key events
13 minutes: France won a scrum penalty against Italy. Fischetti was completely troubled by the double play of Attonio and Tulagi behind him. That side of the scrum is almost 300kg.
12 minutes: The big man Tuilagi showed a pair of lovely hands and released Jalibert, who circled the Italian pillar and rushed towards the 40-meter-high field. He found Fickou off his shoulder, who drove the ball into the 22nd. The number formed the sideline and the ball flew along the baseline, but Mauvaka, who was in the slot, could not hold on. A craze from France.
11 minutes: Italy had the ball well, but France’s defense suffocated Garbisi, who seemed to be playing in a phone booth. Italy seems a bit short of ideas. An aimless kick went over the French defence, so they would restart with a lob.
9 minutes: Ioane brought the ball out from the back and the Italian supporters almost had the ball in their side. But a turnover resulted in possession being taken away. France attacked down the line but kicked the ball directly to Capouzzo. It felt unnecessary as they looked dangerous with the ball in their hands.
try! France 7-0 Italy (Oliver, 7)
France is on the list! The game ended in a scramble on the 22nd. Finally, Olivan connected with Wokey. Wokey’s furious running almost put him on the free throw line. Instead, he had to pop the ball for his captain, who gathered after a few small balls, walked to the ground and twisted his body to ground it.
The extra player was added in front of Ramos’ boot and France were on their way.
7 minutes: Large shipments from France. Once you get to the free throw line, there will be an opportunity to try it out on the spot. When Olivan emerged from the pile of corpses, he looked confident. They have an advantage, so even if this doesn’t last, they’ll have another chance. This could be a ripple effect during the construction process.
6 minutes: Italy scrambled for a touchline but knocked on the door. They were more aggressive there, messing up France’s ball after set pieces. Baye is a little loose, but they’ll get the feed. Still an excellent platform to attack from the right of the Italian number 22. They won a scrimmage penalty and two big drives cut their deficit to five points.
5 minutes: Waukee won the lineout and the powerful French Moore advanced and won the penalty. Jalibert kicked the ball with advantage but couldn’t find his winger with the rake. After he got the ball, he kicked it into the Italian team’s No. 22 goal.
4 minutes: France now has a penalty kick. Italy couldn’t protect the ball or build momentum with the ball from the edges. Kroos’ sharp move steals the ball off the deck.
2 minutes: Italy won a penalty when Fischetti won a penalty after a hard tackle. Garbisi’s penalty went out of bounds and the Italian team equalized the score. Blakes runs hard through midfield. Italy is going through various stages.
here we go! Delicious deep royal blue from France. Italy wears white with blue trim. Christophe Ridley blew the whistle as he made his Six Nations debut.
According to the Six Nations official website, France has a 92% chance of winning. Italy has only 7%. The chance of a tie is only 1%. Does anyone like these odds?
“This avocado might be interesting,” readers say Jeremy Boyce.
“France are rebuilding, missing their world fifteen centre-back and clearly not at their best yet. Italy performed well at the World Cup but again underperformed in the Six Nations. Is this the case for them? Time to put some spicy oil on pizza?”
Apart from their blows against France and New Zealand at the World Cup, you mean?
The team is exiting the tunnel. turn blue When the national anthem plays. They are, without a doubt, two of the best in the game.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Sergio Parisse, Italy’s best ever player, explained when talking about the losing streak against France that dates back to February 2013.
Parise was captaining Roma on that day 11 years ago when he scored in a 23-18 victory over Freddie Michalak and Thierry Dusautoir. ) formed a Grand Slam chasing French team.
“It’s a good challenge,” said Gonzalo Queseda, head coach of the Italian team. He noted that his team performed well at half-time against England. This is a familiar story for Italy.
