Beaten in Scotland last weekend, Maro Itoje’s teammates want to revive in Rome on Sunday.
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Burying your Grand Slam dreams from the first day is always unfortunate. Trapped by the Scottish passion at Murrayfield (20-17), the English travel to Italy driven by a feeling of revenge, Sunday February 13 at 4 p.m. (match to follow on France 2 and France.tv).
The XV de la Rose is clearly the favourite. Any other result than a bonus victory would be a disappointment for the teammates of the whimsical opener Marcus Smith.
Opposite, Italy has everything of the expiatory victim. As so often, the Transalpines gave the French a hard time for an hour on Sunday, before letting go in the final minutes (37-10). In search of success since 2015 in the Six Nations Tournament, the Italians of Paolo Garbisi (Montpellier) will have to achieve an authentic feat on Sunday, which would save them a seventh wooden spoon in the row.