| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
15Maxime Médard, - | ||
14Hugo Bonneval, - | ||
13Gael Fickou, - | ||
12Jonathan Danty, - | ||
11Virimi Vakatawa, - | ||
10Jules Plisson, - 2 | ||
9Sebastien Bezy, - | ||
1Eddy Ben Arous, - | ||
2Guilhem Guirado, - | ||
3Rabah Slimani, - | ||
4Paul Jedrasiak, - | ||
5Yoann Maestri, - | ||
6Damien Chouly, - | ||
7Wenceslas Lauret, - | ||
8Louis Picamoles, - | ||
| Replacements | ||
16Camille Chat, - | ||
17Uini Atonio, - | ||
18Jefferson Poirot, - | ||
19Alexandre Flanquart, - | ||
20Yacouba Camara, - | ||
21Maxime Machenaud, - | ||
22Jean-Marc Doussain, - | ||
23Maxime Mermoz, - | ||
FRA
ITALY*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Jules Plisson will be the toast of Paris tonight. After a second-half as erratic as the first, it looked as though Italy might snatch a famous victory and ruin new France coach Guy Noves' day, but then up stepped the Stade Francais fly-half to boot a monster penalty from the right touchline. That sealed the win for France, but it will have done little to mask a drab performance from Les Bleus. They looked detached all afternoon, with debutant wing Virimi Vakatawa their only real bright spark. Italy held their discipline after the break and probably deserved victory, but it wasn't a great spectacle in the French capital.
But he's missed and it's all over! You can't help but feel sorry for him as he longs on bleakly as the whistle is blown. Italy have been great, but the lack of communication and concentration at times has cost them.
Now, a break for the Italian's who have worked it into drop goal range but they can find their kicker? They've -- quite bizarrely -- opted to go to the right flank.