France 35-22 Italy
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Attendance: 52,000
France v Italy Match Reports
France scored five tries as they earned a bonus-point 35-22 victory over Italy in Paris. The match never really looked in danger for France, but Italy did keep pushing the hosts and managed to score three tries of their own in a much-improved performance. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Romain Ntamack seals bonus-point victory for France over Italy
- BBC: Les Bleus remain unbeaten after bonus-point win against Italy
- Guardian: France stay on course for grand slam with bonus-point win over Italy
- Daily Mail: The Azzurri's Six Nations losing streak continues despite a spirited performance, as the French score five tries for a bonus point to put them level with Ireland
- Sky Sports: Stuttering France see off battling Italy
- ESPN: Patchy France still far too strong for Italy
France v Italy - Match Highlights
France v Italy - Match Stats
France: (23) 35
Try: Thomas (7'), Ollivon (18'), Alldritt (39'), Ntamack (59'), Serin (74')
Conversion: Ntamack (40'), Jalibert (75')
Penalty: Ntamack (3', 32')
Italy: (10) 22
Try: Minozzi (24'), Zani (65'), Bellini (80')
Conversion: Allan (26', 66')
Penalty: Allan (29')
Man of the Match: Gregory Alldritt (France)
France v Italy - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Francois Cros
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Anthony Dupont
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Vincent Rattez
- 12 Gael Fickou
- 13 Arthur Vincent
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Anthony Bouthier
Replacements
- 16 Peato Mauvaka
- 17 Jefferson Poirot
- 18 Demba Bamba
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Boris Palu
- 21 Cameron Woki
- 22 Baptiste Serin
- 23 Matthieu Jalibert
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Dean Budd
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Jake Polledri
- 7 Sebastian Negri
- 8 Abraham Steyn
Backs
- 9 Callum Braley
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Matteo Minozzi
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Mattia Bellini
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Federico Zani
- 17 Danilo Fischetti
- 18 Marco Riccioni
- 19 Jimmy Tuivaiti
- 20 Federico Ruzza
- 21 Giovanni Licata
- 22 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 23 Giulio Bisegni