France v Italy

:01:14. > :01:24.Every February it is here. Every February they have been here. The

:01:24. > :01:37.

:01:37. > :01:47.bricks and mortar of the Six Nations. Eccentric. Dependable.

:01:47. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:18.Larger than life. None longer players on the stage, just watching

:02:18. > :02:28.in the wings like you and I. Out with the old, in with their new.

:02:28. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:09.Some things will never be the same So the World Cup came and it went

:03:09. > :03:14.rather more quickly than most would have liked. Here we are with the

:03:14. > :03:19.13th incarnation of the RBS Six Nations. It begins in Paris in less

:03:19. > :03:23.than an hour and ends at Twickenham on St Patrick's Day. The only

:03:23. > :03:29.certainty is the uncertainty born of so many changes of personnel on

:03:29. > :03:35.and off the field. And of course the weather. Europe blanketed in

:03:35. > :03:39.snow and it is heading inexorably this way. This is back to the Prix

:03:39. > :03:44.global warming days of the Championship when nine changes to

:03:44. > :03:49.an England team was almost commonplace. And the team and a new

:03:49. > :03:53.man at the helm. England have turned to Stuart Lancaster. A new

:03:53. > :03:58.coach with new values. I am focusing all my energy on the

:03:59. > :04:02.process of helping the team the wing as opposed to actually what it

:04:02. > :04:10.means to be the head coach of England. If I did that, I probably

:04:10. > :04:15.would not sleep. Three Debbie dance starting, five on the bench. The

:04:15. > :04:21.most experienced centre pairing for 40 years, and the captain with just

:04:21. > :04:28.a single cap. Scotland have remained loyal to Andy Robinson, in

:04:28. > :04:33.charge until the next World Cup. He would love to start this cycle by

:04:33. > :04:39.beating England. We look forward to this as our first challenge.

:04:39. > :04:42.Potentially new look England side. We have got points to prove. Of all

:04:42. > :04:47.Scotland have only once won their opening Six Nations game, England

:04:47. > :04:55.have not won at Murrayfield for eight years. Nobody is predicting

:04:55. > :05:00.the outcome of this. Before that, the French and the Italians. Two

:05:00. > :05:04.more new coaches. The World Cup finalists favourites to win the Six

:05:04. > :05:08.Nations this year, determined they will be no repeat of last year in

:05:08. > :05:14.row. It is a good job the Czech Republic

:05:14. > :05:20.are not in the Six Nations. It has been -36 the there today. Equally

:05:20. > :05:26.good job that Rome is not the venue this weekend. It is blanketed in

:05:26. > :05:32.snow. We start in Paris and in Dublin, and here in Murrayfield.

:05:32. > :05:41.The first match is at the Stade de France at 2:30pm. The evening kick-

:05:42. > :05:46.off here. Then we are off to Dublin tomorrow for Ireland against Wales.

:05:46. > :05:49.We did plan all sorts of excitement for you at the start of this

:05:49. > :05:56.programme outside. But quite frankly, it is freezing out there

:05:56. > :06:03.and it would get colder by the hour. -- it will get colder. Brian Moore,

:06:03. > :06:10.Andy Nicol and Jeremy Guscott decided to stay indoors. The last

:06:10. > :06:16.Six Nations, or Five Nations game, to be postponed by snow was? I had

:06:16. > :06:21.some guys are talking about it on the plane. I'm sure they mentioned

:06:21. > :06:25.it was a Ireland against Wales in the Eighties. 1982. That is what

:06:26. > :06:33.you call proper research. How much more exciting is this Championship

:06:33. > :06:40.of the back of the World Cup? It is almost a clean sheet of paper. A

:06:40. > :06:44.hugely exciting. New coaches, new players. We don't know how some of

:06:44. > :06:49.the teams will play. There is a lot of uncertainty but huge excitement.

:06:50. > :06:57.I don't think there is a any link between the two. England, as an

:06:57. > :07:01.example, are a completely different unit. It will be interesting to see

:07:01. > :07:04.how the Irish and the Welsh, who showed a lot of promise in at the

:07:04. > :07:14.World Cup, whether they can maintain that and take a further

:07:14. > :07:15.

:07:15. > :07:22.step onwards. This is how the Championship finished the last time.

:07:22. > :07:26.England, despite losing to Ireland, ended up has Six Nations champions.

:07:26. > :07:33.It's set them on route to a World Cup that promised so much. But the

:07:33. > :07:38.wheels fell off the chariot as never before. England have won the

:07:38. > :07:46.Six Nations title but not the Grand Slam. Very disappointing. That

:07:46. > :07:49.would be Jonny Wilkinson's worst- ever performance for England.

:07:49. > :07:58.Tindall and other players were photographed in bars after their

:07:58. > :08:08.win over Argentina. The RFU said Tindall was relaxing. The Scots

:08:08. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:17.were heroic in defeat. Chris Ashton, Dylan Hartley and Dallan Armitage

:08:17. > :08:23.were reprimanded. -- Delon Armitage. A bitterly disappointing day for

:08:23. > :08:29.English rugby. England out of the World Cup. There will be a review

:08:29. > :08:36.of England's performance led by Rob Andrew. Two-line the jump off the

:08:36. > :08:45.ferry. It was an extremely dangerous thing to do. - Mick --

:08:45. > :08:48.It will be Michael. I understand that if I had not made its somebody

:08:48. > :08:58.would have made it for me. national team is in turmoil once

:08:58. > :09:00.

:09:00. > :09:04.again. Danny Care has been dropped following his arrest on New Year's

:09:04. > :09:09.Eve for drink driving. Delon Armitage has been suspended by the

:09:09. > :09:13.RFU. Today is about looking forward. But

:09:13. > :09:18.we can look forward without looking back. -- cannot. How did England

:09:18. > :09:25.get themselves in the mess they did? Because a few of them were

:09:25. > :09:33.have we did idiots. You exonerate the management? No. They were not

:09:33. > :09:40.strong enough. They thing is, when you look at them as a litany, one

:09:40. > :09:44.after another, you'll have to question people's sanity. You were

:09:44. > :09:49.getting quite depressed watching that. I am a person who puts things

:09:49. > :09:58.behind me. But looking at that again it just reminds me of how

:09:58. > :10:02.many people got in so much trouble. Wales went through their problems.

:10:02. > :10:10.They have tidied up. I hope England Under Lancaster, and whoever else

:10:10. > :10:16.comes in after that, does what Wales did. As an impartial observer,

:10:16. > :10:22.what did you make of England? was quite remarkable, just the

:10:22. > :10:27.number. There were 12 or so different examples there. That

:10:27. > :10:33.clearly meant there was a lack of discipline within the squad. A lack

:10:33. > :10:37.of strong management. In many ways they got to the quarter-finals in

:10:37. > :10:46.spite of everything that happened. They won all begins they had to in

:10:46. > :10:52.the group. Despite everything, they did not play well. Their won the

:10:52. > :10:58.same number of games as Ireland and Wales. Do you feel the problems of

:10:58. > :11:03.the past have been pushed aside? hope so. You cannot go forward with

:11:03. > :11:07.things like this around you. All England supporters want England to

:11:07. > :11:13.start afresh and just played. So we can talk about the things we really

:11:13. > :11:16.want to talk about, the things on the field. He has set the tone by

:11:16. > :11:21.getting rid of the guys that were unlikely to get to the next World

:11:21. > :11:27.Cup. Danny Care has had his problems. He has done. Armitage, he

:11:27. > :11:30.is gone. They can be without any doubt that if they do anything off

:11:30. > :11:36.the field that reflects on them being unprofessional, they will be

:11:36. > :11:42.gone. Stuart Lancaster has been ruthless. He has got the job on a

:11:42. > :11:45.caretaker's basis. Who knows after that? A these days the

:11:45. > :11:55.Mediterranean training camp is out the window. Nowadays, they go to

:11:55. > :11:56.

:11:56. > :12:01.How does someone who helps out with the Under leavens on a Sunday, end

:12:01. > :12:07.up cutting England? -- elevens. Good question! Sometimes I lie

:12:07. > :12:11.awake at night and think of myself. I started my journey as a teacher.

:12:11. > :12:18.I have always been passionate about improving people and helping people

:12:18. > :12:22.get better. That led to Academy level. That was a great starting

:12:22. > :12:29.point. To come through as a director of rugby at Leeds, to get

:12:29. > :12:34.the opportunity to work with England. I broaden myself as a

:12:34. > :12:37.coach with the Saxons. I did not think I would end a up up this

:12:37. > :12:41.opportunity. Obviously it is a great occasion

:12:41. > :12:45.for me to announce the first England side under my role as head

:12:45. > :12:49.coach. I do not feel daunted. I am

:12:49. > :12:54.focusing all my energy on the process of actually at -- helping

:12:54. > :13:03.the team when. If I thought about being the head coach, I would

:13:03. > :13:07.probably not sleep at night. You will not be a familiar face to

:13:07. > :13:12.some England fans. How would you win them over if you had a chance

:13:12. > :13:17.to have a beer with them? I think because I am the person who sits at

:13:17. > :13:23.the bar and has a beer with them, that his me. I have a beer after

:13:23. > :13:28.training. I'm a rugby fan. That is where Mackie come from. Sometimes

:13:28. > :13:36.when you do not have that massive rugby pedigree behind you, you have

:13:36. > :13:41.to work harder. You watched some of England's World Cup matches. Is

:13:41. > :13:45.that a painful experience? Clearly. There were a lot of things we did

:13:45. > :13:50.not get right on and off the field. Part of the confident I have got in

:13:50. > :13:53.terms of getting us back to where we need to be, is because I

:13:53. > :14:02.understand the culture, I understand the environment, I

:14:02. > :14:06.understand what went on. Would you have sent Mike Tindall home? Every

:14:06. > :14:11.decision you make is contextual. The best coaches have an intuitive

:14:11. > :14:18.sense of making the right call at the right time. I have certainly

:14:18. > :14:20.got no freer end making a tough call. Without becoming the

:14:21. > :14:24.disciplinarian a teacher, there are standards and values you need to

:14:24. > :14:32.have as a rugby player. If you do not want to abide by them, I will

:14:32. > :14:37.get somebody who does. Any hint of arrogance among your players?

