:01:01. > :01:07.A week ago and just a few moments from the end of the game against
:01:08. > :01:12.England, Philippe Saint-Andre's future as coach of France had a
:01:13. > :01:15.huge? Hanging over it. Now France are eyeing a winning the
:01:16. > :01:23.championship and maybe another Grand Slam. But Italy may not be a
:01:24. > :02:09.pushover. Run the last year. -- remember last year.
:02:10. > :02:42.It is trite time for Castrogiovanni and Italy! It is an excellent big!
:02:43. > :02:50.Another Roman calamity for France! What a stunning upset!
:02:51. > :02:56.After the home internationals this day, the Battle of mainland Europe
:02:57. > :03:06.today which Italy have one on two of the last three occasions but France
:03:07. > :03:09.one 59 of their 64 meetings. Italy worried Wales in Cardiff but their
:03:10. > :03:16.away record in the Six Nations is dreadful. Nonetheless, last
:03:17. > :03:19.weekend's game attracted a record Italian TV audience. What show can
:03:20. > :03:24.they put on today for the watching millions?
:03:25. > :03:41.I'm delighted to say, after the reign of Dublin and Edinburgh,
:03:42. > :03:46.welcome to a crisp, is like Sunday February in Paris.
:03:47. > :03:52.We are going to talk about the match here in just a moment or two but
:03:53. > :03:54.first, let's reflect on yesterday and a match which left keys very
:03:55. > :04:18.happy and Jonathan less so. Here comes to drive! They claim the
:04:19. > :04:23.try! Line-out, drive, tribal Chris Henry.
:04:24. > :04:40.What a finish this would be for Ireland. It must be! It is! Jackson
:04:41. > :04:48.scores. A great little break by Murray to send it in. What a
:04:49. > :04:51.performance by the home team. They are unbeaten in two home games. This
:04:52. > :05:04.one particularly emphatic. If I said he would win by 23 points,
:05:05. > :05:07.would you believe me? I would be delighted, and I am delighted with
:05:08. > :05:11.the result, it was a lot of hard work to get there. I felt the
:05:12. > :05:15.controlled long periods of the game and that allowed us to keep the
:05:16. > :05:20.pressure on them territorially and build a bit of scoreboard pressure.
:05:21. > :05:27.Disappointment but no excuses, they thoroughly deserved to win. They had
:05:28. > :05:32.more break down time, so yes, we are very disappointed but the test of
:05:33. > :05:41.character is how you bounce back and we have shown character before. We
:05:42. > :05:47.were saying other breakfast, is Joe Schmidt the Jose Mourinho of rugby?
:05:48. > :05:51.Was a tactical masterclass? I think so. Nobody really knew what Ireland
:05:52. > :05:57.were going to bring to the show, we thought they would kick to the
:05:58. > :06:01.wings, but not to the extent and manner they did it. The team have
:06:02. > :06:03.fully brought into the idea that you are going to have a different game
:06:04. > :06:11.plan spending on who you are playing. That was a different island
:06:12. > :06:18.to the team who played in the opening match. Totally different,
:06:19. > :06:26.they bicycle the start Wales of any impetus -- they basically starved
:06:27. > :06:29.Wales. Interesting interview that Warren Gatland gave afterwards, do
:06:30. > :06:35.you think he was practically out thought yesterday? They haven't
:06:36. > :06:38.changed their game since he has been there but they haven't had to
:06:39. > :06:41.because they have been successful. Yesterday the Irish line speed was
:06:42. > :06:45.good and they turned the Welsh wingers, and they didn't have a plan
:06:46. > :06:51.B. He showed his hand as well, because when Scott Williams went
:06:52. > :06:58.off, maybe they changed the style of game a little bit. Unfortunately, he
:06:59. > :07:04.just added more bulk into the centre. But the Irish were very
:07:05. > :07:08.clinical and effective and Wales, it was the worst performance under
:07:09. > :07:16.Gatland. So the next game will be interesting, on one selection and
:07:17. > :07:22.two, tactics. They must have aligned the World Cup as well. For me,
:07:23. > :07:28.Johnny Sexton was imperious, he was magnificent. Given what has happened
:07:29. > :07:34.against the All Blacks, Justin Marks were surrounding him but he proved
:07:35. > :07:40.he is the man. Let's move to the game at Murrayfield in the evening
:07:41. > :07:47.that in advanced, promised so much, but in the end produced little.
