Italy

24 - 29

Full Time

France

France vs Italy

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Alessandro Fusco getting some game time.

74'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Stephen Varney being replaced.

74'

Tommaso Allan takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

72'

A gap opened in the defence and Tommaso Menoncello took full advantage.

70'

Italy make a substitution with Giovanni Pettinelli coming on.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Lorenzo Cannone coming off.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Edoardo Iachizzi coming on.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Niccolo Cannone coming off.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Luca Bigi coming on.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Giacomo Nicotera coming off.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Federico Zani coming on.

68'

Italy make a substitution with Danilo Fischetti coming off.

68'

Conversion

The France supporters go wild as Thomas Ramos successfully kicks the conversion.

67'

Try

Great hands by France leads to a try for Matthieu Jalibert

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Matthieu Jalibert goes through the gap.

66'

Romain Taofifenua sets up the try.

66'

Italy make a substitution with Edoardo Padovani coming on.

66'

Italy make a substitution with Pierre Bruno coming off.

66'

Italy make a substitution with Manuel Zuliani coming on.

65'

Italy make a substitution with Sebastian Negri coming off.

65'

France sub Matthieu Jalibert comes onto the field.

65'

Romain Ntamack departs for France.

65'

France sub Sekou Macalou comes onto the field.

61'

Gregory Alldritt departs for France.

61'

France sub Gaetan Barlot comes onto the field.

61'

Julien Marchand departs for France.

61'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Tommaso Allan kicks the penalty goal.

61'

Thomas Ramos steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

56'

Pietro Ceccarelli comes on for Italy.

56'

Simone Ferrari leaves the field.

56'

Romain Taofifenua comes on.

53'

Paul Willemse comes off.

53'

Sipili Falatea comes on.

51'

Uini Atonio comes off.

51'

Reda Wardi comes on.

51'

Cyril Baille comes off.

51'

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Italy.

50'

Yellow Card

Charles Ollivon (France) is shown a yellow card

50'

Danilo Fischetti makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47'

Penalty Goal

Thomas Ramos makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

46'

Fabulous play by France has led to Damian Penaud being able to wriggle through a gap.

41'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan kicks the penalty.

41'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Tommaso Allan will have to re-adjust the radar.

32'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Ange Capuozzo scores from close range.

31'

Spellbinding play by Stephen Varney is finished off with a try.

31'

Conversion

Thomas Ramos makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

Ethan Dumortier gathers the kick to score the try for France.

26'

Trouble here as Ethan Dumortier breaches the defence.

26'

Romain Ntamack played a key part in that try.

26'

Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan adds the points for Italy.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Federico Ruzza bursts through to advance the Italy attack.

20'

Thomas Ramos curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

19'

Try

What a kick! Thomas Ramos takes full advantage to score for France.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Damian Penaud took full advantage.

16'

Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

13'

Conversion

Thomas Ramos has kicked a conversion.

Try

A stunning solo try from Thibaud Flament

The defensive line has been broken as Thibaud Flament goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Thomas Ramos goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Italy v France 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sun 5th February 2023, 07:00am PST 
  
 Stadio Olimpico

Points Flow Chart

France win +5

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

89%

86%

Possession Last 10 min

14%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Ramos

67'

24 - 29

Jalibert

66'

24 - 27

Allan

24 - 22

61'

Penalty Try

21 - 22

50'

Ollivon

50'

14 - 22

Ramos

46'

14 - 22

Half Time

Allan

14 - 19

41'

Capuozzo

11 - 19

31'

Ramos

27'

6 - 19

Dumortier

26'

6 - 17

Allan

6 - 12

22'

Ramos

18'

3 - 12

Allan

3 - 7

13'

Ramos

0 - 7

Flament

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Attack Profile

Italy

France

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Defence Profile

Italy

France

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

62%

63%

3-6 secs

25%

19%

6+ secs

13%

103

Rucks Won

Italy vs France Kick Off Times & TV Channel

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.

World Rankings

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.

Italy vs France Squads

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.