Italian fans are out in force at Twickenham before their side faces England in the opening match of the 2009 Six Nations England manager Martin Johnson patrols the Twickenham touchline prior to kick-off with his team aiming to halt a poor run of results England's players emerge to a roar from the packed house with debutant flanker Steffon Armitage appearing with brother Delon Former England star and World Cup winner Will Greenwood watches from the stands alongside Prince Harry in chilly west London Italy fall behind within the first couple of minutes as Andy Goode pounces on his own grubber kick for the opening try of the encounter Italy's play is littered with errors and England take full advantage to score a second try through scrum-half Harry Ellis in the 18th minute Makeshift scrum-half Mauro Bergamasco struggles throughout the half and Riki Flutey seizes on a shocking pass to score England's third try Fly-half Goode extends England's lead with a penalty to make the score 22-3 shortly before the half-time interval Ellis races through acres of space to score his second try of the afternoon after being released by Flutey - Goode slots the conversion England's Nick Kennedy is tackled by Gonzalo Gaecia as Italy's game improves with England struggling to show any real creativity The visitors reduce the deficit to 29-11 as Mirco Bergamasco dives over for a deserved try for Italy after a fine move Mark Cueto marks his return to the England fold with a late try in the corner - Goode adds the conversion to seal a 36-11 win
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