France v Italy

[Duluth]

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France

15 Melvyn Jaminet, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gaël Fickou, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Gabin Villière, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 1 Cyril Baille, 2 Julien Marchand, 3 Uini Atonio, 4 Cameron Woki, 5 Paul Willemse, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Dylan Cretin, 8 Grégory Alldritt
Reserves: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18 Demba Bamba, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 François Cros, 21 Maxime Lucu, 22 Yoram Moefana, 23 Thomas Ramos

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Italy

15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Tommaso Menoncello, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney, 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 5 Federico Ruzza, 6 Sebastian Negri, 7 Michele Lamaro, 8 Toa Halafihi
Reserves: 16 Epalahame Faiva, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Callum Braley, 23 Leonardo Marin

[Duluth]

France should win by 20? 30?

[Bovidae]

Hame Faiva. A player who never reached his potential in NZ.

[bobily2]

@bovidae said in France v Italy:

Hame Faiva. A player who never reached his potential in NZ.

Yea, he looked really dynamic at U20 level, and then never really seemed to make an impact after that. Similar to Apisai.

[sparky]

Committed Italian defence so far. Only 3-0 to France after 14 minutes. Visitors have started well.

[sparky]

Looks like an Italian try for Menoncello. On field call try. Goes to the TMO.

[sparky]

Foot stayed in play, grounding good, try given. What a moment for the 19 year old Italian winger. After 17 minutes Italy are ahead. France 3 Italy 5.

[MiketheSnow]

Great try

Italy looking balanced across the park

Nothing brilliant (catch for the try notwithstanding) but nothing shithouse either

Female commentator is making my ears bleed

[sparky]

Conversation good. 3-7.

[sparky]

@mikethesnow said in France v Italy:

Female commentator is making my ears bleed

I'm listening to the BBC radio commentary instead.

[sparky]

Good pressure now from Les Bleus and the Stade de France comes to life.

[sparky]

Jelonch in for the first French try after a messy lineout.

France 8 Italy 7

[sparky]

Conversation hits the post. Still 8-7 to France. Stade de France a bit happier. Kieron Crowley shaking his head after a bit of chaos from the Italians there. Rain hammering down now.

[sparky]

Italy back in front after some poor French discipline and a soft penalty off the kick off. France 8 Italy 10 after half an hour.

[sparky]

France was a long passage of attacking play with multiple power runner. Italy give away a back foot penalty. Kick good. France 11 Italy 10 after 34 minutes.

[MiketheSnow]

Italy are doing really well fair play

I’d be worried if we were playing them today

[MiketheSnow]

That was dumb shit from Dupont

[Victor Meldrew]

@mikethesnow said in France v Italy:

Female commentator is making my ears bleed

Whiny voice wrecking anything decent she has to say.

[sparky]

Try France by the winger Villiere.

[MiketheSnow]

Good half

Hard on Italy, should be closer

France to have a couple of Gitanes at the break and then cruise past 50