FRANCE 23-21 ITALY
HARD FOUGHT MATCH
WON BY PLESSON PENALTY
Drop-goal! (Canna 8)
France 0-3 Italy
8 min It’s another solid scrum and Sarto crashes it up in
midfield. Left they go, but when it comes back inside the handling is shoddy
and it goes loose. Italy have been driven back outside the 22, but they keep
possession and look to probe down the left, then back in the middle Back it
goes to the No10 in the pocket. He sets himself and swings it very sweetly
through the posts!
Try! (Vakatwa 14) France 5-3 Italy
Now a chance as France create and overlap on the left and
Lauret carries powerfully up to the 22. It’s carried on, through the phases
crabbing right. Plisson sends out a long pass, Lauret loops around and they
work it out to the sevens specialist on the left touchline. He checks, steps
back inside and dots down for the first try.
Try (Parisse 26) France 5-8 Italy
Parisse takes it at the back this time and sets the maul. It’s
a mighty drive and, from five metres, France are powerless to stop it. And
Parisse is the man at the bottom of it!
Try! (Chouly 33) France 10-8 Italy
Penalty to France for a deliberate knock on and, with the
defence asleep, Fickou is sharp and takes it quickly. There’s a massive overlap
and they go right through the hands, Chouly eventually sliding into the corner
for a simple finish.
Half-time France 10-8 Italy
Penalty! (Canna 44) France 10-11 Italy
Actually it’s much wider, only about five in from touch. Not
the cleanest strike, but he curls it through and Italy lead!
Try! (Canna 46) France 10-16 Italy
Well. Parisse makes a great break after Gori sniped and
looks to be in, only for Medard to make a stunning tackle right on the line.
It’s recycled though and Canna, who has been so impressive, glides over the
line!
Con (Canna 47) France 10-18 Italy
Fired through from the right of the posts. It was a great
offload from Gori to Canna, by the way, to put the young No10 over.
Try! (Bonneval 60) France 15-18 Italy
Now France work it back left and the Italian back line is a
mess. Bonneval comes round to create the overlap, steps back inside and goes
over in the corner. That was all made by Vakatawa’s break though.
Con ! (Plisson 60) France 17-18 Italy
Change of kicker and Plisson smacks it over from the
touchline. Game on!
68 min Van Schalkwyk is back on for Italy, not sure who’s
off though. An exchange of kicks, then Van Schalkwyk is done for going off his
feet at a ruck on the 10 metre line. Plisson will surely kick for goal and the
lead
Pen ! (Plisson 69) France 20-18 Italy
That’s a great strike from 43 metres, just out left. France
lead again.
Pen (Haimona 74) France 20-21 Italy
Canna is receiving treatment, so Haimona will take. He is a
terrible kicker, frankly, but he’s somehow made this one!
Penalty! (Plisson 76) France 23-21 Italy
From halfway, out on the right, Plisson sends an absolute
monster sailing through! Why was Bezy kicking earlier again!?
I think that people should worry about France as this was
not the best of results but France are still France and the match against
Ireland has become massive for France
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