England 7-0 Italy
As expected England get off to a strong start against Italy at Twickenham. Wilkinson decides to kick a penalty into the corner and from the resulting lineout Josh Lewsey scores a try on his debut. Wilkinson kicked the conversion.
England:
Lewsey, Simpson-Daniel, Greenwood, Tindall, Luger, Wilkinson, Dawson, Rowntree, Thompson, Morris, Grewcock, Kay, J. Worsley, Hill, Dallaglio. Replacements: Regan, M. Worsley, Shaw, Sanderson, Bracken, Hodgson, Smith.
Italy:
M. Bergamasco, Mazzucato, Vaccari, Raineri, Dallan, Pez, Troncon, De Carli, Festuccia, Martinez, Bezzi, Giacheri, De Rossi, Persico, Phillips. Replacements: Ongaro, Castrogiovanni, Bortolami, Palmer, Mazzantini, Peens, Masi.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)