Italy U20

17 - 37

Full Time

England U20

England U20 vs Italy U20

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

James Pater curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

72'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! George Marsh places the ball down for the try.

71'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with George Marsh getting some game time.

70'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Seb Kelly being replaced.

70'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Freddie Ogden-Metherell getting some game time.

70'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Tate Williams being replaced.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Alessandro Teodosio getting some game time.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Nikolaj Varotto being replaced.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Gioele Boccato getting some game time.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Christian Brasini being replaced.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Antonio Reina getting some game time.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Valerio Pelli being replaced.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Del Sureto getting some game time.

70'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Riccardo Casarin being replaced.

70'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Giovanni Degli Antoni coming on.

69'

Italy U20 make a substitution with Pietro Celi coming off.

69'

England U20 make a substitution with Oliver Spencer coming on.

68'

England U20 make a substitution with Ollie Scola coming off.

68'

England U20 make a substitution with George Pearson coming on.

68'

England U20 make a substitution with Finn Keylock coming off.

68'

Conversion

The England U20 supporters go wild as Finn Keylock successfully kicks the conversion.

68'

Try

A series of passes by England U20 results in a try for Finn Keylock

67'

A gap opened in the defence and Finn Keylock took full advantage.

67'

Aiden Ainsworth-Cave sets up the try.

67'

England U20 make a substitution with Victor Worsnip coming on.

65'

England U20 make a substitution with Nick Lilley coming off.

65'

England U20 sub Jerold Gorleku comes onto the field.

63'

Jimmy Staples departs for England U20.

63'

Italy U20 sub Inza Dene comes onto the field.

60'

Carlo Antonio Bianchi departs for Italy U20.

60'

Finn Keylock curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

60'

Try

A stunning solo try from Seb Kelly

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Seb Kelly goes through the gap.

59'

Jonny Weimann comes on for England U20.

57'

Lucas Friday leaves the field.

57'

Francesco Braga has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

52'

Try

Malik Faissal scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

51'

What a run here by Malik Faissal as they get over the gainline!

51'

Penalty Goal

Finn Keylock does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Erik Meroi getting some game time.

48'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Trevisan being replaced.

48'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Sonny Tonga'uiha getting some game time.

48'

England U20 decide to make a substitution, with Ollie Streeter being replaced.

48'

Francesco Braga has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

48'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Valerio Pelli dots the ball down from close range.

47'

Valerio Pelli makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'

Spellbinding play by Nikolaj Varotto is finished off with a try.

47'

Malik Faissal makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'

Conversion

Finn Keylock adds the two points for England U20.

45'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Lucas Friday dots the ball down from close range.

44'

Tyler Offiah makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Finn Keylock kicks the penalty.

41'

Yellow Card

Luca De Novellis (Italy U20) is shown a yellow card

39'

Conversion

Finn Keylock does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for England U20 as Will Knight goes over.

35'

Fabulous play by England U20 has led to Will Knight being able to wriggle through a gap.

35'

Lucas Friday sets up the try.

34'

Davide Sette comes on for Italy U20.

34'

Marco Spreafichi leaves the field.

34'

Trouble here as Finn Keylock breaches the defence.

33'

Luca Trevisan comes on for Italy U20.

30'

Erik Meroi leaves the field.

30'

This is dangerous for the defence as Noah Caluori bursts through to advance the England U20 attack.

22'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Erik Meroi getting some game time.

20'

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Trevisan being replaced.

20'

Conversion

Francesco Braga converts the try.

17'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Italy U20 is finished off by Pietro Celi

17'

This is dangerous for the defence as Pietro Celi bursts through to advance the Italy U20 attack.

17'

Nikolaj Varotto sets up the try.

17'

A gap opened in the defence and Tommaso Roda took full advantage.

15'

We are underway as the referee Gonzalo de Achaval blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Italy U20 v England U20 
  
 Round 4 
  
 Fri 6th March 2026, 11:15am PST 
  
 Stadio Comunale di Monigo 
  
 Gonzalo de Achaval

Points Flow Chart

England U20 win +20

Time in lead

Mins in lead

22%

% Of Game In Lead

51%

43%

Possession Last 10 min

57%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Marsh

71'

17 - 37

Keylock

68'

17 - 32

Keylock

67'

17 - 30

Kelly

59'

17 - 25

Faissal

17 - 20

51'

Keylock

50'

12 - 20

Pelli

12 - 17

47'

Keylock

45'

7 - 17

Friday

44'

7 - 15

Half Time

Keylock

41'

7 - 10

De Novellis

7 - 7

39'

Keylock

35'

7 - 7

Knight

35'

7 - 5

Braga

7 - 0

17'

Celi

5 - 0

17'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

4.2

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

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

77%

87%

3-6 secs

19%

12%

6+ secs

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

62'

65'

69'

70'

78'

Italy U20

England U20

Italy U20 vs England U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Italy U20 face off against England U20 in U20 Six Nations Round 4 on Fri 6th March 2026 at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:15 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 21:15 SAST, 08:15 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 06:15 AEST on Stan Sport 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 2 places in the league table with England U20 in 3rd and Italy U20 in 5th 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.