:14:37. > :14:42.And if there was it would be stamped out. When I have come from,

:14:42. > :14:47.you have worked hand-crafted. That is the fundamentals of what makes

:14:47. > :14:52.people successful. My challenge is to get us from where we were,

:14:52. > :14:57.selecting a new squad, and exciting squad, and creating an environment

:14:57. > :15:03.where people feel ready connected with the team. That is why we train

:15:03. > :15:13.at the Yorkshire club. We do not want airs and graces. We want a

:15:13. > :15:19.team of hard rock -- hard-working, And Andy Nicol played alongside

:15:19. > :15:27.Stewart Lancaster. He was a hard- working and a diligent player and

:15:27. > :15:37.you can't see that coming out in his coaching. When he became even

:15:37. > :15:41.

:15:41. > :15:46.temporary coach, you dig into your background. But the thing about him,

:15:46. > :15:52.I got the impression from the squad that there were just excited, a lot

:15:52. > :15:59.of the young players, to be there. It made me think, if only I could

:15:59. > :16:04.be that age again, it would be wonderful. But you also need a bit

:16:04. > :16:12.of experience. When you look at the England team, one or two people

:16:12. > :16:17.have been around the block, charlie Hodgson, for example. I think what

:16:17. > :16:22.Stuart Lancaster is saying and trying to instil is going back to

:16:22. > :16:28.the basics, honesty, hard work and respect. And every single one of

:16:28. > :16:34.those players have been selected on form. So there is where you have

:16:34. > :16:38.the respect. All that Stewart has done so far is to talk and he has

:16:38. > :16:43.done that well. Now we have to see it that is actually doing the

:16:43. > :16:48.business. If you look at the England team, this is only two

:16:48. > :16:58.years ago, they are the only two players to survive from that

:16:58. > :17:04.starting field in 2010. Well if you look at the players about to take

:17:04. > :17:11.to the field, it is potentially a much better back line than we had

:17:11. > :17:18.then. They had a lot of experience, most of the players this afternoon

:17:18. > :17:23.will not have experienced the atmosphere of somewhere like

:17:23. > :17:30.Murrayfield and experience of that kind is a big thing. Howl important

:17:30. > :17:37.is to date, for Scotland, just in terms of the game going forward?

:17:37. > :17:42.is massive. Scotland have won two games in the past two years. There

:17:42. > :17:47.has been a lot of farmers. I have sat here thinking they are going to

:17:47. > :17:52.have a good Six Nations but they have only won one game each time.

:17:52. > :17:56.There is pressure on the players, they need to win this time. Add a

:17:57. > :18:02.good season for Scotland I think should be winning three games.

:18:02. > :18:06.Let's go to the Scottish dressing room to meet with another famous

:18:06. > :18:10.Scottish international. It is a privileged to be here. Everything

:18:10. > :18:16.has been laid out beautifully so that when the team arrived it is

:18:16. > :18:26.all there for them. There is the No. 5 Jersey. Some of the grapes that

:18:26. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:32.have won that over the years beneath. -- the greats.

:18:32. > :18:39.How does it feel to be back in the Scotland dressing room? It is

:18:39. > :18:46.strange but it is lovely. There are a lot of good memories here. The

:18:46. > :18:51.preparation is unbelievable. They are all having different drinks,

:18:51. > :18:56.the game has changed and I believe the Scotland team has been together

:18:56. > :18:59.now for two weeks preparing for this game. We got three days!

:18:59. > :19:09.you played against England eight or nine times. You never managed to

:19:09. > :19:19.beat them? Fate you very much! Yes, it is special. It is great to be

:19:19. > :19:21.

:19:21. > :19:27.involved, the crowd, there is a lot of hospitality behind the scenes.

:19:27. > :19:32.And a lot of great memories as I say. But I would have paid a lot to

:19:32. > :19:38.beat England! Of course Stuart Lancaster is coaching England these

:19:38. > :19:46.days. You played with him before. Did you ever think he was a

:19:46. > :19:56.potential England coach? Definitely not, all that time ago. It was

:19:56. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:02.ironic that Stuart Lancaster played for Scotland. But both will want to

:20:02. > :20:12.prove a point, both coaches. Who is going to win? Scotland, without a

:20:12. > :20:21.shadow of a doubt. I have to explain, I had an

:20:21. > :20:26.argument with the very sharp knife! But well enough to be with us

:20:26. > :20:30.throughout the Championship. To talk about the Championship,

:20:30. > :20:34.nowadays the RBS Six Nations goes out to more than 100 countries

:20:34. > :20:38.worldwide. And every year the parliamentary rugby kit committee

:20:38. > :20:46.at the House of Commons have a get together to honour some of the

:20:46. > :20:51.biggest names in the game. They get given its fantastically lavish

:20:51. > :20:57.jackets in the most sumptuous of surroundings and they reflect on

:20:57. > :21:07.the game in the context of the world.

:21:07. > :21:07.

:21:08. > :21:12.This is my first time in the House of Commons. It is so real, the

:21:12. > :21:20.things that we talk about is completely out of my comfort zone.

:21:20. > :21:25.But I'm just enjoying the experience. We have seen Wales as a

:21:25. > :21:28.rising team, their performance in the tournament was fantastic.

:21:28. > :21:34.England obviously disappointed a lot of people but there were not

:21:34. > :21:44.far off. There's not much difference between getting out --

:21:44. > :21:47.

:21:47. > :21:51.getting knocked out and playing in the World Cup final. The French

:21:51. > :21:58.team are going to have a little more focused and discipline whiffed

:21:58. > :22:03.their new coach. Ken Newell point to a youngster who might be coming

:22:03. > :22:07.through to fill the boots of Shane Williams? We have got a lot of

:22:08. > :22:12.talent coming through at the moment. I will keep a close eye on the

:22:12. > :22:21.winners. George North has been around for a long time now and is

:22:21. > :22:27.one to watch out for. Owen Farrells took to the stage as a kid at

:22:27. > :22:33.Saracens, just a chip off the old block. His professionalism has been

:22:33. > :22:43.phenomenal. If I had to let you down and say who is going to win

:22:43. > :22:44.

:22:44. > :22:49.the Six Nations in 2012, what would you say? I think it will be France.

:22:49. > :22:57.I love watching the French claimed rugby. If they can really turn it

:22:57. > :23:02.on. The Irish team is ageing a bit more. The Welsh are exciting.

:23:02. > :23:07.Scotland are always there fighting. But I think perhaps England could

:23:07. > :23:16.be the surprise. I do think that Wales could win the Six Nations

:23:16. > :23:20.Championship. There's no way you're going to say anything else!

:23:20. > :23:28.Welly have jumped ship because he is joining us as part of the

:23:28. > :23:35.commentary team next week. If we can move want to talk about

:23:35. > :23:39.Wales in Dublin tomorrow. Would you think Wales are, post-World Cup?

:23:39. > :23:48.think they were brought down to earth by that defeat to Australia

:23:48. > :23:54.in December. They have gone back to Poland, just to get themselves back

:23:54. > :23:59.together, get some players back from injury. The balance looks good,

:23:59. > :24:06.it looks good on paper. But there for players from the front five

:24:06. > :24:11.injured. It is a tough place to go. It is a great game, Ireland start

:24:11. > :24:19.as favourites, but if Wales get their set-piece right. Their back

:24:19. > :24:25.line is massive at the moment. have to have the ball there.

:24:25. > :24:31.have to have the ball but a set piece international rugby, that is

:24:31. > :24:39.what the difference was in the World Cup. So it is exciting and a

:24:39. > :24:44.great Challenge to start in Dublin. If we show you that sending off

:24:44. > :24:51.again, do you still think it was a bad decision? Yes, a dreadful

:24:51. > :24:55.decision. To the letter of the law, OK he was going. But for

:24:55. > :25:02.consistency in the World Cup, that was the only send it off and it was

:25:02. > :25:08.totally ridiculous. I'm all right about the red card, to be honest. I

:25:08. > :25:12.lost my grandad before Christmas so I know what is important in life.

:25:12. > :25:21.There are more important things that can happen in life, worse

:25:21. > :25:24.things. And we will hear more from Sam Warburton tomorrow. That Wales

:25:25. > :25:31.- Ireland game, arguably the best game in World Cup, some tremendous

:25:31. > :25:35.action. It was very physical. I thought Almond were going to win it,

:25:35. > :25:41.frankly. Because of how well they have played against Australia and

:25:41. > :25:46.Italy. But it was more of the physicality in that game. Mike

:25:46. > :25:51.Phillips was outstanding. And Wales fully deserved to win that.

:25:51. > :25:58.what happened in that game needs to happen in the game tomorrow, but

:25:58. > :26:06.the front five match the Irish front five, enabling the quicker

:26:06. > :26:11.welshed back road to stop O'Brien. That is what they did. They looked

:26:11. > :26:18.of the game against Australia and how the Irish defenders kept the

:26:18. > :26:23.Australians up off the floor. So then will signal will fight the

:26:23. > :26:27.defensive element of the Irish back row. Is there a danger from the

:26:27. > :26:36.Welsh perspective that there is too much optimism based on the World

:26:36. > :26:43.Cup? What is new! Warren Gatland mentioned it, it is managing

:26:43. > :26:47.expectation. That is always tough in Wales. But going to arm and

:26:47. > :26:51.first of all, it there is a sense of reality. Especially after

:26:51. > :26:56.Australia. Now they need to recapture that form. If we get the

:26:56. > :27:01.set piece right I'm sure we will do well this year. Well Let's Talk

:27:01. > :27:05.about Ireland. So much promised in the World Cup and they fell short.

:27:05. > :27:15.Therein without Brian O'Driscoll with a sport that is older, but

:27:15. > :27:16.

:27:16. > :27:22.certainly wiser. -- a squad.

