the summary of the English demonstration in Italy

In Parma, the English held their rank as favorites. Feverish, the “Red Roses” They succeeded their entry into the running against the Italians (0-48), who were playing at home for this first day of the Six Nations Tournament, Sunday March 24. Accustomed to largely dominating the Italians in previous editions, the winners of the tournament since 2019 managed to score eight tries, while they were reduced to fourteen players from the 11th minute of play, then to thirteen at the end of the match.

Sarah Beckett – positioned on the third row for this match – suffered a red card for poor clearance. After half an hour of play, when the score was still 0-0, the English recovered by crushing two tries in less than six minutes, but without managing to convert them. The same scenario repeated itself for the third try after half-time (45th), serving as a trigger. The “Red Roses” then played their rugby without any real opposition – the rest of the second half resulting in five more English tries.

But despite this victory, the English made more mistakes and were not very convincing in the mauls. A good signal for the French, who are impatiently awaiting the Crunch, the closing match of this Tournament, that the Bleues have also started well.