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 2024, they had met in 31 test matches, all of which have been won by England.

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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 result between the two sides came in the opening round of the 2024 Six Nations Championship tournament, with England winning by a three-point margin.

The most recent match between the two sides ended in a 27-24 victory for England in Stadio Olimpico, Rome during the first round of the 2024 Six Nations Championship.

Summary

Overall

DetailsPlayedWon by
England
Won by
Italy
DrawnEngland pointsItaly points
In England171700721204
In Italy131300476156
Neutral venue11002720
Overall3131001,224380

Records

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

RecordEnglandItaly
Longest winning streak31 (8 Oct 1991–Present)N/A
Largest points for
Home80 (17 February 2001)24 (3 February 2024)
Away59 (18 March 2000)23 (17 February 2001)
Largest winning margin
Home60 (2 October 1999)N/A
Away47 (18 March 2000)N/A

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
18 October 1991 Twickenham Stadium, London36–6Flag of England.svg  England 1991 Rugby World Cup
231 May 1995 Kings Park Stadium, Durban (South Africa)27–20Flag of England.svg  England 1995 Rugby World Cup
323 November 1996Twickenham Stadium, London54–21Flag of England.svg  England 1996 Italy tour of Great Britain
422 November 1998 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 23–15Flag of England.svg  England 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification
52 October 1999Twickenham Stadium, London67–7Flag of England.svg  England 1999 Rugby World Cup
618 March 2000 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 12–59Flag of England.svg  England 2000 Six Nations Championship
717 February 2001Twickenham Stadium, London80–23Flag of England.svg  England 2001 Six Nations Championship
87 April 2002Stadio Flaminio, Rome9–45Flag of England.svg  England 2002 Six Nations Championship
99 March 2003Twickenham Stadium, London40–5Flag of England.svg  England 2003 Six Nations Championship
1015 February 2004Stadio Flaminio, Rome9–50Flag of England.svg  England 2004 Six Nations Championship
1112 March 2005Twickenham Stadium, London39–7Flag of England.svg  England 2005 Six Nations Championship
1211 February 2006Stadio Flaminio, Rome16–31Flag of England.svg  England 2006 Six Nations Championship
1310 February 2007Twickenham Stadium, London20–7Flag of England.svg  England 2007 Six Nations Championship
1410 February 2008Stadio Flaminio, Rome19–23Flag of England.svg  England 2008 Six Nations Championship
157 February 2009Twickenham Stadium, London36–11Flag of England.svg  England 2009 Six Nations Championship
1614 February 2010Stadio Flaminio, Rome12–17Flag of England.svg  England 2010 Six Nations Championship
1712 February 2011Twickenham Stadium, London59–13Flag of England.svg  England 2011 Six Nations Championship
1811 February 2012 Stadio Olimpico, Rome15–19Flag of England.svg  England 2012 Six Nations Championship
1910 March 2013Twickenham Stadium, London18–11Flag of England.svg  England 2013 Six Nations Championship
2015 March 2014Stadio Olimpico, Rome11–52Flag of England.svg  England 2014 Six Nations Championship
2114 February 2015Twickenham Stadium, London47–17Flag of England.svg  England 2015 Six Nations Championship
2214 February 2016Stadio Olimpico, Rome9–40Flag of England.svg  England 2016 Six Nations Championship
2326 February 2017Twickenham Stadium, London36–15Flag of England.svg  England 2017 Six Nations Championship
244 February 2018Stadio Olimpico, Rome15–46Flag of England.svg  England 2018 Six Nations Championship
259 March 2019Twickenham Stadium, London57–14Flag of England.svg  England 2019 Six Nations Championship
266 September 2019 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 37–0Flag of England.svg  England 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
2731 October 2020Stadio Olimpico, Rome5–34Flag of England.svg  England 2020 Six Nations Championship
2813 February 2021Twickenham Stadium, London41–18Flag of England.svg  England 2021 Six Nations Championship
2913 February 2022Stadio Olimpico, Rome0–33Flag of England.svg  England 2022 Six Nations Championship
3012 February 2023Twickenham Stadium, London31–14Flag of England.svg  England 2023 Six Nations Championship
313 February 2024Stadio Olimpico, Rome24–27Flag of England.svg  England 2024 Six Nations Championship
329 March 2025Twickenham Stadium, London 2025 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.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetitionAttendanceRefNotes
110 May 1986Stadio Olimpico, Rome15–15drawEngland XV tour [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Not classed as a full international by England who played as an England XV

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