England suffered to beat Italy 27-24 (half-time: 14-17) on the first day of the 2024 Six Nations Tournament on Saturday in Rome.
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The XV de la Rose had to wait until the 45th minute to take the lead against a Nazionale, unabashedly and attractive in the first period for the first time as coach of the Argentinian Gonzalo Quesada.
Italy scored three tries, by Alessandro Garbisi (10th), Tommaso Allan (25th) and Monty Ioanne (80+4th) and a penalty from Allan.
England responded with two tries, by Elliot Daly (19th) and Alex Mitchell (44th) and five penalties from George Ford.
England had not won their first match of the Six Nations Tournament since 2019.