Rugby-England turn on the power to maul Italy 31-14

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England v Italy - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - February 12, 2023 England's Marcus Smith celebrates with Max Malins after the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - England overpowered 31-14 Italy at Twickenham on Sunday with a display of traditional set-piece physicality to record a first win of the Six Nations and build momentum under new coach Steve Borthwick.

The hosts bounced back from defeat by Scotland with a display of belligerent if sometimes clumsy power rugby, built around a lineout maul that yielded unanswered first-half scores for Jack Willis, Ollie Chessum and Jamie George as well as a penalty try early in the second half.