Italy 14-25 France
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance: 48,820
Italy v France Match Reports
France beat Italy 25-14 at Stadio Olimpico in the first match on 'Super Saturday'. Antoine Dupont, Yoann Huget and Damian Penaud all scored tries for France, with Romain Ntamack adding two conversions, a penalty and a drop-goal. Italy had plenty of chances to score, but could only cross the French line on one occasion - with Tito Tebaldi's second-half try adding to Tommaso Allan's three earlier penalty kicks. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France condemn Italy to yet another Six Nations defeat
- BBC: France hold on as hosts rue missed chances
- Guardian: France survive Italy scare thanks to Damian Penaud’s one-man show
- Telegraph: Clinical France exploit Italy's failure to finish
- Daily Mail: Damian Penaud seals victory with Yoann Huget and Antoine Dupont also on target in Rome
- ESPN: Clinical France overcome mistake-strewn Italy to extend Azzurri's Six Nations losing streak
Italy v France - Match Highlights
Italy v France - Match Stats
Italy: (6) 14
Try: Tebaldi (55')
Penalty: Allan (6', 12', 43')
France: (10) 25
Try: Dupont (16'), Huget (46'), Penaud (79')
Conversion: Ntamack (17', 48')
Penalty: Ntamack (21')
Drop-goal: Ntamack (63')
Man of the Match: Sergio Parisse (Italy)
Italy v France - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3 Tiziano Pasquali
- 4 David Sisi
- 5 Federico Ruzza
- 6 Abraham Jurgens Steyn
- 7 Jake Polledri
- 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Tito Tebaldi
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Angelo Esposito
- 12 Luca Morisi
- 13 Marco Zanon
- 14 Edoardo Padovani
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Luca Bigi
- 17 Cherif Traore
- 18 Simone Ferrari
- 19 Alessandro Zanni
- 20 Sebastian Negri
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Ian Mckinley
- 23 Luca Sperandio
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Etienne Falgoux
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
- 3 Demba Bamba
- 4 Felix Lambey
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Gregory Alldritt
- 7 Yacouba Camara
- 8 Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Yoann Huget
- 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
- 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Maxime Medard
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Dany Priso
- 18 Dorian Aldegheri
- 19 Paul Gabrillagues
- 20 Arthur Iturria
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Camille Lopez
- 23 Thomas Ramos