:27:22. > :27:28.Our performance against Australia this year, that was the standard I

:27:28. > :27:33.think we aspire to. But the last 30 minutes against Wales just was not

:27:33. > :27:41.good enough. Defence is a big strength of ours but we conceded

:27:42. > :27:51.two tries and that was sloppy. We failed to convert opportunities.

:27:51. > :27:56.And I don't think you can do that in that type of competition.

:27:56. > :28:00.It has been unusual not having him around the changing room. It is not

:28:00. > :28:04.ideal to be missing one of the best players in the world. But I think

:28:04. > :28:12.we are up in a better position than we have been in the past to deal

:28:12. > :28:17.with it was DUP we have a superb captain. He is not lacking in

:28:17. > :28:24.experience. And the way this team is run, there are other leaders

:28:24. > :28:27.around the place as well. Did you take the urge to get out the Brome

:28:27. > :28:36.a little? It was quite a conservative selection. There was

:28:36. > :28:44.never any problem picking the team, the problem is who you leave out.

:28:44. > :28:50.Because the guys I have picked are also playing well and looking at

:28:50. > :29:00.the back line, for example. Darcy is only the one probably in the

:29:00. > :29:05.

:29:06. > :29:09.realms of missing out on the next World Cup.

:29:09. > :29:16.Luckily for us we are well looked after and got a bit of time off

:29:16. > :29:20.after the World Cup, after Christmas. And I think it showed in

:29:20. > :29:26.the Cup performances. The players were fresh, they were in good shape

:29:26. > :29:30.and they were hungry. If you look at the provinces, qualifying, it

:29:30. > :29:34.was great for the guys. You're expectation in the next few weeks?

:29:34. > :29:38.We are better when the focus one game at a time and that is what

:29:38. > :29:43.we're doing. We are focusing on this Welsh game and playing to our

:29:43. > :29:50.potential. We have to make sure that we play to our potential in

:29:50. > :29:54.this game and if we do that, we have a great chance of winning.

:29:55. > :29:59.This is a winner takes all. We were lucky to get away with a win in

:29:59. > :30:05.Rome last year. We need to come out of the blocks faster than in

:30:05. > :30:14.previous years. And we will hear from Johnny Sexton before the match

:30:14. > :30:24.tomorrow. Without O'Driscoll, how much worse are Almond of? -- island

:30:24. > :30:24.

:30:24. > :30:34.Massively. He has been a big pleader. O'Driscoll always does it,

:30:34. > :30:36.

:30:36. > :30:43.he always delivers. He does not play badly in important games. With

:30:43. > :30:48.O'Driscoll being out, O'Connell has been a monumental. Leave the

:30:48. > :30:52.captaincy aside, as a player he is back to when we were putting him

:30:52. > :30:57.alongside Martin Johnson. The Irish team are playing well. The

:30:57. > :31:04.provincial teams are doing brilliantly. Ireland should be on a

:31:04. > :31:10.roll. The winner of the Six Nations will be? France. It will not be

:31:10. > :31:16.easy. The first weekend is crucial. As Declan Kidney said, you don't

:31:16. > :31:21.want to be chasing the game. If Scotland win, they go to Cardiff.

:31:21. > :31:28.The Ireland and Wales game is played as well. 3 home games for

:31:28. > :31:33.Wales. If Ireland keep their first 15th it, that is a very strong side.

:31:33. > :31:42.I don't think they have the strength in depth that France have.

:31:42. > :31:48.They also have to go to Paris. I think France will win it. I am

:31:48. > :31:52.going for Ireland. The provincial sides playing incredibly well.

:31:53. > :31:59.Individually they are on form. I think they will bury that French

:31:59. > :32:09.Monkey in Paris. That will be a fantastic game next weekend. The

:32:09. > :32:16.Ireland matched tomorrow, against Wales, that is at 2:30pm on BBC One.

:32:16. > :32:23.That is it from us for the moment. IAEA back at 4:30pm. We have all

:32:23. > :32:29.sorts of pyrotechnics. -- we are back at 4:30pm. We have got the Red

:32:29. > :32:37.Hot chilly pipers on the field. We should have Coldplay! We are

:32:37. > :32:42.heading to Paris to join Gabby Logan. We had heated BBC questions

:32:42. > :32:52.to Keith everybody warm out there. The RBS Six Nations is just half-

:32:52. > :33:01.

:33:02. > :33:11.The biggest win in Italian rugby history! The Grand Slam champions

:33:12. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :33:22.Hello and welcome to the Stade de France. It is hard to believe it is

:33:22. > :33:30.only three months since France were a drop goal away from becoming one

:33:30. > :33:33.champions. This will be edge-of- the-seat stuff.

:33:33. > :33:37.When France played badly on the Marc Lievremont, the coach could

:33:37. > :33:46.never hide his feelings. Traitors and cowards he described the team

:33:46. > :33:54.last season. So at the World Cup after on tidy wins over Japan and

:33:55. > :34:01.Canada, there was always going to be tension. The players wanted the

:34:01. > :34:06.coach to shot up. The ball -- the boot of Yachvili laid down policy.

:34:06. > :34:16.Then came the selection show- stopper. Morgan Parra would play

:34:16. > :34:19.

:34:19. > :34:29.outside Yachvili. Francois Pandu caused dropped. -- Francois Trinh-

:34:29. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:35.Duc. France limped into the quarter finals. They beat England. In the

:34:35. > :34:40.semi-final they beat Wales. They should not have but somehow did.

:34:40. > :34:47.France were in the World Cup final. The worst team, it was generally

:34:47. > :34:53.felt, Evra to go so far. This could only go so far. Except France

:34:53. > :34:58.should have won. They received no help from the referee. That may be

:34:58. > :35:03.what sometimes happens to an awkward squad at the World Cup.

:35:03. > :35:08.Thierry Dusautoir was out of this world. He was magnificent. You can

:35:08. > :35:12.call them anything they like, but they remained an impenetrable law

:35:12. > :35:19.on to themselves. Some story. Ready for the next

:35:19. > :35:29.chapter? These three are. Keith Wood is braving the elements.

:35:29. > :35:33.never worn here. You need a big cold. Lawrence Dallaglio, are Croke

:35:33. > :35:40.Italian -- our Anglo Italian stallion. And Michael Jekyll has

:35:40. > :35:50.joined the team. Guided Leinster to the European Cup in 2009. Plenty of

:35:50. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:03.He was nicknamed the pig as a player, can Philippe sold on

:36:03. > :36:09.dribbling home the bacon for France? -- Philippe Saint-Andre. We

:36:09. > :36:15.will hear from the new Italian coach, Jacques Brunel, and Sergio

:36:15. > :36:22.Parisse. Can Italy draw inspiration from last year's inspirational

:36:22. > :36:27.victory? Both teams arrived full of

:36:27. > :36:34.expectation. Coaches, new caps, some familiar faces and great

:36:34. > :36:37.leaders. For Philippe Saint-Andre, the adventure begins. How well he

:36:37. > :36:42.restored the balance to this French squad and get some consistency

:36:42. > :36:47.while keeping that flair and excitements we have grown to love?

:36:47. > :36:51.They are still favourites. Keith, it has been unbelievable for France.

:36:51. > :36:56.Who would have predicted they would be a point away from becoming world

:36:56. > :37:00.champions? The World Cup put everything on top of its head.

:37:00. > :37:05.France were rubbish for the whole thing and were magnificent in the

:37:05. > :37:12.final. To lose by a point with virtually everything going against

:37:12. > :37:15.them, it threw everything into the air again. Michael, it is always so

:37:15. > :37:25.interesting of the back of a World Cup, because it is the time to

:37:25. > :37:32.experiment, isn't it? Obviously new players put their hands forward.

:37:32. > :37:37.The coach has also spoken about continuity. He has not had a long

:37:37. > :37:42.time. I think he has done well. He has integrated some new players, he

:37:42. > :37:48.has taken some risks. He has kept some continuity. I think they will

:37:48. > :37:52.perform well. Jacques Brunel has got a job on his hands.

:37:52. > :37:56.certainly has. Honda Nick Mallett the highlight was that victory last

:37:56. > :38:00.year against France. -- wonder. Italy were in a tough group in the

:38:00. > :38:05.World Cup but they were disappointing. It is back to basics.

:38:05. > :38:10.He has picked some new players, brought some back. He has got a lot

:38:10. > :38:20.of experience as a coach. He will not be intimidated by the job at

:38:20. > :38:23.hand. France favourites? I think so. They have a fantastic team. Under

:38:23. > :38:27.Marc Lievremont they never had consistency. They never had

:38:27. > :38:31.consistency of selection, they never played consistently. They

:38:31. > :38:36.have some of the best players to have ever played. They could really

:38:37. > :38:44.deliver. I think the same. They have 22 at the 30 of the word Cup

:38:44. > :38:49.squad. He has brought in some new players. The nucleus of the team is

:38:49. > :38:55.very experienced. They are heading in the right direction. Let's learn

:38:55. > :39:00.a little bit more about Philippe some corn trade. We saw him play.

:39:00. > :39:10.He was such an flair player. Willie deliver that same kind of flair as

:39:10. > :39:44.

:39:44. > :39:52.Philippe Saint-Andre is back there. Running over half way. He is going

:39:52. > :39:56.to score again. Saw him play many times. He hasn't

:39:56. > :40:02.aged that much? He's looking very well. He has got some great

:40:02. > :40:07.experience at club level. I think he takes quite a pragmatic view. He

:40:07. > :40:11.has put together a very big French pack. He has put Yachvili at a

:40:11. > :40:18.scrum-half. It is nervous for him. It is his first game as French

:40:18. > :40:25.coach. He will look to expand. is interesting looking at the

:40:25. > :40:29.manner in which he played. He was such a flair player. With Toulon it

:40:30. > :40:34.was all about kicking. It was not a traditional French flair. Lets hear

:40:34. > :40:40.from the man himself. You had an illustrious career as a

:40:40. > :40:49.player. Now you're back as coach. How proud I you today? Are of

:40:49. > :40:58.course, when La Marseillaise will be on they will be a lot of emotion.

