Six Nations: Italy vs France – Live Game Article

Published 3 February 2013 | By grootblousmile

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)

175 Responses to Six Nations: Italy vs France – Live Game Article

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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 1:29 pm

Not convinced about Mr Evacuda – looks like a wee bit of spamming to me
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grootblousmile on 3 February 2013 at 2:10 pm

1 @ Just For Kicks:
Was a bit of spamming, I have deleted the freegin false registration and the spamming
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 4:50 pm

Ciao a tutti! Forza Italia!
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 4:51 pm

Hi Turkey, how big is this match?
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 4:53 pm

Great way to give the players the recognition they deserve
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 4:56 pm

Whats the temperature in Rome. Italians coming out with no warm clothes before the anthems
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 4:59 pm

What are the French going to come out with this year? Always a complete lottery!
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 4:59 pm

Castrogiovanni fired up!!!
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 5:00 pm

@ Just For Kicks:
Rugby is still a minor sport here. It’s football number 1, 2 and 3.
Temperature is not too cold in Rome, about 12 deg.
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 5:01 pm

French kick off too far. Out on the full
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:01 pm

Hello all just in time for kick off GO ITALY!
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:04 pm

@ The_Young_Turk:
Hi youngturk what do you mean 12 not too cold its more than not too cold its positively balmy 🙂
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 5:05 pm

Biggest obstacle for the Italians over the years has been self-belief. It has been getting steadily better to where today they believe they have a chance of winning at home. They still don’t believe that they should be favaourites at home or believe that they can win away from home… It’s very much a mental thing.
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:05 pm

Good defensive work by McCLean leads to a try!
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:06 pm

Parisse scored
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 5:06 pm

Magnificent start for Italy!
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 5:06 pm

Lovely try
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:07 pm

Italy 7-0 FRance
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 5:09 pm

12@ @ Bullscot:
True, but the temp can be much lower too tho’ Rome is generally mild. Here in Milan it’s a different story unfortunately…
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:09 pm

Italy steal France lineout
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 5:09 pm

Is GBS around – far too scared to go into edit, as I could get another bollocking, but he is prone to falling asleep on the job lately!
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:10 pm

Good jumping at that lineout by Parisse
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grootblousmile on 3 February 2013 at 5:11 pm

21 @ Just For Kicks:
I’m here… you have a problem?
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 5:12 pm

Too bad, I’m too far away to really worry, score updated!
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:12 pm

France on the attack
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Just For Kicks on 3 February 2013 at 5:12 pm

Picamoles over the line
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:13 pm

Picamoles scores for France powerful play
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The_Young_Turk on 3 February 2013 at 5:14 pm

Good try by France. They are clearly the stronger team. Don’t think we are going to see an upset today.
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grootblousmile on 3 February 2013 at 5:14 pm

Italy 7 / 5 France
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Bullscot on 3 February 2013 at 5:15 pm

So both no 8s have scored

Six Nations: Italy vs France – Live Game Article

Italy (13) 23 / 18 (15) France (Final Score)

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