Summary

  • England regain top spot in Women's Six Nations with emphatic win

  • Visitors run in 12 tries to thrash Italy in Parma - their 20th win in a row

  • Wing Lydia Thompson scores three tries - her first after three minutes

  • Prop Shaunagh Brown powers over for bonus-point fourth try in 28th minute

  • Replacement prop Sarah Bern's 50-metre burst the pick of England's tries

  • Emily Scarratt comes on and scores her 50th England try

  • Natasha Hunt named player of the match on return to England side

Live Reporting

Mantej Mann

  1. Italy 0-24 England

    Sara Orchard
    Rugby union commentator on BBC Two

    If you're Italian, I'd start worrying about that scoreline.

  2. Italy 0-24 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    When England's forwards go to work you know they're going to be pretty close to the try-line.

    Shaunagh Brown hasn't been in an England shirt for a while but has worked really hard to get back in and it's been a really good afternoon for her so far.

  3. try

    Converted Try - Italy 0-24 England

    Shaunagh Brown (con Zoe Harrison)

    Bonus point in the bag.

    England keep knocking on the door as they roll through the phases close to the Italian line.

    The ball is thrown to Shaunagh Brown, who powers over from close range.

    Zoe Harrison nudges over the extras.

  4. Italy 0-17 England

    Italy have the penalty but Beatrice Rigoni fails to find touch. That's really poor at this level and England are able to run it straight back at their hosts.

  5. Italy 0-17 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    The rolling maul is everything we know that England are about. Abbie Ward is driving the maul and Lark Davies was a passenger at the back just waiting to drop over the line.

  6. Italy 0-17 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    Italy have some really talented players but they need to cut out the unforced errors. if they can do that we'd see a really different side.

  7. try

    Try - Italy 0-17 England

    Lark Davies

    The rolling maul pays dividends again.

    England win another penalty at the scrum, and like clockwork, Zoe Harrison pops the ball into touch.

    This time the line-out is straight and Lark Davies joins the back of the maul after throwing it in.

    The white shirts drive forward and Davies is the beneficiary as she grounds her side's third try.

    Harrison misses the conversion.

  8. Italy 0-12 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    The set-piece is really important to England and we're really seeing the influence Louis Deacon has had as a coach over the last six-to-nine months.

  9. Italy 0-12 England

    Italy have the put-in but England win the penalty again. The Azzurri front row is struggling to cope.

    In a reversal, England now have the scrum, 10 metres out.

  10. Italy 0-12 England

    England are beginning to flex their muscles. The ball is flung wide with real precision and Italy concede the penalty.

    Zoe Harrison kicks to touch and England have the line-out deep in Italian territory.

    But it's not straight and Italy will have the scrum. Complacency, perhaps?

  11. Italy 0-12 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    That was great work by Helena Rowland. She wants quick ball and she had a great opportunity to take the ball on and when you have someone of the class of Lydia Thompson on the edge to finish, what more do you need?

  12. try

    Try - Italy 0-12 England

    Lydia Thompson

    Try number two dotted down.

    Italy look to clear their lines but the kick is charged down and the white shirts flood through to claim the loose ball.

    It's recycled and moved wide, where Lydia Thompson is on hand to finish off in the corner.

    This time, Zoe Harrison misses the conversion.

  13. Italy 0-7 England

    Ellie Kildunne is hauled down just inches from the Italian line, but she's isolated as the blue shirts fly in at the ruck.

    England are penalised for holding on and the Italian players let out a cheer of relief.

  14. Italy 0-7 England

    Lydia Thompson runs an arc before straightening her line and beating a couple of blue shirts.

    England are enjoying themselves in the sunshine as they chase this second try.

  15. Italy 0-7 England

    Crunch!

    England are on the front foot again but Poppy Cleall is hit hard by Italy's Beatrice Rigoni in midfield.

    The centre is off the line quickly as she stops Cleall in her tracks.

    The home fans enjoyed that one.

  16. Italy 0-7 England

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Two

    What I like about that try is Sarah McKenna's movement. She started late, gave Mo Hunt a little call and it was an easy walk-in.

  17. try

    Converted Try - Italy 0-7 England

    Sarah McKenna (con Zoe Harrison)

    England are on the board.

    The driving maul edges forward before Natasha Hunt fires the ball to Sarah McKenna on the wing.

    She is practically unopposed as Italy commit bodies to the maul and she walks over for the opening try.

    Zoe Harrison adds the extras with a tidy conversion from out wide.

    England's Sarah McKenna lands first try

  18. Italy 0-0 England

    Another penalty awarded to the visitors and Zoe Harrison pops the ball into touch.

    England will have the line-out, five metres from the line.

    Here comes the shove.

  19. Italy 0-0 England

    Italy have the put-in at the first scrum of the day, but England win the penalty.

    That will do wonders for those early game nerves.

  20. Kick-off

    Italy 0-0 England

    Zoe Harrison hoists the ball into the Italian sunshine and we're under way.