Saturday 15 March 2014 21:49, UK
England head coach Stuart Lancaster was proud of the performance his players produced in beating Italy 52-11 in Rome.
Captain Chris Robshaw is aware Italy's late try from Sarto could prove costly, but feels the side did everything that was asked of them. "The response after France has been outstanding and now we just have to sit and wait," he said. "We always knew it was going to be tough. The last two encounters we've had against Italy there was no more than a score in it. "We were focused and ready. We came here to score 50 points and that's what we did, but unfortunately we conceded. If we hadn't conceded I'm not sure what it would have been (the points difference) but we're still in a good position." Brown was named man of the match for his try-scoring exploits but was quick to point out the impact the team had as a whole. He said: "First and foremost we wanted to come here and put in a performance and win, and we scored a good few tries. "And the way we played was outstanding. We were definitely trying to play with tempo. All credit to the boys for their efforts today, it was a squad effort."
