England Player Ratings vs Italy
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England Player Ratings vs Italy
1. Mako Vunipola - 7/10
Had some nice hands and worked hard round the pitch for England. Scrummaged well too.
2. Dylan Hartley - 6/10
Standard performance from Hartley, scrummaged well and made his tackles in his 53 minute stint.
3. Dan Cole - 6/10
Defended well making 9/9 tackles and was part of a strong England scrum in the opening half.
4. Joe Launchbury - 6/10
Quiet day at the office from Launchbury but did everything asked of him in defence.
5. Maro Itoje - 7/10
Similar to Launchbury he did everything asked carrying forward and in his defensive duties
6. Courtney Lawes - 6/10
Defended well making 13 tackles and showed good physicality throughout the game.
7. Chris Robshaw - 7/10
100% tackle success from his 16 attempted tackles. Worked hard round the pitch and put in a good shift.
8. Sam Simmonds - 9/10
Was superb on his 1st 6 Nations start, scoring 2 tries and setting up one. Carried well and has a superb work rate around the pitch
9. Ben Youngs - N/A
Unfortunately came off with a serious looking injury early on.
10. George Ford - 8/10
Distribution was quality along with Farrell, setup some good scores with his vision and managed to get himself on the scoresheet too.
11. Jonny May - 7/10
Didn't see much ball but when he did looked dangerous going forward. Pitched in with 2 assists for the team too.
12. Owen Farrell - 8/10
Wasn't as reliable as usual off the tee but his distribution was top notch as England played some good stuff. Got himself on the scoresheet after picking a nice line.
13. Ben T'eo - 6/10
Quiet day for the Worcester centre in his hour stint on the pitch
14. Anthony Watson - 8/10
2 tries for Watson as he showed his quality finish ability. Always looked dangerous with the ball and managed to rack up MOTM.
15. Mike Brown - 6/10
Average performance from Brown, few errors but didn't really have much to do.
