two sides came in the 2008 and 2012 Six Nations tournaments, with England winning both games by a four-point margin.

The most recent match between the two sides ended in a 33-0 victory for England in Stadio Olimpico, Rome during the second round of the 2022 Six Nations Championship.

Summary[]

Overall[]

Records[]

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

Results[]

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition	Attendance	Ref
1	8 October 1991	Twickenham, London	36–6	England	1991 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
2	31 May 1995	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	27–20	England	1995 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
3	23 November 1996	Twickenham, London	54–21	England	The Save & Prosper International
4	22 November 1998	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield	23–15	England	1999 Rugby World Cup European qualification
5	2 October 1999	Twickenham, London	67–7	England	1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
6	18 March 2000	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	12–59	England	2000 Six Nations Championship
7	17 February 2001	Twickenham, London	80–23	England	2001 Six Nations Championship
8	7 April 2002	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	9–45	England	2002 Six Nations Championship
9	9 March 2003	Twickenham, London	40–5	England	2003 Six Nations Championship
10	15 February 2004	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	9–50	England	2004 Six Nations Championship
11	12 March 2005	Twickenham, London	39–7	England	2005 Six Nations Championship
12	11 February 2006	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	16–31	England	2006 Six Nations Championship
13	10 February 2007	Twickenham, London	20–7	England	2007 Six Nations Championship
14	10 February 2008	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	19–23	England	2008 Six Nations Championship
15	7 February 2009	Twickenham, London	36–11	England	2009 Six Nations Championship
16	14 February 2010	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	12–17	England	2010 Six Nations Championship
17	12 February 2011	Twickenham, London	59–13	England	2011 Six Nations Championship
18	11 February 2012	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	15–19	England	2012 Six Nations Championship
19	10 March 2013	Twickenham, London	18–11	England	2013 Six Nations Championship
20	15 March 2014	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	11–52	England	2014 Six Nations Championship
21	14 February 2015	Twickenham, London	47–17	England	2015 Six Nations Championship
22	14 February 2016	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	9–40	England	2016 Six Nations Championship
23	26 February 2017	Twickenham, London	36–15	England	2017 Six Nations Championship
24	4 February 2018	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	15–46	England	2018 Six Nations Championship
25	9 March 2019	Twickenham, London	57–14	England	2019 Six Nations Championship
26	6 September 2019	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne	37–0	England	2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-up
27	31 October 2020	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	5–34	England	2020 Six Nations Championship
28	13 February 2021	Twickenham, London	41–18	England	2021 Six Nations Championship
29	13 February 2022	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	0–33	England	2022 Six Nations Championship

Non-test results[]

Below is a list of matches that Italy has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but England did not.

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