France Women v Italy Women 
Womens Six Nations - Round 1 
Sat 11th April 2026, 04:25am PDT 
Stade des Alpes 
Aimee Barrett-Theron Last 5 Games
France Women v Italy Women Womens Six Nations - Round 1 Sat 11th April 2026, 04:25am PDT Stade des Alpes Aimee Barrett-Theron 
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Carla Arbez 
Gaia Buso 
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Gabrielle Vernier Carla Arbez 
Pauline Bourdon France Women face off against Italy Women in Womens Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 11th April 2026 at Stade des Alpes. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:25. In South Africa it’s at 13:25 SAST, 23:25 NZST in New Zealand, 21:25 AEST in Australia and 04:25 EST in the US.
France Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with France Women in position 4 and Italy Women in position 8, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for France Women vs Italy Women 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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