England vs Italy player ratings: Jonathan Joseph stars but Jonny May under pressure to keep his place

Man-for-man marking from England's 47-17 victory over Italy in the Six Nations

Alan Peary
Saturday 14 February 2015 18:38 GMT
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Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell celebrates with Jonathan Joseph after he scores his second try
Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell celebrates with Jonathan Joseph after he scores his second try (Getty Images)

Jonathan Joseph scored two tries to inspire England to a 47-17 victory over Italy to send them top of the Six Nations championship.

Having scored the match-changing try in the victory over Wales, Joseph added two breathtaking efforts either side of half time to help England overcome a nervy start that saw Sergio Parisse crash over to give the visitors a surprise lead.

But soon enough Billy Vunipola put England ahead and Joseph lit up Twickenham with his first try coming from deep . Ben Youngs then outwitted the Italian defence to score from a tap-and-go penalty, but only after Italian centre Luca Morisi scored the first of his two tries.

A second score from Joseph, plus efforts from replacements Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter, secured the victory, though Morisi touched down late with his second to score a consolation.

So how did the players rate at Twickenham?

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