:40:58. > :41:03.I think we had a good week. Now it is about 80 minutes. We always say,

:41:03. > :41:08.I wonder which French team will turn a up today. Is the key for you

:41:08. > :41:13.to add some consistency? We tried to have a good week. To be very

:41:13. > :41:22.professional. I hope it will be a very good French team this

:41:22. > :41:28.afternoon. They're a physical, very focused. Wait and see. We hope. We

:41:28. > :41:32.work well all week. We just need to show over 80 minutes. I know it is

:41:32. > :41:37.freezing but I hope it will be warm on the pitch. France came within a

:41:37. > :41:44.whisker of winning the World Cup. How have the players responded to

:41:44. > :41:49.that disappointment and to that new challenge? Yes, it was hard and the

:41:49. > :41:57.World Cup. We should have been out during the Pool stages. We need to

:41:57. > :42:03.be focused and me to concentrate. We need competent. We can have some

:42:03. > :42:06.confidence. First we need to be very precise on the set piece. In

:42:06. > :42:11.the rock. The Italians are very physical.

:42:11. > :42:19.Michael, is that what you know of him? You have taken on his team at

:42:19. > :42:23.Toulon. Precision, he likes his kicking number tens? I think the

:42:23. > :42:27.French team will see a contradiction in terms from the

:42:27. > :42:36.last coached to the new coach. Philippe Saint-Andre will be very

:42:36. > :42:40.based around set pieces. He will bring a lot of values back. He

:42:40. > :42:46.coached will contain have Toulon. That is the type of game he likes

:42:46. > :42:52.to play. Dominate the opposition. That is what we will see. Is his

:42:52. > :42:57.biggest asset that he is not Marc Lievremont? I think he has met that

:42:57. > :43:04.is part of that. The French public and supporters do not want to see

:43:04. > :43:08.turgid rugby. You can to stamp that out completely, can you? No. With

:43:08. > :43:13.the talent he has in the back line, he will try to get the blend right.

:43:13. > :43:18.He will try to bully teams in the first 25 minutes. After that people

:43:18. > :43:23.want them to have a flash. Marc Lievremont lost the dressing room

:43:23. > :43:28.at the end. He has to manage that situation. There are certain key

:43:28. > :43:32.figures he will have to manage? he will have to manage the

:43:32. > :43:36.personalities. That is one of his strengths. He has always been close

:43:36. > :43:40.to his players. He likes to know what is going on in the dressing

:43:41. > :43:45.room. I don't think he will have a problem. Harinordoquy is on the

:43:45. > :43:52.bench. He has got so much experience to choose from.

:43:52. > :44:00.Dusautoir, Nicolas Mas, William Servat. Incredible experience.

:44:00. > :44:04.has gone for combinations of players as well. 10 players coming

:44:04. > :44:10.from Claremont and Toulouse. Warren Gatland did the same when he took

:44:10. > :44:13.over Wales with Ospreys. Is that significant? That is the logical

:44:13. > :44:19.progression for the team. They are the two most dominant teams in

:44:19. > :44:24.France. They should be represented. One thing that is interesting in

:44:24. > :44:28.relation to what the coach wants and what actually happens, he will

:44:29. > :44:33.want to play the bullying game. That is good. The natural flare in

:44:33. > :44:41.those guys will take over. He should get a nice blend. That

:44:42. > :44:45.sounds perfect. You hope so! Let's not forget at the Stadio Flaminio

:44:45. > :44:52.last season, Italy produced the biggest shock in Six Nations

:44:52. > :45:02.history. Italy have never beaten France in

:45:02. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:45:49. > :45:54.Italian at thoughts resting with The referee has blown the whistle.

:45:54. > :45:58.The biggest win in Italian at rugby history!

:45:58. > :46:03.It was an amazing day, incredible atmosphere. Of course they still

:46:03. > :46:07.finished bottom of the table but psychologically how important is it

:46:07. > :46:11.for the Italian players to know that they can get to the World Cup

:46:11. > :46:21.final? I think they have been phenomenal. People want them to do

:46:21. > :46:30.well. They have improved all the time. They had a lack of

:46:30. > :46:35.consistency which did then disappear. Winning so many kicks

:46:35. > :46:43.against France and delivering on such a large stage, which they

:46:44. > :46:51.normally do not, they delivered in time. 12 of the starting players

:46:51. > :46:57.today from just three of the biggest clubs. That must be a

:46:57. > :47:01.source of comfort to the Italian union that they are producing

:47:01. > :47:06.players like that? Won into the first came into the Six Nations

:47:06. > :47:12.they were encouraging their players to go overseas and now it they are

:47:13. > :47:20.bringing them back to Italy and trying to grow the rugby in those

:47:20. > :47:30.two provinces in particular. It will be interesting to see if

:47:30. > :47:33.

:47:33. > :47:39.Brunel is able to tack -- to tap An outstanding turn around.

:47:39. > :47:45.Absolutely fantastic. We are starting a new history with

:47:45. > :47:52.Brunel as coach. We do not have so much time to train before the Six

:47:52. > :47:56.Nations. But he arrived with a lot of enthusiasm and ambition. And

:47:56. > :48:06.this is good for the team and we are looking forward to doing well

:48:06. > :48:06.

:48:06. > :48:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:48:51. > :49:00.For sure he has another style, at another mentality. As a French

:49:00. > :49:07.coach he is for sure different. We want to be more dangerous when the

:49:07. > :49:17.play against teams. To put the other teams under pressure. We must

:49:17. > :49:46.

:49:46. > :49:52.In this game we have four new players, young players. So I'm

:49:52. > :49:57.really happy and in the next four years we are going to have more

:49:58. > :50:02.young Italian players coming into the first team. You're young, you

:50:02. > :50:11.want to play and you have a coach to give you the conference. It is

:50:11. > :50:16.going to be good for Italian rugby. Brunel of course coached Perpignan

:50:16. > :50:21.to the title in to those non- line. What will he bring to the game?

:50:21. > :50:30.is Clare from his comments that what he's trying to bring to the

:50:30. > :50:40.team is a winning identity. That is what he did before. He is making

:50:40. > :50:50.all the right noises early on. They have a lot of important

:50:50. > :50:53.

:50:53. > :50:58.players. I think the captain is just getting better and better.

:50:58. > :51:02.That and the fact that a lot of these players are in the same

:51:02. > :51:07.league together, it is going to be more and more competitive for the

:51:07. > :51:15.Italian team as it goes on. Weather showed us last season that they can

:51:15. > :51:21.beat anyone on their day. They have struggled with the 9th and 10

:51:21. > :51:25.players. They have, they have not been able to capitalise. The full

:51:25. > :51:33.works have not got too much of the ball. Just in the last few

:51:33. > :51:42.campaigns, they have had five per number tens. They started well in

:51:42. > :51:47.the Championship of course. Then they had a hard act to follow. It

:51:47. > :51:51.is a new chapter, their new coach. They really need some direction

:51:51. > :51:59.because the forwards are putting in all the work and they want some

:51:59. > :52:06.reward for their efforts. I keep going back to open now, he reminds

:52:06. > :52:11.me a lot of Martin O'Neill. The ability to bring teams that are

:52:11. > :52:17.unheralded, and absolutely extract the most out of them and get them

:52:17. > :52:24.to deliver. He has set it out, he wants to do it in two or three

:52:24. > :52:28.years' time. His expectation first DOE League will be pretty high, but

:52:28. > :52:38.publicly he's saying, in a couple of years, letting them find their

:52:38. > :52:44.

:52:44. > :52:51.own way. It is a new era under the new coach.

:52:51. > :52:55.What impression did the French squad make a new? Very good. With

:52:55. > :53:01.the weather like this, they looked confident. There really focused on

:53:01. > :53:06.the game today. And what impact do you drink the coach will have on

:53:06. > :53:16.the French side? I think he is going to bring some profession

:53:16. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:32.nullity to them. He once to see the Blair has been focused. -- he wants

:53:32. > :53:38.

:53:38. > :53:44.to see the players focused. He has his assistants who also good

:53:44. > :53:54.coaches and I think they will bring some good strategies for winning

:53:54. > :54:00.

:54:00. > :54:10.the game. It sounds like it is collective responsibility.

:54:10. > :54:11.

:54:11. > :54:21.It is not warm here today, and cannot impressed that I knew enough.

:54:21. > :54:29.I would not have fancied training outside in this weather!

:54:29. > :54:34.Hopefully it will for all out before next week, but we will see.

:54:34. > :54:44.It is interesting some of the changes that have been made in the

:54:44. > :54:48.

:54:48. > :54:56.French side. To a big centres. Wesley Fofana has been well hidden

:54:56. > :55:01.under at the radar. He went into the academy system at Claremont. As

:55:01. > :55:08.part of what is a very good bunch of youngsters coming out of their

:55:08. > :55:11.at the moment. Very difficult to tackle and it very fast footwork.

:55:11. > :55:17.And to have the knack of being in the right place at the right time

:55:17. > :55:22.as far as support is concerned. is a great place to be in his first

:55:23. > :55:32.game, put sin bin beside every Ian Rougerie. It is the right way to do

:55:33. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:42.it,. Who is going to win it? comfortable win for France. They're

:55:42. > :55:47.coming out now so let's handover to our commentary team. Lawrence is

:55:47. > :55:57.down there alongside Eddie Butler. down there alongside Eddie Butler.

:55:57. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:28.forward to lead out his country. In very difficult conditions was DUP

:56:28. > :56:44.

:56:44. > :56:52.and Sergio Parisse, the captain of the Six Nations is under way.

:56:52. > :56:58.very exciting afternoon. Very exciting for both coaches as well.

:56:58. > :57:08.Lionel Nallet, the former captain. We thought he might go into

:57:08. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :57:39.retirement after a World Cup but French team. Taking the place of

:57:39. > :57:45.

:57:45. > :57:47.Maxine grandmas who was in the # Fratelli d'Italia.

