The France team started this meeting well, before getting very scared but winning in Rome (29-24) on Sunday.
The France team won by a short margin against a valiant Italian selection (29-24), Sunday February 5 for their first match in this Six Nations Tournament. Relivein video, the tests of this narrow victory.
5th: Thibaud Flament dares and scores
From the start of the match, the Blues put a lot of pressure on the Italians. Coming out of a ruck, second line Thibaud Flament countered a kick from the opposing scrum-half, before escaping Stephen Varney and flattening unopposed. Thomas Ramos did not tremble against the poles (0-7).
19th: Thomas Ramos opportunist
After a touch close to the line and a fixing point from Gaël Fickou, Romain Ntamack alerts Damian Penaud with a diagonal at the foot. The winger is overtaken by Ange Capuozzo, but the Italian does not control the ball in his in-goal. In ambush, Thomas Ramos flattens but does not convert his own try (3-12). The Blues start their match perfectly.
27th: Dumortier, first
No respite for the Blues, who chained playing time in the opposing 22 meters. Enjoying an advantage, Romain Ntamack saw Ethan Dumortier free on his wing. With a sumptuous diagonal kick, the opener served the Lyon winger on a plateau. For his first selection, and his first tenure, the Lou player therefore scored his first try..
The transformation was successful by Thomas Ramos (6-17).
32nd: Capuozzo, the leap of the Angel
Coming out of the scrum in the French 5 meters, Ange Capuozzo alerted his scrum half on the closed. Launched, the young rear went faster than Grégory Alldritt and dived to flatten, in a corner, the first try of the Squadra Azzurra. Transformation missed by Tommaso Allan (11-19).
51st: double punishment for the Blues
For their first foray into the French 22 in the second period, the Italians advanced around a productive carried ball. Charles Ollivon made a gross mistake there, preventing the Transalpines from entering the in-goal. A penalty try is awarded.
The captain also received a yellow card (21-22), forcing his teammates to play at 14 for ten minutes.
67th: Jalibert and the decisive bench
Abused, the France team fought back in the wake of a hard-hitting Gaël Fickou. Several relays followed one another, including that, sharp, of Romain Taofifenua. The second line found Matthieu Jalibert with a pass after contact. The UBB opener played on his support, eliminated his vis-à-vis and restored the advantage to the Blues, holders of the offensive bonus.
Thomas Ramos this time adjusted the target to offer a decisive lead in this match (24-29).