Italy Plunge England into Crisis with Landmark Win

By Youssef Bashir

Picture by Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

For the first time in 33 attempts Italy have beaten England at rugby union and no one could possibly claim the boys in blue did not deserve their long-awaited special day.

Italy, 18-10 down at one stage, sensed their chance and struck the decisive blow in the 71st minute when the replacement Leonardo Marin dived over to finish a stunning counterattack try set up by forceful running from Monty Ioane and Tommaso Menoncello, who had earlier scored a fabulous solo try of his own.