England tops Italy 19-15 in the snow in Rome
England topped Italy 19-15 in falling snow at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, gutsing out a second straight win from two matches in Six Nations rugby. England rallied from a 15-6 deficit soon after halftime with its only try to Charlie Hodgson and more flawless kicking from Owen Farrell, who added his third and fourth penalties.
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Italy widely expected to scale back F-35 orders
ROME (Reuters) - Italy seems certain to scale back its major investment in Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, heightening uncertainty over the troubled stealth jet's future. Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said repeatedly since January that the country's originally planned order of the 131 supersonic warplanes by 2018 was being "reviewed" because military spending cuts ...
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England Labour To Victory Over Italy In Rome
England beat Italy in their Six Nations match in Rome, to make it two wins out of two under interim head coach Stuart Lancaster - but they had to come from behind to claim their victory at the Olympic Stadium.
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Italy v England: how the players rated in Rome
How the Italy and England players rated at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Italy 15-19 England
England dug themselves out of a snow-hole in freezing Rome to beat Italy with the help of another charge-down try from Charlie Hodgson.
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England fortunate to win in Rome
Italy 15 England 19:It wasn’t pretty, in fact at times it was pretty awful standard-wise but England managed to escape from Rome with a hard fought Six Nations Championship victory, their second in succession. Trailing 12-6 at the interval, the visitors grabbed 10 points in a four minute spell early in the second half to wrest the momentum.
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Italy 15 England 19: match report
England overcome a half-time deficit to hit back and deny Italy a historic Six Nations victory in Rome.
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Snow cuts off Italy villages
Heavy snow fell across Italy on Saturday, blanketing the capital Rome, cutting off mountain villages and disrupting roads, railways and airports around the country.
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Robshaw expecting fiery reception in freezing Rome
The temperatures in Rome may have plummeted but England captain Chris Robshaw has warned Italy his men will be prepared to fight fire with fire in today’s RBS 6 Nations clash.
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England beats Italy 19-15 in Six Nations
ROME (AP) -- England beat Italy 19-15 in light snow at Stadio Olimpico in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. -- -- -- England 19 (Charlie Hodgson try; Owen Farrell 4 penalties, conversion), Italy 15 (Giovanbattista Venditti, Tommaso Benvenuti tries; Kris Burton conversion, penalty). HT: 6-12
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