Sir Clive Woodward delivers brutal 'four word' verdict on England's Six Nations opener

worth the trip, especially if there just magically happens to be a game rugby going on at Murrayfield on the same weekend."

Alex Mitchell's try after the interval overturned a narrow deficit before George Ford's boot edged England clear.

The Azzurri had threatened a first win over England as Alessandro Garbisi and Tommaso Allan scored either side of an Elliot Daly finish for the visitors.

Monty Ioane scored a late consolation and earned a losing bonus point in Italy's smallest defeat by England.

Despite being relatively positive, Woodward's main takeaway was, "It was only Italy."

He began his column for the Mail Online by saying: "England’s campaign started well enough in Rome. When he wakes up this morning, Borthwick will be pleased, although I’m sure he would have liked a four-try bonus point. But England showed signs of improvement.

"Their attack was promising at times. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a platform to build on. Ethan Roots did very well on debut and was named man of the match. Tommy Freeman also impressed. But for me the star man by a country mile was Maro Itoje.

"One of the biggest positives for English rugby in the last six months has been Itoje getting back to his best after a period of poor form.

"England won, but it was only Italy. And if they lose to Wales at Twickenham on Saturday — a team they should beat comfortably — then it will all fall apart again." 

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" The French also score below-average rating for both 

Away Support and Home Stadium Atmosphere, the latter not helped by the fact you need a telescope (never mind a pair of binoculars) to see the pitch (never mind the action) from some of the seats at the Stade de France."

They Said: "Like the French, they are let down by Away Support and, most impactfully, Home Stadium Atmosphere, which can often suffer from one-sided, processional performances on the pitch, although thankfully, these are becoming rarer occasions."

They said: "They may have created the game, be the only side on the list to have won the World Cup and boast the largest stadium on the list but England's fans can only scrape a fourth place in our list"

Nigel Slater (no, not that one) from Facebook said: "Twickenham is a 'place of corporate knobs in chinos, blue shirt and tweed" 

They said: "Quite simply, no one matches the Celts for rugby and kicking off our top 3 are England's oldest enemies, the Scots. A spring visit up to the beautifully exquisite Edinburgh is always 

They said: "Guinnesses on tap at the home of the black stuff, the hum of Irish music whistling into the spring air from almost every pub and the world famous friendliness of the locals. There's nothing quite like a 'cultural' trip to Dublin on a Six Nations weekend."

They Said: "Topping our list of the best supporters with a mightily impressive score of over 9, are the Welsh. Quite simply, no one does it better. On a Six Nations matchday, eyes up and down the country from rural farmyard to remote rural pubs are fixed on the green, green grass of the national stadiums and the XV men wearing their country's red with pride. "