Manu Tuilagi led the onslaught as England kept up the pressure on Grand Slam-chasing Wales by overwhelming Italy 57-14 at Twickenham.
Tries by Jamie George, Jonny May, Tuilagi and Brad Shields sealed the bonus point in the 32nd minute to break Ireland's Six Nations record for the fastest produced by three minutes.
Tuilagi was a marauding presence until his exit in the final quarter and it was fitting that he followed up his first Test try for five years - his last was also against Italy - with a second soon after the interval.
Predictably enough, Conor O'Shea's men were overpowered with Tuilagi supported by the equally devastating Joe Cokanasiga, who set off like a freight train, faded and then finished explosively.
George Kruis, Dan Robson and Shields added final-quarter tries and it was a bulldozing run from man of the match Cokanasiga that enabled the replacement scrum-half to cross.
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Six Nations table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | PF | PA | PD | Bonus | PTS |
| 1 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 63 | 83 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 87 | -20 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 78 | -24 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 142 | -77 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
Matchday one
| France 19-24 Wales | Stade de France | Friday 1 February | 8:00pm GMT |
| Scotland 33-20 Italy | Murrayfield | Saturday 2 February | 2:15pm GMT |
| Ireland 20-32 England | Aviva Stadium | Saturday 2 February | 4:45pm GMT |
Matchday two
| Scotland 13-22 Ireland | Murrayfield | Saturday 9 February | 2:15pm GMT |
| Italy 15-26 Wales | Stadio Olimpico | Saturday 9 February | 4:45pm GMT |
| England 44-8 France | Twickenham | Sunday 10 February | 3:00pm GMT |
Matchday three
| France 27-10 Scotland | Stade de France | Saturday 23 February | 2:15pm GMT |
| Wales 21-13 England | Millennium Stadium | Saturday 23 February | 4:45pm GMT |
| Italy 16-26 Ireland | Stadio Olimpico | Sunday 24 February | 3:00pm GMT |
Matchday four
| Scotland 11-18 Wales | Murrayfield | Saturday 9 March | 2:15pm GMT |
| England 54-17 Italy | Twickenham | Saturday 9 March | 4:45pm GMT |
| Ireland v France | Aviva Stadium | Sunday 10 March | 3:00pm GMT |
Matchday five
| Italy vs France | Stadio Olimpico | Saturday 16 March | 12:30pm GMT |
| Wales v Ireland | Millennium Stadium | Saturday 16 March | 2:45pm GMT |
| England v Scotland | Twickenham | Saturday 16 March | 17:00pm GMT |
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