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).
50 mins: What has happened here?! From nowhere, we've got a game on our hand, and it's to Ali Price that Scotland can thank for the revival. The scrum-half was at the heart of Graham's try, and he sets up the third score for the Dark Blues with a clever kick and collect over Launchbury, just staying out of the clutches of Vunipola. He bounces a poor tackle attempt from Daly and find Magnus Bradbury on his shoulder, and the No 8 trundles through to score. Russell converts, and the gap is cut to 12. 31-19
55 mins: Eddie Jones has reponded by taking off Sinckler and sending on the experience of Dan Cole, and England are trying to calm down the nerves by keeping possession and using Tuilagi to make some much-needed yards. But they needlessly cough up possession as Youngs passes to McGuigan and Scotland attack again.
56 mins: The momentum had completely changed here as Scotland win a penalty and Russell finds toucj just outside the 22. Here come the replacements for Scotland as Fraser Brown, Jonny Gray, Josh Strauss, Greifg Laidlaw and Chris Harris are all on.
60 mins: This is simply unbelievable. Within 13 minutes, Scotland have completely wiped out England's 24-point lead. Where to start...
From the lineout, Scotland go off the top and manage to work space out wide on the right for Darcy Graham to score his second of the match.
The just three minutes later, with England shellshocked, Farrell tries to pass short to Kruis and Finn Russell reads it perfectly, sprinting away to score a fourth try of the half. His conversion levels the scores, and I'm not sure what I've just witnessed. 31-31
67 mins: England look to have settled down a little but, but you feel that the atmosphere inside Twickenham is on a knife edge right now, and the match could fall in anyone's favour. There's a collisiions between Farrell and Graham after the latter kicks possession away, and although Scottish fans aren't happy, both players need treatment while the referee takes a look at that.
68 mins: Replays show that Farrell has clouted Graham after the kick with his shoulder, and for me that is an obvious yellow card. The only debate is whether the contact is to the body or the head, and if it's the latter, it's possibly a red. Laidlaw will kick for goal to put Scotland in front.
69 mins: He's missed it! Should Russell have continued kicking duties? Either way England breathe a sigh of relief...for now.
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