France v 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:

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
 
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