The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by March 2026, they had met in 33 test matches. Of these, 32 have been won by England and 1 won by Italy.

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 Italy’s joining the Six Nations Championship. Italy's inclusion into the Six Nations Championship in 2000 has ensured annual meetings between the two sides.

England have typically dominated the head-to-head between the sides, despite some spirited displays by Italy. In 2026, Italy registered their first win in the fixture. The match ended in a 23–18 victory for Italy in Stadio Olimpico, Rome during the fourth round of the 2026 Six Nations Championship.

Summary

Overall Details Played Won byEngland Won byItaly Drawn England points Italy points In England 18 18 0 0 768 228 In Italy 14 13 1 0 499 174 Neutral venue 1 1 0 0 27 20 Overall 33 32 1 0 1,289 427

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordEnglandItalyLongest winning streak32 (8 Oct 1991-7 March 2026)1 (7 March 2026-Present)Largest points forHome80 (17 February 2001)24 (3 February 2024)Away59 (18 March 2000)24 (9 March 2025)Largest winning marginHome60 (2 October 1999)5 (7 March 2026)Away47 (18 March 2000)

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 8 October 1991 Twickenham Stadium, London 36–6 1991 Rugby World Cup 2 31 May 1995 Kings Park Stadium, Durban (South Africa) 27–20 1995 Rugby World Cup 3 23 November 1996 Twickenham Stadium, London 54–21 1996 Italy tour of Great Britain 4 22 November 1998 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 23–15 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 5 2 October 1999 Twickenham Stadium, London 67–7 1999 Rugby World Cup 6 18 March 2000 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 12–59 2000 Six Nations Championship 7 17 February 2001 Twickenham Stadium, London 80–23 2001 Six Nations Championship 8 7 April 2002 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 9–45 2002 Six Nations Championship 9 9 March 2003 Twickenham Stadium, London 40–5 2003 Six Nations Championship 10 15 February 2004 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 9–50 2004 Six Nations Championship 11 12 March 2005 Twickenham Stadium, London 39–7 2005 Six Nations Championship 12 11 February 2006 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 16–31 2006 Six Nations Championship 13 10 February 2007 Twickenham Stadium, London 20–7 2007 Six Nations Championship 14 10 February 2008 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 19–23 2008 Six Nations Championship 15 7 February 2009 Twickenham Stadium, London 36–11 2009 Six Nations Championship 16 14 February 2010 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 12–17 2010 Six Nations Championship 17 12 February 2011 Twickenham Stadium, London 59–13 2011 Six Nations Championship 18 11 February 2012 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 15–19 2012 Six Nations Championship 19 10 March 2013 Twickenham Stadium, London 18–11 2013 Six Nations Championship 20 15 March 2014 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 11–52 2014 Six Nations Championship 21 14 February 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London 47–17 2015 Six Nations Championship 22 14 February 2016 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 9–40 2016 Six Nations Championship 23 26 February 2017 Twickenham Stadium, London 36–15 2017 Six Nations Championship 24 4 February 2018 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 15–46 2018 Six Nations Championship 25 9 March 2019 Twickenham Stadium, London 57–14 2019 Six Nations Championship 26 6 September 2019 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 37–0 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 27 31 October 2020 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 5–34 2020 Six Nations Championship 28 13 February 2021 Twickenham Stadium, London41–18 2021 Six Nations Championship 29 13 February 2022 Stadio Olimpico, Rome0–33 2022 Six Nations Championship 30 12 February 2023 Twickenham Stadium, London31–14 2023 Six Nations Championship 31 3 February 2024 Stadio Olimpico, Rome24–27 2024 Six Nations Championship 32 9 March 2025 Twickenham Stadium, London47–24 2025 Six Nations Championship 33 7 March 2026 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 23–18 2026 Six Nations Championship

Non-test results Below is a list of matches that Italy has awarded test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but England did not. An England XV played Italy in 1990, in Rovigo, but this match was not considered a 'full' international by England, so no full caps were awarded.

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Notes 1 10 May 1986 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 15–15 draw England XV tour 2 1 May 1990 Rovigo 15–33 win England XV tour

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