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 22-0 Ireland, 65 minutes
Superb scrum from Ireland.
Dave Kilcoyne throws all his weight into Dillon Lewis and it's an Ireland penalty.
Three changes for Ireland.
ON: Jordan Larmour, Andrew Porter, Niall Scannell.
OFF: Rob Kearney, Tadgh Furlong, Rory Best
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 66 minutes
Johnny Sexton collects a bouncing ball in the Wales half but fumbles, Josh Adams quick to spot the opportunity and set off on the rampage.
He makes easy metres as the green sea parts and toes towards the corner, Jordan Larmour and Keith Earls defusing the situation but only hacking to just beyond their own 22.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 68 minutes
Another penalty advantage for Wales after Dillon Lewis dives off his feet and Dan Biggar and Liam Williams audition for Ryan Giggs' next squad with an attempted kicked one-two, Jacob Stockdale getting in the way of Williams' return pass inside.
Gareth Anscombe will go for goal again.
PENALTY! Wales 25-0 Ireland (Gareth Anscmobe penalty, 70 minutes)
Seven-out-of-seven - Gareth Anscombe goes to 20 points on the day.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 71 minutes
The benches empty, just Jack Cary left now riding the pine.
Ireland know the game is gone but battle on, a pair in Welsh red offside giving them free rein to try something.
There's just no momentum to their carrying, however, and after an uncomfortable five phases they go back for the penalty. Into the corner.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 73 minutes
Another Ireland advantage as Carty touches the ball for the first time, a jump to the left and a skip to the right unfortunately not allowing his side to do the time warp.
Wales are minutes away.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 75 minutes
Wales have handled the Ireland maul all day and do so again here, the ball somehow emerging out the back along the ground.
Thrice Ireland carry from two metres out, each time making little ground.
Andrew Porter makes a little ground...
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