Italy vs France rugby LIVE: Damian Penaud try seals underwhelming victory for Les Bleus against winless Italy
Re-live the action from the final day of the Six Nations championship
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Your support makes all the difference.Re-live the latest updates live from Six Nations Grand Slam Saturday as Italy suffered a record-stretching 22nd straight defeat against France.
Following two early penalties from Tommaso Allan, France hit back to take the lead through a converted try from Antoine Dupont, with Romain Ntamack adding a further three points before the break.
The visitors stretched their lead afterwards as wing Yoan Huget scored to give them breathing space, but Italy clawed their way back into the match when scrum-half Tito Tebaldi went over for a try. Italy then looked to have scored a second try when debutant Marco Zanon went over, but Damian Penaud wisely dislodged the ball out of his hands and followed up by scoring a well-executed try minutes later to seal the win. Re-live the live action below.
When is the match?
Italy vs France takes place on Saturday 16 March at the Stadio Olimpico.
What time does it start?
The match is scheduled to kick-off at 12:30pm GMT (1.30pm CET).
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage is on ITV from midday.
Teams
Italy: J Hayward (Benetton); E Padovani (Zebre), M Zanon (Benetton), L Morisi (Benetton), A Esposito (Benetton); T Allan (Benetton), T Tebaldi (Benetton); A Lovotti (Zebre), L Ghiraldini (Toulouse), T Pasquali (Benetton), D Sisi (Zebre), F Ruzza (Benetton), A Steyn (Benetton), J Polledri (Gloucester), S Parisse (Stade Francais, capt).
Replacements: L Bigi (Benetton), C Traore (Benetton), S Ferrari (Benetton), A Zanni (Benetton), S Negri (Benetton), G Palazzani (Zebre), I McKinley (Benetton), L Sperandio (Benetton).
France: M Medard (Toulouse); D Penaud (Clermont Auvergne), M Bastareaud (Toulon), W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), Y Huget (Toulouse); R Ntamack (Toulouse), A Dupont (Toulouse); E Falgoux (Clermont Auvergne), G Guirado (Toulon, capt), D Bamba (Brive), F Lambey (Lyon), P Willemse (Montpellier), G Alldritt (La Rochelle), Y Camara (Montpellier), L Picamoles (Montpellier).
Replacements: C Chat (Racing 92), D Priso (La Rochelle), D Aldegheri (Toulouse), P Gabrillagues (Stade Francais), A Iturria (Clermont Auvergne), B Serin (Bordeax-Begles), C Lopez (Clermont Auvergne), T Ramos (Toulouse).
Referee: Matt Carley (England).
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales) and Andrew Brace (Ireland).
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 4 minutes
Wales fail to deal adequately with the Johnny Sexton restart and Ireland will have possession for the first time.
Garry Ringrose brings in Rob Kearney who weaves through a gap, but Gareth Davies is quick off the blocks and forces Cian Healy to take his eye off the ball, the loosehead knocking on.
Welsh scrum on their own 22.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 5 minutes
Wales lose possession, Gareth Davies unable to handle the ball at the back of the scrum and handing it to Ireland.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 6 minutes
Wales recover the ball, however, but Josh Adams is over eager on the chase, sliding across the damp turf and tripping Keith Earls.
Penalty Ireland.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 7 minutes
What a tackle!
It's so, so clever from Johnny Sexton, a magnificent cross field kick into the onrushing Jacob Stockdale's path, the Irish winger getting by the first Welsh defender and seemingly away.
But Hadleigh Parkes steams across on the angle and chops Stockdale down at the thighs, textbook technique to cut the Ulsterman down and force the knock-on.
Quite the start from Parkes.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 9 minutes
Wales win a penalty from the scrum, but there's concern over George North, who is holding his arm awkwardly.
Yep - he's going off. Dan Biggar strips off hastily and will come on with the game firmly in its infancy.
Biggar to ten, Gareth Anscombe to full-back, Liam Williams to the wing.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 10 minutes
Cian Healy comes in at the side as Wales assemble a maul, and is duly penalised.
Oh no! Alun Wyn Jones lets out an anguished cry as the penalty is awarded and is receiving treatment.
It's a leg issue.
A grimace on the face of Alun Wyn Jones as he is hoisted back to his feet, extra strapping on his left leg allowing him to continue.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 11 minutes
And he claims the next line out, Wales working a move with Liam Williams peeling to the back after standing in the line at the front as they try to launch one of their strike runners.
Wales then go traditional, powerful carries into the teeth of the Irish defence.
It's a touch messy, but they're making ground.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 13 minutes
Brilliant by Tadhg Beirne.
One of the best breakdown operators in Europe, Beirne limpets onto the ball as Wales are slow to resource a ruck five yards from the line and the second row rips the ball way.
Ireland steal the Welsh line out on the 22, too, and then earn a penalty as Josh Navidi's tackling contact is high.
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