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5:16 p.m. : I feel like I’m seeing France before 2020 again…
5:16 p.m. : Ollivon pays for the liabilities and for the others! It’s harsh!
5:16 p.m. : AIE Aie Aie ! Double punishment for the Blues! Charles Ollivon, guilty of collapsing a well-placed Italian maul, receives a yellow card and costs the Blues a penalty try! The Italians are back in a hurry! 22-21 for Blues reduced to 14 for 10 minutes, it will be unbreathable this second period.
5:03 p.m. : All roads lead to Rome, and the French must pick up the thread of their match as the kick-off of the second half has just been given. As a reminder, the Blues have a slim lead (19-14) after the first 40 minutes.
4:56 p.m. : Indeed a lot of faults, and in the end impression of a very average team despite three attempts! I also fear encounters with Ireland and England…
4:56 p.m. : It may seem unfair to say that given his two assists on foot, but game after game I really find that R.Ntamack does not bring much to the game, he is really not incisive, the entire creation is based on A.Dupont…
4:51 p.m. : For the pleasure of the eyes, we go back to the three tricolor tests of the first period? You can find them in this article updated as the game progresses.
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4:49 p.m. : Very mediocre performance of the French over this first period…
4:48 p.m. : Oh dear. It’s going to be stressful…
4:47 p.m. : If we do that against Ireland we will be chopped up…
4:49 p.m. : A last transalpine penalty allows the Italians to return to the locker room for half-time with the flattering score of . The Blues dominate, but sin by indiscipline. “No fault, no fault”as Bernard Laporte, then coach, said in a memorable locker room chat 20 years ago.
4:40 p.m. : What faults of the XV of France today…
4:39 p.m. : Very nice essay by Capuozzo! Too bad we didn’t take him in our XV!
4:39 p.m. : The little fullback Ange Capuozzo saves his transalpine partners from the Hell of Dante (and Galthié). Despite a good return from Grégory Aldritt who tries to send the featherweight rear into touch, the Italian manages to reach out to flatten and put the Nazionale back in the match (, 33rd).
4:31 p.m. : The third try is really superb.
4:47 p.m. : The Italian concrete cracks in front of Ethan Dumortier! The tricolor neophyte, top try scorer in the French championship, grabs a light pass from Romain Ntamack to score the third tricolor try. after the transformation of Thomas Ramos, the sky is blue for the Blues, 28th.
4:29 p.m. : @tom Since there are about ten countries that practice this sport at a high level, and that 80% are Anglo-Saxon, we inevitably often come across a Welshman, an Englishman, a Scottish, or a South African…
4:48 p.m. : Is the referee English? It’s normal ? Shouldn’t that be a referee from the southern hemisphere?
4:27 p.m. : Italian re-penalty, re-Tommaso Allan, and it’s 12-6 on the scoreboard for the Blues in the 23rd.
4:27 p.m. : @fanny The referee is actually English, but there, on Ramos’ try, it’s quite generous to validate it as the Habs don’t quite control the ball when flattening. A really fussy man in black would have turned him down.
In general, it is the trial made to all the referees who officiate during the matches of the Blues, especially when they have an Anglo-Saxon sounding name.
4:25 p.m. : I’m dreaming or the referee (English?) does not let anything pass to the French…
4:25 p.m. : Clearly very disturbing these jerseys. I lit the match just at the time of the first French test. I thought it was the Italians who had just scored. Since when the Squadra Azzura use dark blue? Even in biathlon they are light blue
4:26 p.m. : Second try for the Blues thanks to a demon try by Thomas Ramos who took advantage of a charge from Damian Penaud on the Italian Ange Capuozzo to steal the ball from him in the air in his embut. 12-3 for the Blues who master their subject after 20 minutes of play.
4:17 p.m. : Essay or no essay by Charles Ollivon? The answer will ultimately be negative. The former French captain drops the ball just across the line as he trails two Italians on his back. What a pity for the Blues! But positive point, they manage quite easily to break through the Italian defense.
4:28 p.m. : Too penalized the Blues in 13 minutes…
4:15 p.m. : Tommaso Allan allows the Italians to unlock their counter on a first penalty. The French started the match badly from the point of view of discipline, which was one of their strong points last year. , 15th.
4:10 p.m. : I agree on the jerseys! Not very Italian the combination of colors! ^^
4:30 p.m. : It’s disturbing, this white Italian jersey with dark blue sleeves and shorts, it looks like Scotland. Note that the French have evolved with a petrol blue jersey and more royal blue for a time (the end of the period Bernard Laporte coach). It now remains to find the white shorts and red socks as in the heyday. So much for the fashion point of the afternoon!
4:09 p.m. : It’s a blue flamingo flying over the Italian defence! Thibaud Flament inherits a good ball against the last Italian curtain which he pierces like a burrata and flattens between the posts! Converted essay, 7-0 for the Blues who make the ideal start in this meeting, 6th.
4:01 p.m. : Let’s go for this highly anticipated Italy-France under the Roman sun! By convention, we will use “les Bleus” to talk about France and “les Transalpins” or “la Nazionale” for their opponent of the day.
4:41 p.m. : The Marseillaise a little missed from the marching band ? But it doesn’t matter we’re going to win! Come on blues
3:58 p.m. : @Filou It’s often like that in rugby. Remember, we often play in white at the Stade de France when we receive them.
4:41 p.m. : Hello, why is the Italian XV playing in white, while playing at home?
4:41 p.m. : The Stadio Olimpico was not really full… and the brass band that was playing The Marseillaise got a bit off. It’s better on Fratelli d’Italiathe Italian anthem.
4:39 p.m. : 34-10
4:39 p.m. : 21-7, try by Romain Ntamack!
3:53 p.m. : A little reminder if you only watch rugby in winter: Italy is no longer the team we used to beat every year and which finished last in the tournament each year. The Transalpins have beaten Wales and Australia this year, and are fielding a generation of promising youngsters.
3:51 p.m. : 13 to 8 for the Blues!
3:49 p.m. : We start right away with the forecasts of the editorial staff, and believe it or not, we all see a tricolor success. From the most pessimistic to the least optimistic: Antoine Aubert (21-12 victory for the Blues), Rachel Rodrigues (27-16), Nicolas Buzdugan (28-17), me (31-18) and Pierre-Louis “I want to see a rain trials” Caron (42-10).
It’s up to you in the comments!
3:32 p.m. : A few French players, including Romain Ntamack and Matthieu Jalibert, are already warming up on the lawn #ITAvFRA #SixNations2023 https://t.co/FR8DWFrUwb
3:35 p.m. : Some stars of the XV of France, like Romain Ntamack and Matthieu Jalibert, are warming up, noted our journalist present at the Stadio olimpico.
3:35 p.m. : Italy-France, it’s in less than an hour. You can follow the match live from 4 p.m. (SYLVAIN THOMAS / AFP)