England terrier Ben Te’o ‘fox-hunts’ Azzurri
Te’o has ousted Jonathan Joseph at outside centre for the Stadio Olimpico showdown, making his first Test appearance outside of the British and Irish Lions tour for almost a year after recovering from three months out with a high ankle sprain.
He faced Italy in the 2017 Championship but his only other England start suffered amid “ruckgate”, the controversial yet then-legal tactic employed by Conor O’Shea’s Azzurri to spread confusion among the Red Rose ranks at Twickenham.
