France (15) 30 / Italy (6) 12 (Final Score)

France and Italy did battle in the First Six Nations encounter of 2012 at Stade De France, Paris at 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

France:

  • Penalties – Morgan Parra (1), Dmitri Yachvili (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Aurelien Rougerie (1), Julien Malzieu (1), Vincent Clerc (1), Wesley Fofana (1)
  • Conversions – Dmitri Yachvili (2)

Italy:

  • Penalties – Kris Burton (3)
  • Drop Goals – Kris Burton (1)
  • Tries – 0
  • Conversions – 0

Teams:

France: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurelien Rougerie, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Julien Malzieu, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Dmitri Yachvili, 8 Julien Bonnaire, 7 Louis Picamoles, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 William Servat, 1 Vincent Debaty.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18 Yohann Maestri, 19 Imanol Harinordoquy, 20 Morgan Parra, 21 Lionel Beauxis, 22 Maxime Mermoz.

Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Kris Burton, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse, 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys, 4 Cornelius van Zyl, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Andrea Lo Cicero.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D’Apice, 17 Lorenzo Cittadini, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Simone Favaro, 20 Fabio Semenzato, 21 Tobias Botes, 22 Gonzalo Canale.

Date: Saturday 4 February 2012
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 16:30 SA Time (14:30 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Expected weather: Bright but cold. Light Northeasterly breeze with a high of 1°C and a low of -5°C
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

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