It was a feat of Italrugby at the Under 20 Six Nations that in Treviso, on Friday evening, beat England with the final score of 6-0 thanks to two places scored by Nicolò Teneggi, one for each half. For coach Brunello’s azzurrini this is the first victory against the squad.
To make the difference a bit of arrogance of the English favorites who, especially in the first half, insist with continuous actions in hand, giving up on advancing with kicks or looking for posts on free kicks. The most dangerous attempt of transformation is by Benson at 13 of the second half, but the oval stops on the post. Same fate shortly after for Teneggi’s chance to lead Italy 9-0.
Italy in general showed itself to be more intense and orderly, especially at the beginning of each period and above all it made the difference with the scrum. Of course, the last few minutes were characterized by the English reaction which, however, does not lead to scoring, especially for a series of fouls in attack. On Sunday it will be the turn of the “grown-ups”, on stage at the Olimpico in Rome, to take an example from the Azzurri.