Improving Italy make England work for their win

There was a hat trick for Victoria Fleetwood - the first ever by a front row player in the women’s 6 Nations - there was a narrow as you like second half which Italy won 10-5, there were two yellow cards - one per team - and then there was a red card for former England captain Katie Mclean who had just come off the bench. Whatever the drama, this was Italy’s best performance in England, and though they could have scored more when England were down to 13 players, they will surely be proud of this effort, especially when at 24-5 down at halftime, they threatened to be overwhelmed. Read more abou…