:07:48. > :07:52.Scotland will do well to defend this, they are spinning and driving.
:07:53. > :08:15.They are causing a bit of confusion. It is a role for the try! Wonderful
:08:16. > :08:25.run of timing of the run for Luther Borrell.
:08:26. > :08:36.And Brown is in! And England finally, finally have their second
:08:37. > :08:41.try. Victory for England. A few boos around Murrayfield but England
:08:42. > :08:47.get their challenge moving in the right direction.
:08:48. > :08:52.A bitter frustration at the end that didn't have more opportunities away
:08:53. > :09:01.but a difficult pitch, difficult team to play against. This job
:09:02. > :09:04.doesn't get any easier? It was a tough day at the office kit made
:09:05. > :09:10.harder by the fact we have 60,000 people in the office. We were
:09:11. > :09:17.outmuscled, really. They cut us down there and squashed us. They had 20
:09:18. > :09:26.positions in our 22, and we have one in theirs. How do you make an
:09:27. > :09:29.assessment of the match yesterday? Tinsel has to go there and do the
:09:30. > :09:35.basics and I think England kept it simple, they did their line-out,
:09:36. > :09:39.they kept it going well, apart from the end, it went a little bit
:09:40. > :09:43.left-field. The scrummaging was better than against France, and I
:09:44. > :09:50.think Danny Care and the role bossed the game. I think Jenny May was
:09:51. > :10:01.excellent, elusive, beating defenders, making break. -- breaks.
:10:02. > :10:04.To be in Edinburgh last night was a salutary experience. There was a
:10:05. > :10:08.real sense of despair, almost, among the Scottish spec haters. What can
:10:09. > :10:16.we say for Scottish rugby going forward? They have a couple of
:10:17. > :10:18.issues, they are in coaching limbo, knowing their coaches leaving and he
:10:19. > :10:24.has been there for a while. They don't seem to have any verve in the
:10:25. > :10:27.back line so you are going to get honest endeavour, guys trying to put
:10:28. > :10:31.a lot into it, they are hard to play against because they don't do a huge
:10:32. > :10:38.amount but it is hard to get excited by it. There doesn't seem to be any
:10:39. > :10:43.bit of light to say, we are changing our game to do something
:10:44. > :10:46.substantial. When England play Ireland in two weeks time, which is
:10:47. > :10:53.an interesting game, what are your thoughts? I have seen both, I have
:10:54. > :10:59.been impressed with both, Danny Care is the one who dictates the pace of
:11:00. > :11:03.the game. It will be very interesting because Ireland, I
:11:04. > :11:08.think, haven't been fantastic but they have been so effective and so
:11:09. > :11:14.clinical, it's going to be very interesting. Is there one area of
:11:15. > :11:22.that match that could be the deciding factor? The breakdown in
:11:23. > :11:29.the tackle areas are always keep. O'Mahony was excellent yesterday.
:11:30. > :11:32.It's the control at halfback, Ireland haven't really unleashed
:11:33. > :11:40.their backs yet. Johnny Sexton has been magnificent, his partnership
:11:41. > :11:46.with Borrell will be key. Trimble has been good, but they haven't
:11:47. > :11:52.really stepped up the attack because they haven't had too yet. England
:11:53. > :11:55.will be disappointed they didn't win out here. So there is a lot to come
:11:56. > :12:04.from both sides, and whoever turns out on the day at the can and will
:12:05. > :12:59.win. Every time these two sides meet here, there is only one winner.
