England Under-20s - with Tigers Academy forward Tom Price starting in the second row - made it three wins from three in this season's Under-20 Six Nations, beating Italy 42-7 in Rovigo.
Tries from Sam Hill, Charlie Walker, Ben Ransom, Josh Bassett and Dan Robson (2) secured the win, while Henry Slade and Tommy Bell kicked six points each.
Tries from Sam Hill, Charlie Walker, Ben Ransom, Josh Bassett and Dan Robson (2) secured the win, while Henry Slade and Tommy Bell kicked six points each.
Price was sin-binned just after England had opened the scoring during the first half in what looked like a case of mistaken identity, but the loss seemed to spur on the visitors who quickly added a second score.
England also lost back-rower Matt Kvesic to a yellow card in the build-up to the Italy try, but they began the second half strongly and pulled away to complete a hat-trick of wins.
England coach Rob Hunter said: “We’ve got plenty to work on, but we have to remember to enjoy our wins, we’ve scored six tries and got ourselves another Test win away from home. We have a lot of strength in depth, so there are plenty of positives to take.”