Stade Français are the team to beat, however, especially with the great No 8 Sergio Parisse looking to compensate for a miserable World Cup.
Canada's first win of the summer, after a miserable Pacific Nations Cup campaign that they ended winless, gives them hope of beating not just Romania, but also the flaky looking Italians.
Portugal slumped to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at home to Albania in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday as any hopes of bouncing back from a miserable World Cup were shattered.
The two-time reigning European champions Spain, who beat Macedonia 5-1 in their first competitive match since their miserable World Cup defence this summer, go to Slovakia on 9 October and then travel to Luxembourg three days later.
Tuilagi's previous experience of that country and its rugby, at the end of England's miserable World Cup campaign last year, had been memorable for different reasons: after performing his "Manu Overboard" trick by leaping into Auckland harbour from a ferry, he quickly found himself helping the local authorities with their inquiries before heading for the airport and the desolate flight home.
Rooney also had a miserable World Cup in South Africa two years ago, when Capello was in charge of the team, but scored 34 goals for Sir Alex Ferguson's side last season and was runner-up to Robin van Persie in the footballer of the year awards.
South Korea completed a miserable World Cup for Asia, becoming the fourth of four AFC representatives to go out in the group stages as they lost to a much-changed Belgium side that played half the game with 10 men after the dismissal of midfielder Steven Defour.
Costa had a miserable World Cup, looking shorn of match sharpness in a struggling side.
England's miserable World Cup ended with a low-key nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Sydney.
Those landmarks are secondary to England's desire to bounce back from their miserable World Cup, when they were knocked out in the group stages.
