FRA
	No.	Name
15Anthony Bouthier, FB
14Teddy Thomas, W T
13Arthur Vincent, C
12Gael Fickou, C
11Vincent Rattez, W
10Romain Ntamack, FH T   2
9Antoine Dupont, SH
1Cyril Baille, P
2Julien Marchand, H
3Mohamed Haouas, P
4Bernard Le Roux, L
5Paul Willemse, L
6Francois Cros, FL
7Charles Ollivon, FL T
8Gregory Alldritt, N8 T
Replacements
16Peato Mauvaka, R
17Jefferson Poirot, R
18Demba Bamba, R
19Romain Taofifenua, R
20Boris Palu, R
21Cameron Woki, R
22Baptiste Serin, R T
23Matthieu Jalibert, R 

ITALY
	No.	Name
15Jayden Hayward, FB
14Mattia Bellini, W T
13Luca Morisi, C
12Carlo Canna, C
11Matteo Minozzi, W T
10Tommaso Allan, FH  2 
9Callum Braley, SH
1Andrea Lovotti, P
2Luca Bigi, H
3Giosue Zilocchi, P
4Dean Budd, L
5Niccolo Cannone, L
6Jake Polledri, FL
7Sebastian Negri, FL
8Braam Steyn, N8
16Federico Zani, R T
17Danilo Fischetti, R
18Marco Riccioni, R
19Jimmy Tuivaiti, R
20Federico Ruzza, R
21Giovanni Licata, R
22Guglielmo Palazzani, R
23Giulio Bisegni, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade de France

3:00 PM, February 9, 2020

1538dReuters

Patchy France still far too strong for Italy

France moved top of the Six Nations standings as they claimed a bonus point in an otherwise unimpressive 35-22 defeat of a weak Italy on Sunday.

Match Commentary

81'		35-22 End of second half
80'		And that's it for Round 2 of the 2020 Six Nations. France lead the championship but only on points difference with Ireland hot on their heels. Next weekend is a rest week but keep an eye on ESPN over the next while for all the latest injury and team news.
80'		France stay on course with that win but bigger challenges lie ahead for Les Bleus including Wales in two weeks. Fabien Galthie will no doubt want to sure up the France defence after several lapses in concentration leave Italy heading back to Rome wondering if they could have squeaked a few more tries.

Match Stats

FRA

ITALY

45%

55%

50%

FRA

ITALY

135	Runs	157
462	Metres Run	461
12	Clean Breaks	8
168	Tackles	145
23	Missed Tackles	25
8	Turnover Knock On	5

Standings

Six Nations
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	5	+84	20
2	FRA	5	+6	15
3	ENG	5	-5	14
4	SCOT	5	0	12
5	ITALY	5	-34	11
6	WALES	5	-51	4

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