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 opt for new props.
Nicky Smith and Dillon Lewis jog on, Rob Evans and Tomas Francis jog off.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 55 minutes
Gareth Davies drives through a ruck into Conor Murray, and is penalised.
Ireland simply have to score. They go to the corner. Rory Best wipes the ball thoroughly.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 56 minutes
The ball slips through the jumper's hands but Tadgh Furlong holds on.
Ireland go to their power game around the ruck.
And wide now, Conor Murray, to Johnny Sexton...
Sexton's pass hits the floor and Jacob Stockdale can't keep the ball in play. Chance gone.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 57 minutes
The line out bounces free and into Conor Murray's hand in the channel down the wing, Murray powering to within a metre before the ball squirms free.
It somehow evades the onrushing Irish cohort but it hit a red boot last and thus it will be Irish ball.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 58 minutes
They fail to generate any semblance of movement at the ball and are given a hasty call to use it when it finally does start to rumble.
Hadleigh Parkes shuts down Jacob Stockdale's charge, and then Justin Tipuric gets his hands on the pill at the ruck, disrupting the quality of the ball and eventually forcing a knock on.
Ireland make a brace of changes.
Dave Kilcoyne and Quinn Roux replace Cian Healy and Tadgh Beirne.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 60 minutes
The home crowd belt out the national anthem as Aled Davies clears wonderfully with his boot to beyond halfway.
Ken Owens receives an ovation as Elliot Dee takes his place. Another immense shift from the hooker.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 61 minutes
Ireland lose possession in midfield and Wales hack through, Keith Earls appearing to carry over his own line before grounding.
Angus Gardner quickly rules otherwise, but again the replay proves him wrong.
Wales will have a five-metre scrum, and the crowd roars their team on as they pack down.
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