:13:00. > :13:06.England have a good record against France -- Italy. The challenge must
:13:07. > :13:14.be to get a win away from Rome. Can that happen to take was Mac we hope
:13:15. > :13:20.so, we're working for that. We hope we can play with the same
:13:21. > :13:27.concentration, with the same focus that we had in Cardiff, and maybe be
:13:28. > :13:33.more perfect in some matches so we can get to the point when we need to
:13:34. > :13:37.get that. The concern about today is to be able to perform in the same
:13:38. > :13:41.way that we did last week. It was always going to be hard to open your
:13:42. > :13:47.chubby trip at the defending champions, but there were positives
:13:48. > :13:52.from that match. It is not easy to play the championship, your first
:13:53. > :13:58.two matches away against Wales and France, who are very strong sides. I
:13:59. > :14:03.think that we showed some good spirit comes good rugby, we are
:14:04. > :14:07.happy with the young guys that come from our development pathway, so
:14:08. > :14:15.it's important for us, it gives us strength on the pitch that the work
:14:16. > :14:18.is in the right direction. A number of changes to the Italian liner,
:14:19. > :14:26.what impact do you hope they will have? We don't have just 15 players,
:14:27. > :14:31.we have more depth. So I'm very happy for the fact that we have some
:14:32. > :14:38.changes, because this means that they are not due to injuries, it
:14:39. > :14:52.means the squad is bigger and with the first 15, with the second 16, it
:14:53. > :15:02.is important for us. here is the starting line-up. Going through a
:15:03. > :15:17.transitional period. They need parity upfront. Minto comes in
:15:18. > :15:29.because he played well against Wales when he came on. The key for me is
:15:30. > :15:35.half backs. Gori and Allan. They need to get control and kick when
:15:36. > :15:44.they need to kick. Garcia and the man of the match from last week,
:15:45. > :16:09.Campagnaro. McLean kicked very well. Sarto.
:16:10. > :16:21.The drift defence did well. This is good. They go wide straightaway.
:16:22. > :16:31.Takes the defence. A lovely kick with great pace. I think defensively
:16:32. > :16:41.they were very solid. It surprised me. If they can do the defensive
:16:42. > :16:48.jobs today, I think they will do OK. It is interesting, we talk about
:16:49. > :16:51.players to watch with Italian teams and we always talk about Parisse,
:16:52. > :16:57.but that always seems a palpable change in the way they are trying to
:16:58. > :17:06.play? Ever since Dominguez, they have struggled with a number ten.
:17:07. > :17:14.Parisse has an awareness about him. But the main man is Gori. They are
:17:15. > :17:20.going through a transitional period. They have got to work hard in the
:17:21. > :17:23.scrum and go forward. Last week they tried to go wide a little bit too
:17:24. > :17:28.early and it did not break the defence down. To start in Cardiff
:17:29. > :17:33.and then come to France, it is very difficult. Talking about coming to
:17:34. > :17:47.France, it is obvious to say the best match of the championship so
:17:48. > :17:59.far was here last weekend. What a start to the Six Nations. A second
:18:00. > :18:07.try, what an opening quarter. Helter-skelter rugby. England are
:18:08. > :18:41.level. It has been a thriller in Paris and
:18:42. > :18:46.the home team have won it. Two home games stoop kick off your
:18:47. > :18:50.championship campaign and you have got off to a great start. But it
:18:51. > :18:57.counts for little if you cannot back it up, how confident are you of
:18:58. > :19:03.building on that result? It is very important. We must remember what we
:19:04. > :19:20.did and what they did to us last year. We need to put some flair in
:19:21. > :19:25.the game fund improved from last week. Italy have not enjoyed success
:19:26. > :19:35.in Paris but they have beaten you twice in the last three years, what
:19:36. > :19:47.kind of threat do they pose today? They are strong. They have a good
:19:48. > :20:04.set piece. We need to improve in our game. We will have to beat Italy in
:20:05. > :20:04.the contact area. A sense of expectation in France about what
:20:05. > :20:36.this side might achieve? Yannick Nyanga was my man of the
:20:37. > :20:43.match last week. He was everywhere. Bastareaud looked off the pace
:20:44. > :21:02.against England. This is a back three that can carve up any defence.
:21:03. > :21:09.Let's go to the touchline. We are with the legendary French
:21:10. > :21:14.flanker who was here last weekend who enjoyed the win against England.
