France 30-10 Italy
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Attendance: 78,700
France v Italy Match Reports
Following a dismal first half of rugby, France scored three quick tries in the second half to set up a 30-10 victory over Italy in Paris. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: France maintain 100% start
- Guardian: France trounce Italy after Louis Picamoles sparks second-half blitz
- Daily Mail: Les Bleus keep Grand Slam dreams alive as two see red in Paris
- Sky Sports: France score three second-half tries to see off Italy
- ESPN: France brush Italy aside
- RBS 6 Nations: Incisive France march on in Paris
France v Italy Match Highlights
France v Italy Match Statistics
France (9) 30
Tries: Picamoles, Fofana, Bonneval
Conversions: Doussain 3
Penalties: Doussain 3
Italy (3) 10
Tries: Iannone
Conversions: Orquera
Penalties: Allan
Man of the Match: Wesley Fofana
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Thomas Domingo
- 2. Dimitri Szarzewski
- 3. Nicolas Mas
- 4. Pascal Pape (Captain)
- 5. Yoann Maestri
- 6. Yannick Nyanga
- 7. Bernard Le Roux
- 8. Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9. Jean-Marc Doussain
- 10. Jules Plisson
- 11. Hugo Bonneval
- 12. Wesley Fofana
- 13. Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14. Yoann Huget
- 15. Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16. Benjamin Kayser
- 17. Yannick Forestier
- 18. Rabah Slimani
- 19. Sebastien Vahaamahina
- 20. Damien Chouly
- 21. Maxime Machenaud
- 22. Francois Trinh-Duc
- 23. Gael Fickou
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Alberto De Marchi
- 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3. Martin Castrogiovanni
- 4. Quintin Geldenhuys
- 5. Joshua Furno
- 6. Francesco Minto
- 7. Mauro Bergamasco
- 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Edoardo Gori
- 10. Tommaso Allan
- 11. Leonardo Sarto
- 12. Gonzalo Garcia
- 13. Michele Campagnaro
- 14. Tommaso Iannone
- 15. Luke Mclean
Replacements
- 16. Davide Giazzon
- 17. Michele Rizzo
- 18. Lorenzo Cittadini
- 19. Marco Bortolami
- 20. Alessandro Zanni
- 21. Tobias Weitz Botes
- 22. Luciano Orquera
- 23. Angelo Esposito