WATCH: Every single England tackler Capuozzo beat in historic performance
England might have won against Italy on Sunday in round two of the Guinness Six Nations, bringing Steve Borthwick his first victory as England head coach, but the team could not quite get to grips with Italy fullback Ange Capuozzo.
The reigning World Rugby breakthrough player of the year beat a staggering 14 defenders at Twickenham, which is the second most in Six Nations history in a match.
Every one of those 14 players that were beaten have found themselves in a highlights reel this week shared by the Six Nations on social media. They even included the clip of Dan Cole trying to tackle him, which is simply not called for. The 35-year-old tighthead had the undesirable task of chasing a kick and trying to cover the Italian, who had the entire back field to run in. Needless to say, Capuozzo did not struggle too much beating the prop.
Take a look at his highlights:
⚡️ @CapuozzoAnge beat more defenders than anyone else in Round 2 🌪️#GuinnessSixNations | @Federugby pic.twitter.com/TssRnhFGoa
— Guinness Six Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 15, 2023
England might be practicing their tackling this week after Borthwick retained 26 players for the fallow week during the Championship before taking on Wales in round three.
England Squad
Forwards
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, 7 caps)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 97 caps)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 11 caps)
Ben Earl (Saracens, 15 caps)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears, 45 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 74 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 10 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 64 caps)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 16 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 25 caps)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 76 caps)
Jack Walker (Harlequins, 1 cap)
Jack Willis (Toulouse, 7 caps)
Backs
Henry Arundell (London Irish, 4 caps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, 103 caps)
Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, 2 caps)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby, 9 caps)
Max Malins (Saracens, 16 caps)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 14 caps)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 53 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 19 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 19 caps)
Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers, 9 caps)
Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers, 52 caps)
