Overview
- Italy beat England 23-18 in Rome, their first win over England after 32 defeats, sealed by Leonardo Marin’s late try.
- England surrendered an eight-point lead after yellow cards to Sam Underhill and captain Maro Itoje left them down to 13 men.
- Underhill started after Tom Curry was injured in the warm-up, and both he and Itoje were sent to the sin bin in the second half.
- Head coach Steve Borthwick blamed ill-discipline for the loss and said being down to 13 limited the changes he could make.
- Maro Itoje accepted responsibility in post-match remarks as England slipped to fifth in the table with a one-win finish still possible before Paris.