Italy v France 
Six Nations - Round 1 
Sun 5th February 2023, 07:00am PST 
Stadio Olimpico 
Matthew Carley Last 5 Games
Italy v France Six Nations - Round 1 Sun 5th February 2023, 07:00am PST Stadio Olimpico Matthew Carley 
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Thomas Ramos 
Matthieu Jalibert 
Luca Morisi 
Anthony Jelonch 
Damian Penaud 
Juan Ignacio Brex Damian Penaud 
Stephen Varney Italy face off against France in Six Nations Round 1 on Sun 5th February 2023 at Stadio Olimpico. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but France are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, France sits at 4 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Italy in position 12 and France in position 4 as such France are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy vs France will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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