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04-Feb-2018<br />

Italy vs England rugby LIVE: Latest score and updates from the Six Nations at Stadio<br />

Olimpico<br />

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England begin their quest to become the first team in history to win the Six Nations outright<br />

in three successive years.The reigning champions are odds-on favourites to retain their<br />

crown and welcome back Ben Te'o for his first Test appearance for England for almost a<br />

year. Italy have never won in 23 previous meetings with England and head into the opener<br />

as heavy underdogs. The Azzurri's last victory in the Six Nations was 1,072 days ago,<br />

against Scotland in 2015.Follow the match live with Standard Sport’s live blog below...Can't<br />

see the Italy vs England rugby live blog? Click here to access our desktop page.TEAM<br />

NEWSBen Te'o will make his first England appearance in almost a year after being picked<br />

at outside centre for the NatWest 6 Nations clash with Italy in Rome.Te'o has ousted<br />

Jonathan Joseph from the number 13 jersey after completing his recovery from the high<br />

ankle sprain which ruled him out for three months, a spell which encompassed the autumn<br />

series.The Stadio Olimpico showdown on Sunday will be the first time the rugby league<br />

convert, who won two caps for the British and Irish Lions last summer, has played since<br />

October.STARTING LINE-UPEngland XV: M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), B Te'o<br />

(Worcester), O Farrell (Saracens), J May (Leicester); G Ford (Leicester), B Youngs<br />

(Leicester); M Vunipola (Saracens), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester), J<br />

Launchbury (Wasps), M Itoje (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton), C Robshaw<br />

(Harlequins), S Simmonds (Exeter).Replacements: J George (Saracens), A Hepburn<br />

(Exeter), H Williams (Exeter), G Kruis (Saracens), S Underhill (Bath), D Care (Harlequins), J<br />

Joseph (Bath), J Nowell (Exeter).BETTING ODDS (provided by betfair)

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