The sharp-dressed Argentinian, who was France’s assistant coach from 2008-11, explained that he had been forced to make most of the six changes to the squad, but it did provide an opportunity to bolster squad depth. Opportunity.
our men Luke McLaughlin Located in Lille:
The roof of the Stade Pierre-Mauroy was closed but it still felt colder than the predicted 9 degrees Celsius. A proper winter day. The outcome seemed a foregone conclusion this afternoon, but it was still hot: One man wandered outside the stadium holding a cardboard sign that read: “CHERCHE 1 PLACE.” Emotions are running high among France fans and while it’s hard to see how Gonzalo Quesada’s side can cause serious trouble for their hosts, we (the neutrals) are still hoping to see a competitive game. hurry up!
Tommaso Allen takes short break from rugby test match, Second row Federico Ruzza is the only Italian to have played more than 50 games for his country.
Will this make a difference? Maybe, but the energy of youth often forces teams to take a chance, give their opponents some breathing room, and rush into their opponents’ depth. Italy would not win against France’s formidable opponents.
But don’t be reckless. As David Flatman said on ITV, they won’t get ahead by running it predictably from all sides. If they want to end their 14-game losing streak against France, they need to mess things up.
Change to the French team.
Young winger Louis Bieler-Biare withdrew from the game after picking up an injury in training yesterday and was replaced by Mathis Leber. The 24-year-old, who plays for Toulouse, made his sixth appearance for the national team.
We’ve had a maverick playmaker cast a spell this weekend. as Gerald Meagher Pointed out, Finn Russell’s mesmerizing performance in Scotland vs England. I rate Italy’s Garbisi highly, but he has to lead his team to a famous victory to join the ranks of the elite halves in the world.
italian team
Italian rugby is on the rise. Then again, this has been true for several seasons. They beat England by a point in the first round and were bolstered by a productive youth program and two clubs who started to perform well. Look at that back line!
Defender Ange Capuozzo posed a threat, led by Paolo Garbisi in the No. 10 position. Monty Ioane avoided pulling the ball out with strong running midfield.
However, their forwards tend to lack attacking prowess and the five still look lacking in power. Exeter’s Ross Vincent starts at the back of the scrum and will be asked to move into heavy traffic.
Italy: Capozzo; Menoncello, Blakes, Mori, Ioane; Garbisi, Peggy Lello; Fischetti, Nicotera, Chirocchi, Cannone, Ruza, Fa Fretto, Ramaro(c), Vincent.
Substitutes: Lucchesi, Spagnuolo, Ferrari, Canali, Zonbonin, Zuliani, Varni, Marin.
france team
After their U20 side lost at home to Italy on Friday, the bosses wanted to remind people that France are still a powerhouse in the competition.
They have yet to show this game and Maxime Lukou will be desperate to put on a good performance at nine in the absence of Antoine Dupont.
Junior Posolo Tuilagi starts in the second row and his backline sparkles and can attack from anywhere. Of course, this team was too good to slip up today. correct?
France: Ramos; Peno, Ficou, Danti, Level; Jalibert, Luke; Baye, Movaca, Attonio, Woki, Tuilagi, Budhunt, Oliver (c), Cross.
Substitutes: Marchand, Taufinua, Aldeguery, Taufinua, Rumat, Abadi, Legarek, Mofana.
Preface
Daniel Garland
Hello, goodbye and welcome to the continental derby. It doesn’t have the aura of the Calcutta Cup or even the history of an all-Celtic clash between Wales and Ireland, but this contest between two of the new Six Nations sides has its own charm.
Both sides need a statement. France has been terrible by its own lofty standards. A crushing defeat at home to Ireland and a lucky win against Scotland have led to the belief that the Azzurri have suffered from a sense of lethargy since last year’s World Cup defeat.
As for Italy, it’s the same old story, looking for a performance to prove their worth in a game they’ve backed for too long. They were no match for the Irish machine either and lost at home to England, although they probably felt they should have won that game.
So we headed to Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy to answer a few questions. Can France shake off its rust? Can Italy step up to the plate? Will week three of this year’s Six Nations be a blockbuster?
We’ll find out when: 3pm BST / 2pm local time.
Teams and updates coming soon.
