Italy U20

11 - 36

Full Time

England U20

England U20 vs Italy U20

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

This is dangerous for the defence as Marco Scalabrin bursts through to advance the Italy U20 attack.

80'

Conversion

Rory Taylor has kicked a conversion.

78'

Try

Great forward play by England U20 allows Henry Pollock to score the try.

77'

Jacob Oliver comes on.

77'

Craig Wright comes off.

77'

Samuele Mirenzi comes on.

76'

Jacopo Botturi comes off.

76'

Ioan Jones comes on.

76'

Alex Wills comes off.

76'

This is dangerous for the defence as Marco Scalabrin bursts through to advance the Italy U20 attack.

75'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Patrick De Villiers getting some game time.

71'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Mirko Belloni being replaced.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Piero Gritti took full advantage.

70'

Martino Pucciarello curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

68'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Valerio Siciliano places the ball down for the try.

67'

England U20 make a substitution with Scott Kirk coming on.

66'

England U20 make a substitution with Asher Opoku-Fordjour coming off.

66'

Italy U20 sub Davide Ascari comes onto the field.

64'

Marcos Gallorini departs for Italy U20.

64'

Italy U20 sub Cesare Zucconi comes onto the field.

64'

Luca Bellucci departs for Italy U20.

64'

Italy U20 sub Mattia Jimenez comes onto the field.

64'

Lorenzo Casilio departs for Italy U20.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Marco Scalabrin goes through the gap.

64'

Italy U20 sub Valerio Siciliano comes onto the field.

63'

Nicholas Gasperini departs for Italy U20.

63'

England U20 sub Jimmy Halliwell comes onto the field.

63'

Billy Sela departs for England U20.

63'

Conversion

The England U20 supporters go wild as Rory Taylor successfully kicks the conversion.

63'

Try

England U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Josh Bellamy touching down.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Josh Bellamy goes through the gap.

62'

Spellbinding play by Henry Pollock is finished off with a try.

62'

Italy U20 sub Francesco Imberti comes onto the field.

60'

Federico Zanandrea departs for Italy U20.

60'

The defensive line has been broken as Marco Scalabrin goes through the gap.

59'

Nathan Michelow comes on.

51'

Zach Carr comes off.

51'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Sergio Pelliccioli getting some game time.

49'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Federico Pisani being replaced.

49'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Joe Bailey getting some game time.

49'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Olamide Sodeke being replaced.

49'

Fabulous play by England U20 has led to Alex Wills being able to wriggle through a gap.

41'

Fabulous play by England U20 has led to Craig Wright being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

England U20 make a substitution with Josh Bellamy coming on.

40'

England U20 make a substitution with Sean Kerr coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

England U20 go for goal with Sean Kerr taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

40'

Try

Incisive passing by England U20 is finished off by Finn Carnduff, as they goes over for the try.

39'

Fabulous play by England U20 has led to Finn Carnduff being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

That's a great try assist by Toby Cousins.

39'

Conversion

Sean Kerr does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

34'

Try

Brilliant skill shown there by Henry Pollock as they go over the white wash for a try.

33'

Trouble here as Henry Pollock breaches the defence.

33'

Finn Carnduff sets up the try.

33'

Trouble here as Lorenzo Casilio breaches the defence.

28'

This is dangerous for the defence as Alex Wills bursts through to advance the England U20 attack.

21'

Conversion

Sean Kerr makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

20'

Try

A wonderful passing move by England U20 is finished off by Henry Pollock

19'

Ben Redshaw sets up the try.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ben Redshaw bursts through to advance the England U20 attack.

19'

Penalty Goal

Martino Pucciarello does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Mirko Belloni took full advantage.

14'

England U20 sub Oliver Spencer comes onto the field.

11'

Ben Waghorn departs for England U20.

11'

Penalty Goal

Martino Pucciarello makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

10'

A gap opened in the defence and Marco Scalabrin took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Marco Scalabrin goes through the gap.

Martino Pucciarello has an attempt on goal with a drop kick, but it falls well short.

Penalty Goal

Sean Kerr has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Italy U20 v England U20 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Fri 2nd February 2024, 11:15am PST 
  
 Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +25

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

89%

63%

Possession Last 10 min

37%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Taylor

78'

11 - 36

Pollock

77'

11 - 34

Siciliano

11 - 29

67'

Taylor

63'

6 - 29

Bellamy

62'

6 - 27

Half Time

Carnduff

39'

6 - 22

Kerr

34'

6 - 17

Pollock

33'

6 - 15

Kerr

20'

6 - 10

Pollock

19'

6 - 8

Pucciarello

6 - 3

18'

Pucciarello

3 - 3

10'

Kerr

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

4.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Italy U20

England U20

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Defence Profile

Italy U20

England U20

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

30%

42%

3-6 secs

35%

30%

6+ secs

27%

20%

Rucks Won

Italy U20 vs England U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Italy U20 face off against England U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 1 on Fri 2nd February 2024 at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:15. In South Africa it’s at 21:15 SAST, 08:15 NZST in New Zealand, 06:15 AEST in Australia and 11:15 EST in the US.

England U20 won the last encounter but England U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with England U20 in 1st and Italy U20 in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Italy U20 vs England U20 Squads

The official squads for Italy U20 vs England U20 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.