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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
George Flood

Seven-try England thrash Italy to keep Six Nations title hopes alive

England Italy Marcus Smith Fin Smith Steve Borthwick Six Nations Elliot Daly Ollie Sleightholme Paolo Garbisi Tommy Freeman
Celebration: Marcus Smith played a key role off the bench early for England against Italy - (Getty Images)

England kept themselves alive in the Six Nations title race with one round remaining with a commanding 47-24 bonus-point win over Italy.

Ollie Sleightholme had a brace to go along with tries from Tom Willis, Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith, Tom Curry and Ben Earl, and Fin Smith was almost perfect from the tee as Steve Borthwick’s side confidently brushed aside the Azzurri with seven total tries at a sun-soaked Allianz Stadium Twickenham to move second above Ireland and just a point shy of leaders France heading into Super Saturday after the latter’s statement win in Dublin on Saturday.

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