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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)

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