19 Sep 2015
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19 Sep 2015
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19 Sep 2015
After the drama of South Africa against Japan, that was a very drab affair.
19 Sep 2015
FULL-TIME AT TWICKENHAM!
France have won fairly easily here tonight. A very scrappy game with lots of ill discipline it must be said.
France 32 Italy 10
19 Sep 2015
79' - Strong finish from Italy, they are only 2m from the French line and the have a penalty as the French go offside from a ruck. No time left on the clock, so Italy opt to take a tap kick.
19 Sep 2015
78' - Spedding launches a brilliant attack from the back. He eventually is pulled to ground, doesn't release and is penalised. Italy set up a lineout in the French 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
77' - France back onto the attack, they will need to score two very quick tries if they want to grab a bonus point... not going to happen!
19 Sep 2015
74' - Italy not giving up here.. they are bashing way at the French line, but again brilliant French defence by Dumoulin forces them out into touch.
19 Sep 2015
69' - CONVERSION slotted by Michalak!
France 32 Italy 10
19 Sep 2015
68' - TRY to France!
Replacement Mas has forced his way near to the poles and pressed the ball against the base of the posts! Joubert signals a try!
France 30 Italy 10
19 Sep 2015
67' - Starting to lose count of the amount of penalties. Will Craig Joubert bring out a card? Maybe he should. Geldenhuys is the guilty party this time. He is pinged for not rolling away. France set up yet another lineout in the Italian 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
63' - France trying to move the ball around, but handling errors letting them down. Italy cannot win the resultant scrum as they are penalised for collapsing the scrum, Castrogiovanni is the man pinged. France opt to set up a lineout in the Italian 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
60' - Yet another penalty... again to France. Zanni is penalised for going off his feet. France will have a lineout in the Italian 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
59' - Excellent defence by France and they now win a penalty on their own try-line. Michalak clears to near half-way. Even more niggles... we might see a card at some point here.
19 Sep 2015
57' - Another penalty to Italy as France are penalised at a ruck. Allan sets up a lineout near the French 22m area. Some niggles out there now.
19 Sep 2015
55' - TMO called into action as Guirado holds Minto around his neck and brings him to ground. Italy receive a penalty for that. No other action taken. Allan relieves some pressure with a kick downfield.
19 Sep 2015
54' - Huget is down for France. It looks like a very serious knee injury.
19 Sep 2015
53' - CONVERSION slotted by Allan!
Italy back in with a chance here...
France 25 Italy 10
19 Sep 2015
52' - TRY to Italy!
They desperately needed that! A brilliant pass from Gori finds Venditti on the right-wing and he rounds a few Frenchmen to score under the post.
France 25 Italy 8
19 Sep 2015
51' - Italy are straight back onto the attack. They are only a few metres out.
19 Sep 2015
49' - Indeed it was a knock-on. France have a defensive scrum, 5m from their line.
19 Sep 2015
48' - Italy go within a metre of the line through Gori. He just can't get over. TMO called into action. Try or no try. Gori might have scored after a ball goes loose, but there looks like a knock-on from the little Italian scrumhalf.
19 Sep 2015
47' - Handbags at five paces from both sides, a few push a few shoves. Italy have a penalty after all that. Allan will set up a lineout in the French 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
45' - CONVERSION slotted by Michalak!
France 25 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
43' - TRY to France!
What a start to the second-half for France. Nakaitaci started it all with a break down the left-wing and it was finished off by tighthead prop Slimani who ran onto a brilliant little grubber from Michalak.
France 23 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
42' - PENALTY slotted by Michalak!
Just the start that France would have wanted, but Italy will be wondering how they can get into this match. Cutting out silly mistakes might be a good start.
France 18 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
41' - France have an early penalty and Michalak will have a shot at goal. That was for offside, as a number of Italians were in front of their kicker.
19 Sep 2015
40' - Allan sees his clearance kick charged down but France cannot capitalise, Italy collect again.
19 Sep 2015
40' - Second-half underway as Michalak kicks off. Can Italy work there way back into this.
19 Sep 2015
39' - PENALTY slotted by Michalak!
Michalak extends the lead once more on the stroke of half-time.
France 15 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
38' - French surge back onto the attack with Picamoles making a number of metres and stepping a defender. He opts to kick ahead and Italy take the ball into touch. Another penalty to France from the resulting lineout as a French jumper is taken out in the air. Michalak will kick at goal from 30m and on the right-hand touchline.
19 Sep 2015
37' - PENALTY slotted by Spedding!
That was a monster kick!
France 12 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
36' - Another scrum penalty for France. The Italian scrum is a huge worry at the moment. Castrogiovanni is the man penalised for putting his knee on the ground. South African born Scott Spedding will have a long-range attempt from around 55m.
19 Sep 2015
DID YOU KNOW?
This is Frederic Michalak's third World Cup. He missed 2011 as well.
19 Sep 2015
POSSESSION STATS
France have had 56% of the possession so far in this first half.
19 Sep 2015
34' - PENALTY slotted by Allan!
Italy finally on the board!
France 9 Italy 3
19 Sep 2015
32' - Penalty awarded to Italy as Picamoles tries to kick the ball out of the hands of Italian scrumhalf Gori. Allan will have a shot at goal from around 45m and slightly to the right of the uprights.
19 Sep 2015
31' - Lots of errors from both sides so far tonight. Not the greatest game of rugby as of yet.
19 Sep 2015
29' - Lots of huffing and puffing from Italy, but not quite blowing the French house down as yet. The French defenders tackling like demons out there!
19 Sep 2015
27' - PENALTY slotted by Michalak!
France 9 Italy 0
19 Sep 2015
26' - France surge upfield with Picamoles the man leading the charge. They have looked the far more dangerous side with ball in hand. Yet another penalty as Zanni uses his hands in a ruck. Michalak looks to extend the French lead.
19 Sep 2015
22' - France penalised again, and now warned by Craig Joubert. Allan sets up a lineout on the French 22m area.
19 Sep 2015
21' - Michalak misses again, this time hitting the left-hand upright. France knock-on following up and now Italy win a penalty from the resulting scrum. Allan finds touch near half-way.
11 penalties in the match so far. Latin passion or indiscipline?
19 Sep 2015
20' - The Italian scrum is under huge pressure! Another penalty awarded against them, this time loosehead Aguero goes to ground. Michalak will have a shot at goal.
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