England sealed a 40-9 win over Italy in the 2016 Six Nations on Sunday to extend Eddie Jones' winning start as coach. The visitors survived a spirited first-half effort from the hosts before dominating after the break.Jonathan Joseph stole the show with three second-half tries, taking all the suspense out of the match after a closely fought first half.Carlo Canna had kept things close with three penalties, while George Ford scored the only try of the half and kicked a penalty of his own to hand England an 11-9 half-time lead.Joseph proved the difference with a virtuoso second-half display, and Owen Farrell added a try of his own to rubber-stamp England's dominance.The result means England are still perfect after two matches, with a massive contest against Ireland looming on the schedule.Before the start of the game, Jones warned his players not to get into a war of attrition with the hosts, per BBC Sport's Chris Osborne: We havent underestimated Italy. What I have said is that we need to express ourselves and show our ability. Dont get involved in an arm-wrestlean arm-wrestle is like a coin toss and it can be 50-50. We have seen that already in the Six Nations.England battled to open their Six Nations campaign with a close win over Scotland in Round 1, while the Azzurri came into Sunday's contest having impressed in their 23-21 loss against France in Paris.The Italians played with excellent discipline during the opening stages and looked sharper than their opponents.Jack Nowell had to think quickly to deny Sergio Parisse, who found space on the left, and more pressure from a poor lineout resulted in a penalty, whichCanna converted to give the hosts the lead.Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson wasn't too worried:Turnovers played a key role in the opening stages, as Ford and Farrell were sloppy with their distribution. Farrell tied it up with a penalty of his own just 13 minutes into the contest.England then went ahead, courtesy of a Ford penalty, but Canna tied things up again from the tee.Billy Vunipola gave away another silly penalty for coming in from the side, but this time, Gonzalo Garcia pulled his shot from long range wide of the post. Per Rugby World, the penalties were quickly becoming a problem for the visitors:England desperately needed to put some distance between themselves and the Italians, and Ford eventually did so after 25 minutes, finishing off a well-worked try. Vunipola powered his way toward the try line before offloading the ball to Ben Youngs, who spotted Ford out wide and delivered a beautiful pass.ESPN Scrum's Tom Hamilton thought the try looked familiar:Farrell missed the conversion, keeping the score at 11-6, but the try provided England with some much-needed momentum. Anthony Watson stripped Garcia shortly after the restart, and it seemed as if the visitors would add more points before half-time.Instead, it was Italy who impressed to close out the half, showing some crafty movement with the ball in hand. Youngs came in high on Parisse, allowing Canna to close the gap to two points through a penalty, before a frantic maul from England came to nothing to end the half.The Guardian's Robert Kitson liked what he saw during the first half:The lineout continued to trouble England in the second period, as Dylan Hartley's throw led to an Italian scrum.James Haskell was penalised for a crunching tackle whileLuke McLean was in the air, but for the first time in the afternoon, Canna missed a penalty, which was a much-needed break for England. Mental errors were starting to creep into the Italians' play, and shortly after, it led to the second try of the match.Leonardo Sarto threw a dreadful pass in McLean's direction, and Joseph intercepted the ball with ease before cruising over the try line. Sports broadcaster Tony Calvin thought the interception could suck the momentum right out of Italy's game:His prediction appeared to come true almost immediately after, as Joseph found himself on the end of a stunning kick from Danny Care. Following Farrell's conversion, the score was 25-9 in favour of the visitors.Suddenly, England looked like an entirely differentand much betterteam, and before long, Farrell added to the lead with another penalty. With nine minutes left to play, Joseph completed his hat-trick, dragging three Italians with him as he touched down after some good work from Joe Launchbury.Former England captain Will Carling credited the pressure from the forwards for the score:Farrell again missed the conversion but made up for it with a try of his own, taking the offload from Jamie George before crossing the line untouched. That would be the final score in what ultimately proved to be a one-sided match, handing England some momentum entering Round 3.England will host winless Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday, Feb. 27, in what will be the team's biggest test so far. The defending champions drew with Wales and lost to France by just a single point in the first two weeks. Italy will chase their first win against Scotland.Follow @ReverschPass
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