:21:15. > :21:21.What has been the reaction in France to that performance? The French team
:21:22. > :21:27.were relieved in winning the game. The players were very happy. Is it
:21:28. > :21:36.too early to talk about a French championship this year? No, they had
:21:37. > :21:39.to take the game and they have to believe and be consistent on their
:21:40. > :21:45.game plan and make sure they will start well. Let's talk about the
:21:46. > :21:48.highlight, Yannick Nyanga, I think he beat more defenders than any
:21:49. > :21:56.other player in the opening weekend. How impressed are you with him? He
:21:57. > :22:03.was an outstanding player. In defence he was really great. Today
:22:04. > :22:06.he is going to be also line-out captain. That means he will take
:22:07. > :22:16.another level on his game for the French team. They have to make sure
:22:17. > :22:23.he gets a chance for the future. Great things to look forward to.
:22:24. > :22:29.Talking about one outstanding French player who only came on for a few
:22:30. > :22:35.minutes. There are people who do their job and there are dynamic
:22:36. > :22:49.fireballs. This man fits into the second category? Szarzewski is
:22:50. > :22:57.fantastic. He seems to lack a bit of composure when he starts. His
:22:58. > :23:07.catching and passing last week was fantastic and his timing. I look at
:23:08. > :23:11.you, it is strange how some players are better as impact players, coming
:23:12. > :23:17.on with just 20 minutes to go than they are from the start, why is
:23:18. > :23:27.that? It can be down to composure, dealing with the pressure. Then you
:23:28. > :23:30.get an opportunity that 20 minutes, you don't know when you are coming
:23:31. > :23:38.on and you don't have to worry about the build-up. We can see our
:23:39. > :23:48.pictures, Perry is just about to lead the Italians out onto the
:23:49. > :23:56.pitch. -- Sergio Parisse. Class is forever. He goes in every week
:23:57. > :24:00.playing in the Top 14 in France and puts in a full shift. He has got to
:24:01. > :24:05.carry the whole team most of the time. We had some good players
:24:06. > :24:14.coming through this French squad so hopefully he will not have to work
:24:15. > :24:19.so hard. He is a great layer. I love the images we saw earlier on. He is
:24:20. > :24:25.trying to build up all the players to get them to deliver. He still has
:24:26. > :24:33.that passion. He has been on a bad team for the most part. He is world
:24:34. > :24:37.class, but it shouldn't be an individual thing, he would like to
:24:38. > :24:42.see Italy winning something. We talk about the back row as a team, he has
:24:43. > :24:48.often had to go on his own with a couple of men around him in support.
:24:49. > :24:56.It would be unfair to mention Mauro Bergamasco, 16 years after he made
:24:57. > :25:01.his debut. It is inconceivable to have a Six Nations championship
:25:02. > :25:08.without Bergamasco and at the age of 34, he is still doing it? They have
:25:09. > :25:22.been very careful the way they have used him over the years. He was a
:25:23. > :25:31.star 16 years ago. Quality is permanent. The biggest contingent of
:25:32. > :25:37.travelling Italian fans in the Six Nations, you will see here in Paris
:25:38. > :25:41.because it is almost like a local derby. They come here with a measure
:25:42. > :25:49.of optimism after what Italy did last week. If France don't get this
:25:50. > :25:56.right, it is a potential banana skin? France are looking like a
:25:57. > :26:03.counter attack side and that is the way they took on England. They
:26:04. > :26:08.counter attack brilliantly. If they go from the off, there is so much
:26:09. > :26:19.flair in the backline they could rip the Italians to pieces. But the
:26:20. > :26:26.coach just once a solid performance. The most exuberance of rugby players
:26:27. > :26:50.has become the most conservative rub B coach!
:26:51. > :29:06.Can France make it two from two? Now we have Jonathan Davies and Andrew
:29:07. > :29:14.Cotter. They always sing well here.
:29:15. > :29:23.Victory last week, but the line-up has been tweaked for France. One
:29:24. > :29:33.change in the backs. Italy have made five changes from
:29:34. > :30:16.the one that tested Wales. The referee is from South Africa,
:30:17. > :30:28.Jaco Peyper. We had a moment there, a charity kick-off. A little bit
:30:29. > :30:39.Diana Ross like, from 1994. So we are ready.
