France set the maul on the 22m

Italy look to counter from deep but are caught holding on and give away a penalty on halfway

This is the second time Franco Smith’s side have travelled to the Stade de France this year, with the two teams also doing battle in February in the Guinness Six Nations.

First penalty goes to France for offside on the Italian 10m

Italy call an early mark in the 22m and clear to touch. just short of halfway

Italy kick off

Come On Italy show France what you can do

go Italy

Forza Italia 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

France host Italy at the Stade de France in a Autumn Nations Cup Round 3 clash. France are on a four game winning run after win in Scotland last weekend. Despite being awarded a default win against Fiji, Italy are on a run of seven straight defeats. They face a huge task in trying to turn that record around against a side they have not beaten in 7 years and nine matches. A win for France and they will play for the title next weekend