:57:47. > :57:52.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:57:53. > :57:59.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:57:59. > :58:09.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:58:09. > :58:14.# Iddio la creo. # Fratelli d'Italia.

:58:14. > :58:18.# L'Italia s'e desta. # Dell'elmo di Scipio.

:58:18. > :58:22.# S'e cinta la testa. # Dov'e la vittoria?

:58:22. > :58:26.# Le porga la chioma. # Che schiava di Roma.

:58:26. > :58:31.# Iddio la creo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:58:31. > :58:34.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Italia chiamo.

:58:34. > :58:44.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:58:44. > :58:56.

:58:56. > :59:03.# Allons enfants de la Patrie. # Le jour de gloire est arrive!

:59:03. > :59:11.# Contre nous de la tyrannie. # L'etendard sanglant est leve.

:59:11. > :59:20.# L'etendard sanglant est leve! # Entendez-vous dans les campagnes.

:59:20. > :59:23.# Mugir ces feroces soldats. # Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.

:59:23. > :59:30.# Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes!

:59:30. > :59:37.# Aux armes, citoyens. # Formez vos bataillons.

:59:37. > :59:47.# Marchons, marchons! # Qu'un sang impur.

:59:47. > :00:00.

:00:00. > :00:10.Fofana. Outstanding in the Europe this season. And newcomer, but

:00:10. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :01:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:01:19. > :01:29.France very much the outfit that The Six Nations of 2012 is under

:01:29. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:54.way. Nigel Owens's is today's impressed with the selection of the

:01:54. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :02:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:02:55. > :03:05.French squad. What a lovely luxury with the rolling maul there. --

:03:05. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :03:28.Canada. That will settle the Italian nerves. Just doing the

:03:28. > :03:38.basics right, which is what they are going to have to do. That will

:03:38. > :04:04.

:04:04. > :04:14.settle their nerves. They have The crowd are booing, but it was

:04:14. > :04:49.

:04:49. > :04:53.clearly a forward pass from It certainly was. They are going up

:04:53. > :04:58.against a very talented and very experienced French front row. There

:04:58. > :05:02.will be lots of shenanigans going on in the front row. The man with

:05:02. > :05:12.the moustache is revered as a coach in France, because he has taken

:05:12. > :05:12.

:05:12. > :07:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:07:55. > :08:00.lowly clubs to the very top. The whistle has gone. That was a

:08:00. > :08:03.nice passage of play from Italy. They really. France under some

:08:03. > :08:13.pressure. But the French tackling, as we saw in the World Cup against

:08:13. > :08:17.New Zealand, was outstanding. There was an example of that here. Picks

:08:17. > :08:27.him up and puts him back on the ground. He wants to be careful not

:08:27. > :09:06.

:09:06. > :09:14.if Debaty has a weakness, it is the scrummage. He is untested to a

:09:14. > :09:24.certain degree. This is his second international match. He will have

:09:24. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :10:00.footing. Italy have got it back, by France in the midfield. There

:10:00. > :10:00.

:10:00. > :11:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:11:18. > :11:28.might be an advantage for Italy. covering tackle. Penalty advantage

:11:28. > :11:29.

:11:30. > :11:39.to France. Penalty given. Italy are showing great patience. Really

:11:40. > :11:42.

:11:42. > :11:52.composed, just as Nigel Owens penalises them. Now they can set up

:11:52. > :11:53.

:11:53. > :12:03.the penalty chance for Yachvili. Good kick, but the bounce evaded

:12:03. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:33.predecessor has written of his World Cup experiences, and in

:12:33. > :12:43.particular his experiences with Francois 10 did. He told him he did

:12:43. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:12.Yachvili. France are in the lead. So, from a bouncing ball in their

:13:12. > :13:33.

:13:33. > :13:40.He was a real stand-out footballer for France in the World Cup,

:13:41. > :13:50.Yachvili. He is creeping closer to France's second all-time best

:13:51. > :14:28.

:14:28. > :14:38.Italy's play at the moment. They are being patient. They look like

:14:38. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :14:57.they are playing as if they really upper-body strength by some of the

:14:57. > :15:07.French forwards. And again, one of Italy's promising attacks comes to

:15:07. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :16:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:16:17. > :16:27.Quick ball for France, though. Knock-on advantage played.

:16:27. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:37.Picamoles brought back in and he gives France that real go forward.

:16:37. > :16:41.

:16:41. > :16:51.No shortage of caps in the Italian side. Lo Cicero wants to become an

:16:51. > :16:59.

:16:59. > :17:09.Olympic sailor. Meanwhile, they counter with a kick only as far as

:17:09. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :18:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:18:21. > :18:31.upright. The ground is so hard. come Italy. On the end of it all is

:18:31. > :19:10.

:19:10. > :19:20.attack. It is over and we are all square. Kris Burton lands one with

:19:20. > :19:38.

:19:38. > :19:48.his second attempt. It is what Italy deserve from this game.

:19:48. > :19:57.look much more composed than France. They have certainly moved on,

:19:58. > :20:07.trying to move the ball through the hands. So positive signs from Italy.

:20:08. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :22:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:22:17. > :22:27.Food for thought up and the old Rougerie is going to score for

:22:27. > :22:32.

:22:32. > :22:42.France! Poor defence but an excellent run from Rougerie. The

:22:42. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:58.more experienced player. There was a large hole in the Italian defence.

:22:58. > :23:00.

:23:01. > :23:10.They just got themselves muddled up there. That will settle Saint

:23:11. > :23:11.

:23:11. > :24:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:24:26. > :24:36.without letting it go? He couldn't. What a shame. They came back strong

:24:36. > :24:36.

:24:36. > :25:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:25:24. > :25:30.there. How unlucky. And he knows it. you make of it so far? The French

:25:30. > :25:40.have scored a nice try against the run of play but Italy have been

:25:40. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :26:00.able to maintain a lot of position. Italy have had the chance to play a

:26:00. > :26:05.

:26:05. > :26:10.lot of phases. I would say that is the way it could go for a while.

:26:10. > :26:20.Dimitri Yachvili is one of the great orchestrators of the Biarritz

:26:20. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :27:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:27:11. > :27:18.method. France are in retreat at could work for them here. Blurton

:27:18. > :27:28.tries to manufacture something. But it all comes to nothing. Dense and

:27:28. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:57.studs. Good build-up play from Italy but they need to be more

:27:57. > :28:07.precise and patient with what they are doing. They are causing France

:28:07. > :28:19.

:28:19. > :28:29.all kinds of problems in the scrum. France counter, Italy counter again.

:28:29. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :29:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:29:25. > :29:35.cement in the French pack. Another roaming back rower, Zanni. Italy

:29:35. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :29:50.again win the aerial contest and get themselves going again. France

:29:50. > :29:57.

:29:57. > :30:07.too slow moving away. Castro had got himself isolated. Pape rightly

:30:07. > :30:11.

:30:11. > :30:21.penalised for not rolling away. I thought Servat had got it at one

:30:21. > :30:21.

:30:21. > :33:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:33:08. > :33:12.Not taken from the right spot. was probably not one of his better

:33:12. > :33:22.choices. He decided to cut back inside and walk into a wall of

:33:22. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:46.French defenders. -- walked. I have been impressed with the French

:33:46. > :33:49.defensive line. They defended brilliantly in the World Cup final

:33:49. > :33:59.against one of the most potent attacks in French rugby. They have

:33:59. > :34:00.

:34:00. > :34:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:34:55. > :35:04.picked up where they left off, to the ball, which is interesting! --

:35:04. > :35:11.of the ball. Knock-on by a Yachvili. Good pressure by Italy. Very good

:35:11. > :35:21.pressure. They are coming back with some defence of their on. A line-

:35:21. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:30.out steel by Hrisi. -- Sergio Parisse. He would have been

:35:30. > :35:40.disappointed to see the ball had been kicked back to the opposition.

:35:40. > :35:47.

:35:47. > :35:57.Under six minutes remaining until win by 20 today. They have got a

:35:57. > :36:00.

:36:00. > :36:10.good way to go before they keep the ball because happy. -- bookmakers.

:36:10. > :36:10.

:36:10. > :36:20.Good strength, could hands, could be, could sidestep! Find a try.

:36:20. > :36:22.

:36:22. > :36:30.Finished by the wing! France at their best. Fantastic try by

:36:30. > :36:37.Malzieu. France have been under pressure all day. But they really

:36:37. > :36:47.have responded. Picamoles did exceptionally well. Malzieu had an

:36:47. > :36:47.

:36:47. > :36:56.enormous amount to do. Didn't he do well? Fantastic. Picamoles steps in,

:36:56. > :37:01.steps out, straightens the line. Not the best tackle by Edoardo Gori.

:37:01. > :37:11.All in the left hand, able to fend off the Italian defenders. -- the

:37:11. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:28.ball in the left hand. Good-quality add the conversion. As we move to

:37:28. > :37:37.half time, France emphatically in the lead. Julien Malzieu. Fine

:37:37. > :37:40.finish. Powerful run. Really just two lethal strikes from France has

:37:40. > :37:50.given the score line a much better Look for Philippe Saint-Andre's

:37:50. > :38:26.

:38:26. > :38:36.Vincent Clerc. Time to kick it into the corner. Just judging the

:38:36. > :38:40.

:38:40. > :38:48.distance. Parisse says, let's have at go for the try. Just thinking

:38:48. > :38:54.about at large -- about that last try, Picamoles has been impressive.

:38:54. > :39:04.He has given France something going forward. It's certainly justifies

:39:04. > :39:12.Saint-Andre's selection in bringing him back. Not a bad kick to get

:39:12. > :39:20.Italy into this position. But the penalty is against Cornelius Van

:39:20. > :39:28.Zyl for pushing. That is a waste. It is a waste. It is a technical

:39:28. > :39:33.offence. Nigel Owens is quite correct in his assumptions. He has

:39:33. > :39:40.penalised Geldenhuys for obstruction. It has relieved the

:39:40. > :39:50.pressure from France. He pushed pack in the air. It was a nothing

:39:50. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :40:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:40:59. > :41:04.ball goes out of play. A. Into touch. There will be time for an

:41:04. > :41:08.Italian line-out. It was not one thing or another. He kicked the

:41:08. > :41:17.ball but it was not high enough to put and the pressure on the

:41:17. > :41:27.fullback. -- any. Italy gave position right back to France.