:30:40. > :30:49.France against Italy. Can France start as they finished last week
:30:50. > :30:50.against England? Their fans, as they always do in the Stade de France,
:30:51. > :30:59.demand the highest quality. A deep and unfamiliar kick from
:31:00. > :31:28.Bastareaud. Play, says the, that's fine. -- the
:31:29. > :31:37.referee. Picamoles, what a power he is.
:31:38. > :31:47.And mostly directed kick to get France some field position. Yes,
:31:48. > :31:53.lovely kick. Interesting to see if he takes over as the general. We
:31:54. > :31:57.usually see it from the scrum-half in France. They have showed their
:31:58. > :32:03.intent very early on, putting the ball wide. The first line-out works
:32:04. > :32:26.well for Italy. That is a very good kick, great
:32:27. > :32:39.height on it. Two tries last week for Huget.
:32:40. > :32:47.Scrum advantage to France, but they are pouring forward anyway. A great
:32:48. > :32:51.drive once again, that they have slowed it down once again. It was a
:32:52. > :33:14.penalty advantage. We always talk about the Italian
:33:15. > :33:15.quest to find a fly half of the number of fly halves that France
:33:16. > :33:31.have used, Plisson is the latest. Yes, there has been a lot of
:33:32. > :33:37.chopping and changing, in the fridge stand-off. -- French. They never
:33:38. > :33:57.have really had a settled ten, have they?
:33:58. > :34:09.Advantage to France, so a penalty... France, storming through anyway.
:34:10. > :34:13.Picamoles uses that power. Still advantage to France. They may soon
:34:14. > :34:29.have a try. They kept their shape, the Italians.
:34:30. > :34:33.The whistle had gone before. Such a destructive runner, Picamoles. Very
:34:34. > :34:52.powerful. I like it when a referee just blanks
:34:53. > :35:06.a player, leaves them chatting to Finnair! -- to Finnair.
:35:07. > :35:26.The first pop at goal, a rather straight on heating technique from
:35:27. > :35:32.Doussain. -- kicking technique. A groan from the crowd, and awful,
:35:33. > :35:37.awful kick from Doussain. Yes, just pushed that to the left. When you
:35:38. > :35:40.get good pressure and good field position, if they do infringe, you
:35:41. > :36:07.have to take those three points. It was yen only commute is fresh in
:36:08. > :36:37.the side today. -- Iannone. He is taking clearly without the
:36:38. > :36:46.ball. That is a bad, bad call by the winner. Yen only just doesn't need
:36:47. > :36:54.to do it. -- Iannone. Doussain is going to have a go. Is positive, who
:36:55. > :36:59.he is in for today, made that rather messy attempt to pick up the ball
:37:00. > :37:01.early on against Wales, and Cuthbert scored -- is positive. A more
:37:02. > :37:11.difficult kick for Doussain. It was weaving around all over the
:37:12. > :37:23.place, not your strike. They have missed a couple of kicks
:37:24. > :37:53.can but they still may have a try. Some loose passing by the French.
:37:54. > :38:07.Picamoles related that, and Pape is there.
:38:08. > :38:16.Always a little bit of a buzz whenever Picamoles shuffles his way
:38:17. > :38:22.forward. The drop goal attempt is not pretty, it is wide as well. I'm
:38:23. > :38:28.not sure if that is the right decision. Has to be a little more
:38:29. > :38:33.patient, goes through the phases. I have been very impressed with the
:38:34. > :38:36.Italian defence so far. They have kept their shape and the line speed
:38:37. > :38:59.has been very good. That is a poor effort by Plisson. Good pressure.
:39:00. > :39:17.Le Roux was there. I'm not sure what happened, I thought the first one
:39:18. > :39:32.came off Huget. So still Italy can't get away from their own 22.
:39:33. > :39:40.Just having a little pause at the moment, very early days, but was
:39:41. > :39:46.ashen... They had a great start against England, the French. They
:39:47. > :39:57.had to tries from kicks and lucky bounces. That one bit of magic at
:39:58. > :40:01.the end. These games are to be the measure of Italy was top notch games
:40:02. > :40:14.in Rome where they can always come close, they had to say about -- see
:40:15. > :40:31.about teams like France. Tough, low, squat French front row.
