ITALY – FRANCE. Very undisciplined, the Blues won with difficulty (24-29) in Italy after tries from Flament, Ramos, Dumortier and Jalibert while Capuozzo scored a try for Squadra Azzura.
19:00 – End of the live!
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6:50 p.m. – A record for the Blues!
By winning today in Italy on the first day of the 6 Nations tournament, the XV of France won their fourteenth consecutive match: a record.
6:40 p.m. – Tournament standings
While the first day of the 6 Nations Tournament ended with the success of the Blues in Italy (24-29), here is the ranking of the competition:
- Ireland: 5 points
- Scotland: 5 points
- France: 5 points
- Italy: 1 point
- England: 1 point
- Wales: 1 point
6:30 p.m. – An away success
If they won in Italy, the Blues leave Rome with the victory but also with the offensive bonus point.
6:20 p.m. – Galthié: “We got into trouble”
Questioned by our colleagues from France 2 at the end of the meeting, Fabien Galthié took stock of the performance of his players: “First the difficulty of winning. We were in difficulty for part of the match. We really had to compose to manage to bring back the victory, in addition with four tries, with the offensive bonus, which puts us in the race compared to Ireland who won in Wales, and in what way, and the Scots in England. It’s an improved victory, that was the objective. The objective that has not been achieved is the quality of the performance. We were prevented by the Italians and also by our attitude towards the refereeing. We were sanctioned 18 times, I do not add the advantages, plus a yellow card, especially in places where we should not make mistakes, and in a defensive position, where there is no danger. got in trouble, frankly.”
6:10 p.m. – Dupont: “Rectify the situation”
If they won laboriously, there are things to correct, starting with indiscipline. If this point will be worked on as Antoine Dupont said, the latter was elected man of the match. Asked, the captain of the Blues was unhappy with the performance: “There is nothing to jump around after this victory. The first word is undisciplined. We must shoot more than 20 penalties tonight (18 – NDR) We know very well that at this level, it is not playable and that we will have to quickly rectify the situation.
18:00 – The watchword: indiscipline
Eighteen penalties, the Blues were too undisciplined during this France – Italy. If they finally won, the French did not go far from the correctional where they could have left Rome with a defeat.
5:50 p.m. – The Blues win in pain (24-29)
After a good French defense on a carried ball, the Italians are penalized when the referee whistled the end of the meeting.
17:46 – The last action for Italy (24-29)
Seventeenth penalty of the Blues. Tommaso Allan finds a touch at the entrance of the French 22 meters with 30 seconds left to play.
17:44 – Macalou’s good hands (24-29)
After a phase of Italian possession, Sekou Macalou scratches a ball and allows the Blues to recover the ball.
17:42 – Scrum for the Blues (24-29)
After an Italian clearance, the Squadra Azzura winger commits a forward allowing the Blues to recover the ball. A decisive scrum with five minutes left to play.
17:39 – It is missed by Allan (24-29)
Outgoing post for Tommaso Allan who misses the possibility of bringing Italy back to two points from the Blues.
17:38 – New penalty (24-29)
Sixteenth penalty on the French side… This is THE big downside of this meeting as Tomasso Allan will try to score three new points.
17:37 – Ten minutes to go (24-29)
After a nice ball recovered thanks to good work from Fickou, Thomas Ramos found a touch in midfield with ten minutes left to play.
17:35 – Jalibert restores the advantage to the Blues (24-29)
After a superb carried ball, Antoine Dupont transmits to Gaël Fickou who gets rid of the Italian defense. The center transmits to Romain Taofifenua who puts in first intention to Mathieu Jalibert. The opening half hooks before flattening in the Italian in-goal. Thomas Ramos converts the attacking bonus try.
5:30 p.m. – Jalibert replaces Ntamack (24-22)
With fifteen minutes left to play, Mathieu Jalibert replaces Romain Ntamack. Penalty-touch to come for France.
17:27 – Allan does not crack (24-22)
Tommaso Allan takes advantage of this great opportunity and registers this penalty to give the advantage to Italy. Note the return of Charles Ollivon as Macalou and Barlot entered.
17:26 – Italy can go ahead (21-22)
Fourteenth penalty of the match after an offside by Thibaud Flament.
17:24 – New penalty (21-22)
After Thomas Ramos missed a penalty from 45 yards out, the Toulouse back kept the ball on the ground and was penalized by the referee. On the sidelines, Romain Ntamack recovered the ball before being taken back.
17:21 – French triple change (21-22)
Wardi, Falatea, Taofifenua replaced Baille, Atonio and Willemse with more than twenty minutes left to play.
17:19 – Merchant penalized (21-22)
After a carried ball and a French offensive, Julien Marchand is penalized for rolling over himself.
17:18 – What a Penaud opportunity! (21-22)
After a clearing from Varney, Ntamack transmits to Penaud in the center of the field. The winger pushes the ball with his foot and takes advantage of the regrouping of the Italian pack but he is overtaken in the race. Coming scrum for the Squadra Azzura after a forward from Penaud.
17:16 – The double penalty for the Blues (21-22)
After collapsing the maul and not having made an effort to get out of the ruck, Charles Ollivon receives a yellow card. Penalty test also in favor of Italy which is one point behind the XV of France.