:41:27. > :42:01.

:42:01. > :42:06.plans. -- Italy's plans. That is the end of the opening session of

:42:06. > :42:15.the Six Nations. France have a healthy lead. Two tries, they

:42:15. > :42:25.scored. Promising start for a new coach, Philippe Saint-Andre. New

:42:25. > :42:28.

:42:28. > :42:32.centre, or Wesley Fofana. France in the lead by 15.26. -- 15-6.

:42:32. > :42:39.After all the expectation and anticipation, it was patience that

:42:39. > :42:45.Italy demonstrated plenty of early on. Eventually though, Rougerie ran

:42:45. > :42:53.in for the first French try. The link-up between him and for a fan

:42:53. > :42:58.of was not always smooth. Malzieu et scoring the second try. You

:42:58. > :43:03.certainly would not say that Italy are out of this game yet. Serge

:43:03. > :43:12.Betsen is what Sonia. Yes, two very well taken tries.

:43:12. > :43:16.What beach you make of the first 40 minutes of the new regime?

:43:16. > :43:22.Italians were running the ball all over the place. A body in the end

:43:22. > :43:30.they did not score. They made a couple of mistakes. France looked

:43:30. > :43:35.very sharp. Very composed. They scored two magnificent tries. We

:43:36. > :43:41.did not see a lot of running ball to the wing. But they played really

:43:41. > :43:51.sharply and with confidence. couple of times you nudged me and

:43:51. > :43:56.said the French scrum was not comfortable. What concerns you?

:43:56. > :44:03.up front in the scrum, they were in a top position. They had a lot of

:44:03. > :44:10.pressure. At the end of the first have, they stole the ball and

:44:10. > :44:16.scored. They looked well-organised. Italy are still very much in this

:44:16. > :44:25.game. Do you believe that France will eventually go through the

:44:25. > :44:31.gears? Yes, I think the second half we'll see the French team running

:44:31. > :44:35.the ball and playing the best rugby. The first half was a little bit

:44:35. > :44:39.Seoul Seoul. He did not see the French team play with pace tries

:44:39. > :44:46.Max speed. I hope they will bring the speed into the game in the

:44:46. > :44:56.second half. Sara's has managed to order us t on the touch line!

:44:56. > :44:59.

:44:59. > :45:03.But Sonia said about going through the gears was interesting. That was

:45:03. > :45:08.very much like the first top of a Six Nations game with two coaches?

:45:08. > :45:15.Very much so. Phillipe Andre will be upset with some of the accuracy.

:45:15. > :45:20.It was a bit scrubby. They did play with composure. They didn't try to

:45:20. > :45:23.many things. They were efficient when they got chances. For a huge

:45:23. > :45:28.tracts of that game they did not have the ball. When they did get it

:45:28. > :45:38.they were sloppy. Italy's possessing his into 60%. They were

:45:38. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:45.We can see some of the newer style in the Italian team. But they

:45:45. > :45:50.lacked a bit of a threat. They were not able to break the line up apart

:45:50. > :45:57.from a couple of occasions. And that is what France want. I think

:45:57. > :46:03.the jumble of those styles, the more staid field position and the

:46:03. > :46:13.excitement of the players. And when you do break the line, that is what

:46:13. > :46:21.

:46:21. > :46:26.it is all about. France have their great capability. Rougerie - he has

:46:26. > :46:36.got great pace and great power. But he also knew that the forwards were

:46:36. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :46:44.looking away. His experience counted. He ran straight into that

:46:44. > :46:49.gap. They had no chance of stopping him. You can actually see the

:46:49. > :46:55.forwards as saying, who is going to take him's that was after a

:46:55. > :47:05.sustained period of time. These guys were in a position they did

:47:05. > :47:22.

:47:22. > :47:32.not really Malzieu also made his Here he is getting that try.

:47:32. > :47:35.

:47:35. > :47:43.Absolutely unstoppable. Louis Picamoles picks them out. It all

:47:43. > :47:50.came from the scrum. Full awareness, technically, this is fantastic.

:47:50. > :47:55.Away from all the players who could tackle him. He has not played in it

:47:55. > :48:05.France since 20th June 10. So a good addition to decide. He has

:48:05. > :48:05.

:48:05. > :48:15.been injured. He slowly but surely worked his way back into form. And

:48:15. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:21.his recall to the team has been absolutely validated. Is it just

:48:21. > :48:27.the first cat nerves that got to him? The first 20 minutes of an

:48:27. > :48:32.international is so intense, so frightening. The whole game...

:48:32. > :48:36.the intensity that different? Unbelievably different. You have no

:48:36. > :48:43.time on the ball once you put to an international. It takes a bit of

:48:43. > :48:51.getting used to, exactly how that works. It is difficult. But on that

:48:51. > :49:00.couple of occasions when he got the ball, he has a step on him.

:49:00. > :49:04.You feel he has got more to show as? Without a shadow of a doubt.

:49:04. > :49:12.Let's take a look at the French defence which was the cornerstone

:49:12. > :49:21.of their success at the World Cup. They already holding their line.

:49:21. > :49:31.And then when the opportunity came, they tried to attack Iraq as well.

:49:31. > :49:34.

:49:34. > :49:39.So there patient in defence. -- attack the ruck. Will the new style

:49:39. > :49:45.of did -- of Defence take time to bed in? A new system it is always

:49:45. > :49:50.difficult. They have set out their stall to be patient in defence. But

:49:50. > :49:58.we saw at the end when they got that all of the kick-off, they run

:49:58. > :50:08.with it. And to have that you need a strong defence. Italy still

:50:08. > :50:17.within touching distance. They had good possession, they did not panic.

:50:17. > :50:23.69% possession at one stage. They ran very well. It was almost like a

:50:23. > :50:30.French back line, the debt they actually have. What did you make of

:50:30. > :50:37.Burton and? He has done pretty well, but he is not really commanding

:50:37. > :50:42.their area. But she got a good drop goal and then up a lovely little

:50:42. > :50:52.dig. That was a chance, if he wished his bent his knees a little

:50:52. > :50:52.

:50:52. > :50:58.bit. I think Burton, he has to keep attacking the line. Because the one

:50:58. > :51:02.time he sat back in the pocket, they got him. If he keeps playing

:51:02. > :51:06.at the line-out and keeps having a go at the French defence, he will

:51:06. > :51:11.have more success. Up and on its opening weekend of the Six Nations

:51:11. > :51:21.we have so much rugby for you. Tomorrow it is our island's chance

:51:21. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :52:02.to seek revenge against Wales. That A quick chat with Lawrence. What an

:52:02. > :52:03.

:52:03. > :52:08.afternoon it is going to be. Stuart Lancaster taking over. Chris

:52:08. > :52:12.Robshaw. You know what that is like. It is going to be tough for him.

:52:12. > :52:16.The bookies have England as favourites but I do not see it that

:52:16. > :52:20.way. They have not won it up there in the past three visits. They are

:52:20. > :52:26.going up with an experienced team and Scotland will fancy their

:52:26. > :52:30.chances. I'm not sure whether to be excited or slightly nervous and

:52:31. > :52:36.fearful about what might happen. It could go either way, it is really

:52:36. > :52:41.in the balance. It is the time to experiment, that period right after

:52:41. > :52:45.the World Cup. Whether it Lancaster gets the chop are not. What about

:52:45. > :52:51.the second half, what do you see happening? Victory has been good,

:52:51. > :52:56.they have worked hard but they are just lacking that cutting edge.

:52:56. > :53:02.They're going through a lot of phases. But they run into that

:53:02. > :53:05.French defence. France have built themselves a real cushion. Their

:53:05. > :53:09.following their lucky charm of coming out early for the second

:53:09. > :53:15.half as well. They're out there running up and I would expect them

:53:15. > :53:20.to cut loose now. Warming up is the optimum worried! Is it Norman down

:53:20. > :53:30.there in the commentary box? certainly is not! It is absolutely

:53:30. > :53:30.

:53:30. > :54:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:54:34. > :54:44.freezing. awry. The reaction from the crowd a

:54:44. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :55:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:55:51. > :56:01.have made a big difference. Julien patting his front five on the back.

:56:01. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:56:59. > :57:09.a tackle by Dusautoir. Italy have survived the assault of the French

:57:09. > :57:09.

:57:09. > :58:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:58:19. > :58:29.born flanker. Louis Picamoles is down. Rougerie gets back for the

:58:29. > :58:38.

:58:38. > :58:48.tackle and France come away with the ball. Extraordinary. A see-saw

:58:48. > :58:49.

:58:49. > :58:59.of France having the ball, Italy having the ball. Clerc just could

:58:59. > :59:09.

:59:09. > :59:19.not quite get the bounce. Great tackle by Dusautoir. Poor old

:59:19. > :59:22.

:59:22. > :59:32.Picamoles getting the full force. He broke his nose last season and

:59:32. > :59:34.

:59:34. > :59:44.getting another one for good measure. Rougerie having a bit of

:59:44. > :59:44.

:59:44. > :00:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:00:46. > :00:52.attention. closer. Nigel Owens has had a good

:00:52. > :01:02.match. He has let both sides and everybody listening know exactly

:01:02. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :01:33.gave it away. Nigel Owens called the ruck and then Rougerie played

:01:33. > :01:40.

:01:40. > :01:50.the ball. Just a delayed pass. Another very good tackle. This time

:01:50. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:20.Claremont. Here is Kris Burton. Makes his way back to have Wave.

:02:20. > :02:25.Italy with the first points of the second half. Yes, I think Italy

:02:26. > :02:30.will be very pleased. They have had won a penalty missed and won a

:02:30. > :02:40.penalty they have got on the board. I fully expected France to push on.

:02:40. > :02:40.

