Italy (13) 23 / 18 (15) France (Final Score)
Italy and France did battle in the Six Nations tournament at Stadio Olimpico, Rome at 17:00 SA Time (15:00 GMT, 16:00 Rome Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD4 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Italy:
- Penalties – Luciano Orquera (1)
- Drop Goals – Luciano Orquera (1), Chris Burton (1)
- Tries – Sergio Parisse (1), Martin Castrogiovanni (1)
- Conversions – Luciano Orquera (2)
France:
- Penalties – Frederic Michalak (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Louis Picamoles (1), Benjamin Fall (1)
- Conversions – Frederic Michalak (1)
Teams:
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Tobias Botes, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Francesco Minto, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Lorenzo Cittadini, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Paul Derbyshire, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Kristopher Burton, 23 Gonzalo Canale
France: 15 Yoann Huget, 14 Wesley Fofana, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Benjamin Fall, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape (Captain), 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Yannick Forestier.
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Damien Chouly, 21 Morgan Parra, 22 Francois Trinh-Duc, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud.
Date: Sunday 3 February
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Kick-off: 17:00 (15:00 GMT, 16:00 Rome Time)
Expected weather: There is a 20 percent chance of rain with temperature ranging between 12°C and 1°C
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Leighton Hodges (Wales)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Welldone Italy!
And Italy goes bedonerd!
Final Score: Italy 23 / 18 France
And out, and a great win, yeeehaaaaa. Very well done Italy. What a way to finish the weekend. Turkey, I’ll have a beer or three for you tonight!!!!!!!
@ Just For Kicks:
Thanks mate.
Wow… close at the end, hey!
I reckon Football has just moved down a spot from third place in Italy tonight!
Well, I think Bru ends kakly for us all… hehehe
Freegin hell, France either play well or they play super shit.
Well done for the guts and passion and determination shown by Italy!
That build up to the last Italian try, had French flare written all over it. Awesome.
Italy might just beat Scotland, they way they were playing…
@ Just For Kicks:
Nothing is more pleasurable for the Italians than beating the despised Frogs!
Yeah bad picking, but England are on a roll, just a bit early i would say, RWC 2 years to go….
Note to myself… remember to make Varsity Cup Bru picks tomorrow….
163 @ superBul:
Hello Bees,
How was sales today at Appelblaar?
Next week is gonna be a cracker against the Kilts.
@ The_Young_Turk:
#133 Snap thats what I was thinking youngturk but now its over am thinking this will have drained Italy a lot and they have a day less than Scotland between games
Well, see you all next week, outta here
Very early in the tournament but this result could mean the tournament decider already happens in Dublin next week between England and Ireland
@ Bullscot:
Anyway it’s going to be a match to look forward to and may the better side win.
Cheers JFK and all
Ok guys, lekker chatting to yous.
Ciao a tutti!
171 @ Bullscot:
Cheers Bully,
Gooooooiiiiiii Mieliessssss
@ grootblousmile:
165
Goeie naweek gehad DANKIE
Hele week was puik met 3 tuin kontrakte voltooi. Lekker besig gewees, week het gevlieg
What a nice game of Rugger for a Sunday evening.
Italy maturing?
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