Italy v England: Six Nations Women’s Tournament – ​​live! | sport

14 mins: Kildunne looks set for the line but a last minute tackle stops her and to add insult to injury she is penalized for holding on too long.

12 mins: England’s early engagement in the scrum offers a free kick to Italy.

England get the ball back and once again pass down the line as they look to open up Italy, but they give as well as they get with big hits.

10 minutes: Another disappointing lineout throw is stolen by England and they quickly move it downfield until Cleall takes a big hit in the middle of the park. The attack continues and the ball is passed from hand to hand until McKenna loses it.

8 mins: Italy get a lineout in the corner but the throw is poor and England recover the loose ball.

6 mins: Early signs suggest it will be a fine day in the Parma sun today for England.

England are awarded a penalty after a scrum collapse as Italy fail to cope with the visitors’ push. Then there is another penalty for England which is sent for a line-out in the corner. The ball is claimed by Galligan to start a maul; the ball is quickly tossed to McKenna in space on the wing who wanders down the line for the opener. Harrison nails the conversion from the outside.

2 min : Some big early successes and a sign of England’s eagerness to get their hands on the ball.

Doris Day’s Move Over Darling was crossed out for this match. Hard blow for Day. Will she recover? Who’s to say?

Always dreamed of going to Parma and the surrounding area. Looks lovely with cracked food.

I made a peppermint tea, so I’m well hydrated for that.

Italy: V Ostuni Minuzzi; A Muzzo, M Sillari, B Rigoni, M Magatti; V Madia, S Stefan; G Maris, M Bettoni, L Gai, S Tounesi, G Duca, F Sberna, I Locatelli, E Giordano (captain). Replacements: V Vecchini, F Barro, S Seye, V Fedrighi, B Veronese, S Barattin, A D’Inca, M Furlan.

England: E Kuldunne; L Thompson, H Aitchison, H Rowland, S McKenna; Z Harrison, N Hunt; V Cornborough, L Davies, S Brown, R Galligan, A Ward, A Matthews, S Kabeya, P Cleall (cap) Replacements: C Powell, M Muir, S Bern, S Hunter, V Fleetwood, L Packer, E Scarratt, E Sing.

It’s not a question of who will win, but rather how many points England will beat Italy. England beat Scotland 57-5, while Italy lost to France 39-6 in their opening matches of this year’s tournament, a sign of things to come.

England are favorites for the tournament, helped by their professional status, and have won 19 games in a row. Their confidence is shown by the fact that Simon Middleton has made 11 changes since winning Edinburgh.

When the two teams met last year, England won 67-3 and many expect a similar rout today at Parma, but you never know… except you do and England will win easily.

Kick off: 15:00 BST