:02:40. > :03:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:03:55. > :04:05.They have not got anywhere in this over. Become all involved again. --

:04:05. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :05:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:05:09. > :05:16.ball is out. Italy turn France over. will it take it this time. We have

:05:16. > :05:21.finally got a break in play. France put in on some pressure. The

:05:21. > :05:27.referee just explaining to Sergio Parisse that he wants his players t

:05:27. > :05:37.leave the ball along when they are on their feet. -- to leave the ball.

:05:37. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :05:59.The pigeons are still in town next coach of the Gloucester, at Sale

:05:59. > :06:01.and Toulon. Here he is with the big one. Yes, I think he will be

:06:01. > :06:06.slightly disappointed with the first five minutes of the second

:06:06. > :06:12.half. France have got an opportunity now to increase their

:06:12. > :06:22.lead. You have to say the two men at the centre of that, Picamoles

:06:22. > :06:42.

:06:42. > :06:52.and Malzieu. Malzieu is so strong. Meanwhile, Yoan Maestri comes on to

:06:52. > :06:56.

:06:56. > :07:06.replace Lionel Nallet. That is Ministry winning his first cap. --

:07:06. > :07:38.

:07:38. > :07:45.mystery. -- Yoan Maestri. He will have not been. Yachvili does not

:07:45. > :07:55.take the advantage. You have got to love Nigel Owens. He really does

:07:55. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :08:03.that tell players! He is very clear or two players. Lo Cicero try to

:08:03. > :08:11.plead innocence. -- trying. REFEREE: Don't let yourself down

:08:11. > :08:21.with discipline. Hrisi just chooses this moment to

:08:21. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:28.listen to the referee. -- Sergio Parisse. No problem this time.

:08:28. > :08:38.Dmitri Yachvili has three points. France up to 18. Double the Italian

:08:38. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :09:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:09:40. > :09:50.Work to do. He does not expect the ball. A little confusion in the

:09:50. > :09:57.

:09:57. > :10:04.Italian ranks. It is going to be a try! Vincent Clerc! Are fantastic

:10:04. > :10:12.drive there from a Vincent Clerc. He joins his coach, Philippe Saint-

:10:12. > :10:21.Andre, as the second all-time try scorer for France with that drive.

:10:22. > :10:28.-- try. It all started from the tackling of Dusautoir. A little

:10:28. > :10:38.help from Rougerie. Vincent Clerc puts it down. Delicate chip from

:10:38. > :10:44.Trinh-Duc. Rougerie need the ball forward. Straight into the arms of

:10:44. > :10:54.Vincent Clerc. Great skill. Tran Duc with the outside of his foot,

:10:54. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:07.Rougerie with his knee. -- Trinh- Duc. France swept it away from a

:11:07. > :11:07.

:11:07. > :11:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:11:51. > :11:59.defensive situation and a converted starting to look very dangerous.

:11:59. > :12:05.The Italian tackling is not what it was. Picamoles is involved in

:12:05. > :12:11.everything. It is interesting. Italy have not played that badly

:12:11. > :12:15.and yet they find themselves 25-9 down. I have seen Italy play a lot

:12:15. > :12:19.better and be closer. Clearly under Jacques Brunel and they're trying

:12:19. > :12:24.to expand the way they played. There may initially be a little

:12:24. > :12:34.pain. It is hard to see Italy finding a way back into this game

:12:34. > :12:41.now. We are going to have a change in the Italian side. Marco

:12:41. > :12:51.Bortolami comes on in the second row. Gonzalo canal let and Tobias

:12:51. > :12:51.

:12:51. > :14:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:14:40. > :14:47.Botes both come on. -- Gonzalo will have the put-in. Yes, Italy

:14:47. > :14:53.will have the put-in. Good little bits of play. Wesley Fofana at

:14:53. > :15:03.seems to be settling down into the Test match. A few nice touches.

:15:03. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:21.Rougerie really coming on to the have met -- Maxime Mermoz de come

:15:21. > :15:27.on if they need him. It will be interesting with Saint-Andre.

:15:27. > :15:33.Sometimes we see changes for the sake of changes. He could go to

:15:33. > :15:42.Morgan Parra and Harinordoquy. It is normally now when lot of changes

:15:42. > :15:52.happen. Will he give Morgan Parra and Harinordoquy a chance? Or when

:15:52. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:19.he let Picamoles and Yachvili off-side. You are too far away to

:16:19. > :16:28.

:16:28. > :16:38.kick a goal. He is going to go for goal! I'd have been tempted to go

:16:38. > :17:15.

:17:15. > :17:25.for a corner. A lot of French Tobias Botes, they say he keeps

:17:25. > :17:30.

:17:30. > :17:40.Gori and Semenzato out of the number nine shirt at Treviso.

:17:40. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:56.gets Italy into double figures. That is the foot of Botes as he

:17:56. > :17:59.

:17:59. > :18:09.makes his international scoring debut. Italy starting to look weary,

:18:09. > :18:27.

:18:27. > :18:37.France starting to look dangerous. Botes left the ball behind. Shame.

:18:37. > :18:43.

:18:43. > :18:53.Botes trying to switch the direction of play. Little mistakes

:18:53. > :19:04.

:19:04. > :19:14.like that are costing Italy at the minute. France's scrum holds up.

:19:14. > :19:26.

:19:26. > :19:36.Malzieu, one of the players of the day. Italy do have the energy.

:19:36. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :20:02.Italy have lost it. Everyone looks at the ref but he says play on.

:20:02. > :20:31.

:20:32. > :20:41.Nigel Owens might have been a bit lenient there. On comes Cittadini

:20:42. > :20:42.

:20:42. > :21:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:21:58. > :22:08.good cheer. They have played some fine counter-attacking rugby. Have

:22:08. > :22:09.

:22:09. > :23:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:23:21. > :23:31.have always tried to play. They are really trying and it is to their

:23:31. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:44.credit that they are still very much in this game. Harinordoquy

:23:44. > :23:54.

:23:54. > :24:04.comes on in place of Picamoles. be disappointed if I was Picamoles,

:24:04. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:17.getting substituted on 60 minutes. He has had a few clouts. They are

:24:17. > :24:30.

:24:30. > :24:40.saving him for Ireland! France looking to counter now. Fofana goes

:24:40. > :24:52.

:24:52. > :25:02.hardy set of supporters, that bitter weather has arrived in Paris.

:25:02. > :25:22.

:25:22. > :25:32.I am reliably informed that ridges be 14 minutes of torture for the

:25:32. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :26:00.Italians. The counter from Italy. Zanni tried it. It means a French

:26:00. > :26:00.

:26:00. > :26:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:26:51. > :27:01.throw-in. Zanni just an unforced is going to finish this game off.

:27:01. > :27:03.

:27:03. > :27:13.No advantage, Italy's scrum. That is good refereeing. Italy are

:27:13. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :28:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:28:33. > :28:43.hanging in this game. with Lo Cicero off the field. It is

:28:43. > :29:03.

:29:04. > :29:13.a penalty corner of fatigue. -- this is what earned them the

:29:14. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :29:50.penalty. France rush in. Very powerful. Out of play. Touch judge

:29:50. > :30:01.

:30:01. > :30:11.hesitated, but it had gone out. Could be a yellow card. That was

:30:11. > :30:28.

:30:28. > :30:34.it better. He could have talked it under his belly and possibly made

:30:34. > :30:38.better. They have earned the penalty. It is illegal to bring a

:30:38. > :30:48.maul down. It is also pretty brave because you have the French pack

:30:48. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:29.international rugby, he scores! What a second half he has had.

:31:29. > :31:36.a lovely feeling, what a lovely feeling for the young man. Another

:31:36. > :31:46.vindication of the selection. The work set up by the forwards. Look

:31:46. > :31:54.at that. Ball in the left hand. He has got the opportunity to fend off

:31:54. > :31:59.Luke Mclean. Rolls over for the score. He really has played well in

:31:59. > :32:09.the second half. Thoroughly deserves it. His captain giving him

:32:09. > :32:10.

:32:10. > :32:14.a Hogg. -- saying, Well done young man. You can just sense when France

:32:14. > :32:24.get on a roll. It is how they look off the ball. It is completely

:32:24. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :32:48.different. Morgan Parra to add the not been a complete performance.

:32:48. > :32:58.But in patches it has been outstanding. A debut to remember

:32:58. > :33:01.

:33:01. > :33:08.for Fofana. A great second have to remember. -- half. A little bit of

:33:08. > :33:13.nudging of the ball. Yes, just these little mistakes. When they do

:33:13. > :33:23.something good, they make a little mistake. Tobias Botes going for the

:33:23. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:31.corner. As we seek Fofana going over for the try. He has had a good

:33:31. > :33:34.bit you. Getting at try makes it a fantastic one for him. His club

:33:34. > :33:44.captain and colleague congratulating him. It seals that

:33:44. > :33:44.

:33:44. > :34:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:34:33. > :34:43.of a French food. Italian throw. -- French food. Fofana look like he

:34:43. > :35:11.

:35:11. > :35:21.Tomasso D'Apice comes on as hooker. And Fabio Semenzato at scrum-half.

:35:21. > :35:27.

:35:27. > :35:37.Nicolas Mas goes off. Trinh-Duc goes off. Then sent Debaty is on. -

:35:37. > :35:37.

:35:37. > :36:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:36:17. > :36:27.year's Six Nations for Italy. Into catch Maxime Medard sleeping down

:36:27. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:57.have the energy to drive one up towards the 22? The French have

:36:57. > :37:06.named their man of the match. It is left Wing Julien Malzieu. A I think

:37:06. > :37:16.he has been very prominent. He scored the try. Malzieu has played

:37:16. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:49.exceptionally well. What a great scored. They have stuck at it in

:37:49. > :37:53.this game. Playing away from home in the first game in France. They

:37:53. > :38:01.have certainly played their part in this match. Only in the last

:38:02. > :38:11.quarter have France pulled away. They are trying, they are certainly

:38:12. > :38:45.

:38:45. > :38:55.France have been very solid in defence. There is a very firm a

:38:55. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:39:37. > :39:47.white wall in front of the blue white wall. That was an excellent

:39:47. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :39:57.off load. The pass just did not go to hand. No advantage. What a shame.

:39:57. > :40:07.Italy playing their full part. But buyers Botes are trying to get the

:40:07. > :40:32.

:40:32. > :40:38.left on the clock. Surrey come up the Six Nations. The bookmakers

:40:38. > :40:48.said 20 points. They are 18 now. They got it just about right.

:40:48. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:08.attack. Last play, says Nigel Owens. And Traille Masi has done very well

:41:08. > :41:26.

:41:27. > :41:33.France have been outstanding in patches. Italy were their normal

:41:33. > :41:40.selves. Plus a little bit more adventure. They have been beaten in

:41:40. > :41:48.Paris. Freezing Paris. But at very warm, cosy start for France in the

:41:48. > :41:54.Six Nations. They have beaten Italy by 30-12. Lawrence, they will be,

:41:54. > :41:59.what? They will be very happy. The start of the reign of Philippe

:41:59. > :42:04.Saint-Andre. An excellent performance. A debut try. A good

:42:04. > :42:09.performance from Fofana. Malzieu was the man of the match. A

:42:09. > :42:16.Picamoles played well. A lot to be positive about. A quick mention of

:42:16. > :42:22.Italy. They fully played their part. Under the Jacques Brunel I thought

:42:22. > :42:26.Italy changed their style of play. Philippe Saint-Andre looks a very

:42:27. > :42:33.contented man. Italy, as well as they have been beaten today, will

:42:33. > :42:40.take some positives into the game against England next week. Italy

:42:40. > :42:45.will go to Rome next week to play England. They are playing at the

:42:45. > :42:51.Olympic Stadium. France do not always start the Six Nations well.

:42:51. > :42:57.They had to absorb a lot today. They were outstanding on the break.

:42:57. > :43:05.The changes made by Philippe Saint- Andre worked. Louis Picamoles, and

:43:05. > :43:11.Julien Malzieu... It has been a very cold day. Both sides can take

:43:11. > :43:16.something out of this. I think France have made a marker down.

:43:16. > :43:21.They go into this Championship as the team of people probably would

:43:21. > :43:31.fancy to win the Six Nations. They certainly have a good chance. They

:43:31. > :43:31.

:43:31. > :43:37.have laid the market down. Philippe Saint-Andre is happy. One of the

:43:37. > :43:41.orchestrators of the French team, Dmitri Yachvili, is what sign yet.

:43:41. > :43:48.Congratulations. The winner sets you up nicely. How pleased with the

:43:48. > :43:55.performance? Firstly, Tommy -- IAEA very happy to have beaten Italy.

:43:55. > :44:00.Last year they beat us in the wrong. It was a little bit of revenge.

:44:00. > :44:05.Happy to start this competition with a win. France are favourites

:44:05. > :44:13.to win the Six Nations in many people's eyes. How optimistic are

:44:13. > :44:22.you? I think Ireland is also favourites, England, Wales,

:44:22. > :44:26.Scotland! There are many teams that can win the Six Nations. First sure,

:44:26. > :44:32.we are second in the last World Cup. Everybody is waiting. It will be

:44:32. > :44:37.very hard. It is a new start for France on their Philippe Saint-

:44:38. > :44:45.Andre. What sort of impact has he made? We just had six days to

:44:45. > :44:50.prepare this first game. We started to learn his new moves. His new

:44:50. > :45:00.vision of the team. We are still learning his rugby. It is okay. It

:45:00. > :45:01.

:45:01. > :45:11.Will the coach was not so happy at the end of the match. He wanted a

:45:11. > :45:22.

:45:22. > :45:27.bit more. Not entirely thrilled with that! They are in a great

:45:27. > :45:36.position. They had a bit of an overlap. But I think the rest of

:45:36. > :45:42.them deserve to get out of the Cold! They played pretty well today,

:45:42. > :45:49.without setting the world alight. The defence was phenomenal. They

:45:49. > :45:55.have a new defence system in place. Some new faces and some new names

:45:55. > :46:03.on the side but it was some of the old names from the past that got

:46:03. > :46:13.them off the foot today. Vincent Clerc got his 32nd try for France.

:46:13. > :46:15.

:46:15. > :46:20.Clerc got his 32nd try for France. He is the ultimate opportunists.

:46:20. > :46:24.Vincent Clarke takes his opportunity there. You can see how

:46:24. > :46:32.many French players are around the ball and it is guaranteed to fall

:46:32. > :46:38.to one of them. At cracking piece of skill at from Francois Trinh-Duc.

:46:38. > :46:48.Just a little flick of the heel. Just lovely, but some calm

:46:48. > :46:53.

:46:53. > :46:58.assurance. But it was also a lovely to see Wesley Fofana up really

:46:58. > :47:04.getting into the game in the second half and being rewarded with the

:47:04. > :47:13.try. That will settle his nerves as he goes into the campaign. Where

:47:13. > :47:22.his skill is is getting the ball into his hands and running. And

:47:22. > :47:28.when he got his opportunity to take the try and he took it. He was in

:47:28. > :47:38.position. They perhaps gave him too much space on the outside. But when

:47:38. > :47:48.he got the chance, but there it was. In the first half we talked about

:47:48. > :47:50.

:47:50. > :47:54.the technical aliment of the play. I thought he played well, he was

:47:54. > :48:04.nervous at the start. But the first 20 minutes of international rugby

:48:04. > :48:06.

:48:06. > :48:16.is a bit of a panic. The other players as well, but a brilliant

:48:16. > :48:22.Rougerie was so pleased for him. There is going to be serious

:48:22. > :48:25.competition for a central position in it the French team.

:48:25. > :48:30.What is think the coach will be most pleased about today? I think

:48:30. > :48:34.he will be really happy about the defence. But every time they got

:48:34. > :48:40.the chance to score, they scored. For at large parts of the game they

:48:40. > :48:50.did not have the ball at all. And they had to work, in the cold, to

:48:50. > :48:57.

:48:57. > :49:01.make sure that Italy did not score. Italy came under a lot of pressure

:49:01. > :49:06.Malzieu got the try and that settled the nerves. It was an get

:49:06. > :49:14.to know you games with their new coach, a new system. But their

:49:14. > :49:17.clinical when they get the ball and they will score points. I actually

:49:17. > :49:22.think it's really played well for large parts of the game. But they

:49:22. > :49:26.are missing a cutting edge. The full-back playing well but they

:49:26. > :49:32.need to attack a little bit more. They were passing the ball but not

:49:32. > :49:42.really engaging anyone in the defence. While the French staying

:49:42. > :49:48.

:49:48. > :49:51.out there, at lapping it up. Well they deserved that win it and I

:49:51. > :50:00.think it is good preparation for that big match for them next

:50:00. > :50:04.weekend against Ireland. What we Italy take from today? I think they

:50:04. > :50:08.played in one of the hardest places to play, away from home, against

:50:08. > :50:15.the team that came second in the World Cup. They're going to be home

:50:15. > :50:19.next week, they have never beaten England, this is an an experienced

:50:19. > :50:23.and a young English team. I will think they would put everything

:50:23. > :50:28.that they possibly have into that, their whole Championship is based

:50:28. > :50:35.on next weekend. They have never beaten England in the Championship

:50:35. > :50:44.and they want to get that. One game down, two more to come this weekend.

:50:44. > :50:50.I'm sure it is going to be warmer in Dublin it! That is on BBC One at

:50:50. > :50:58.tours 30 pm. But coming up next of course it is Scotland against

:50:58. > :51:03.England. And it is not just cold but wet in Murrayfield this weekend.

:51:03. > :51:08.And if you want to catch up with the football, a final score it is

:51:08. > :51:16.on today at 4:30pm. Many of the headlines from here, it is all but

:51:16. > :51:24.the Fire Power of the French. Wesley for Ballack finished it and

:51:24. > :51:28.got his first cap was DUP France dirty - 12 winners today. The

:51:28. > :51:38.favourites getting up to a confident start repay their new

:51:38. > :51:42.

:51:42. > :51:49.coach. But going on to the next game, Lancaster beginning as coach

:51:49. > :51:52.will stop and a lot of experience in the English side. Scotland have

:51:52. > :51:58.a settled team and they look comfortable with the team they have

:51:58. > :52:03.actually picked. I think it is a big call for a very young team.

:52:03. > :52:07.Lancaster has taken it and Gamble. He did needed to go for new players

:52:08. > :52:14.and to shake it up a bit but he does not have experience to draw

:52:14. > :52:20.all on a if things are going really wrong. If one of the young players

:52:20. > :52:26.is struggling, they want to pass chalice to someone else, I think

:52:26. > :52:31.there is a lot of pressure on them. He is trying to play on the

:52:31. > :52:35.nationalism card, which is a good thing. He has done some interesting

:52:35. > :52:39.things as a coach, bringing in guests because, getting their

:52:39. > :52:45.families to send them letters telling them how proud he is. P E

:52:45. > :52:49.is trying to change the culture. will not be easy for him, and to

:52:49. > :52:54.get long-term vision into the team and for the players to look into

:52:54. > :52:59.that. But it will come down to those 22 guys who will turn out for

:52:59. > :53:09.their country tomorrow. If they wanted enough, they can go and get

:53:09. > :53:15.it. It is today! If they want to bloods these players, that is the

:53:15. > :53:20.way to do it. Who would you rather be coaching today? I like the

:53:20. > :53:23.potential that England have as a country as far as their rugby is

:53:23. > :53:28.concerned was DUP if you invest in that and give it confidence then

:53:28. > :53:32.something will come along. There's too much talent for England not to

:53:33. > :53:38.be as successful nation in rugby. The targets set for Scotland to win

:53:38. > :53:43.three matches. They have to start turning these almost chances in two

:53:43. > :53:47.victories. This is the perfect opportunity for Scotland. There

:53:47. > :53:56.playing against an inexperienced team. They needed to deliver and

:53:56. > :54:02.the need to scored the tries. Thank you for bearing this very