:40:32. > :40:46.He did well there, Huget. France get a chance to come again.
:40:47. > :41:17.The Italian defence, how very smartly. -- out very smartly.
:41:18. > :41:32.Eventually, the clearing kick by Garcia. Very good kick as well.
:41:33. > :41:40.He decides to have a bit of a run, up to halfway. Italy, finally making
:41:41. > :41:50.their way into the French have, just. -- the French half. Italy have
:41:51. > :42:01.to hope that the crowd can fall silent. Penalty to Italy, they may
:42:02. > :42:04.have a chance at goal here. They have done exactly what they had to
:42:05. > :42:12.do, it did defence, frustrate the French. They have had two penalties,
:42:13. > :42:19.come away with nothing, they have two silenced the crowd in Paris and
:42:20. > :42:31.they will go for gold. Tommy Allan, is so far the greatest kicker.
:42:32. > :42:44.The chase was very lazy by Francis. The opportunity for Maclean to make
:42:45. > :42:48.good yards. He's a steady pair of hands at fullback, the
:42:49. > :42:55.Australian-born look Maclean. His 54th cap today. Gonzalo Garcia is
:42:56. > :43:11.kicking well, he is going to take this one.
:43:12. > :43:22.Not much penetration, to be honest. A few sloppy passes. It takes the
:43:23. > :43:29.pace out of the movement. Garcia is in today at centre. A chance,
:43:30. > :43:46.despite the French early pressure, to put Italy in front.
:43:47. > :44:02.Just short. I was being charitable! The quality of the goal-kicking, is
:44:03. > :44:11.not good, to be honest. We talked about Barneveld's father, Eric. He
:44:12. > :44:32.was the centre of the 80s. What a good few centres there were.
:44:33. > :44:56.Parisse, always the go to men. -- go to man.
:44:57. > :45:07.Bergamasco loves the confrontation. It is amazing how quiet 80,000
:45:08. > :45:20.people can be in a stadium when the opposition has the ball. Allan
:45:21. > :45:45.decides to take it forward. Easily watched. Luke Maclean comes forward
:45:46. > :45:57.again. -- Luke McLean. Italy coming back into this match. After the
:45:58. > :46:04.early pressure by France. Through no took the hit as he took the ball. A
:46:05. > :46:30.penalty to France. -- Furno. The defence is definitely on top at
:46:31. > :46:44.the moment. Bastareaud is just taking the ball up the middle. He
:46:45. > :46:53.has got to take on the flat ball, take it forward. Bastareaud is very
:46:54. > :47:04.well padded. He is a powerful, powerful man. France have looked
:47:05. > :47:09.strong in the opening exchanges. But just drifted away a little bit. Here
:47:10. > :47:41.is Bonneval. Trying to off-load to get the
:47:42. > :47:49.overlap on the outside, but good Italian pressure. Very well
:47:50. > :48:00.directed. Could have gone horribly wrong but just the right side of the
:48:01. > :48:07.corner flag. That was a great kick. See how they defend. There he goes,
:48:08. > :48:16.past Le Roux. This is the kick. Brilliant kick. The bounds favours
:48:17. > :48:31.France. First bit of pressure. Big line-out. Italy go for the
:48:32. > :48:37.abbreviated version. France are going to get the scrum out of this
:48:38. > :48:56.one. Not the place to tackle, to be honest. Very, very good pressure.
:48:57. > :49:01.All sorts of trouble. This will be the first real test for the
:49:02. > :49:10.Italians. I am sure the French will try to get in here? Domingo is down.
:49:11. > :49:17.He has been struggling with injuries. There is Brunel. This is
:49:18. > :49:41.his final job in coaching. Domingo is back on his feet and sort
:49:42. > :49:49.of looking OK. Not long back after an operation on his knee in
:49:50. > :49:54.November. French scrum, five metres out. The crowd will, will them on
:49:55. > :50:11.here. What a statement from Italy. That
:50:12. > :50:19.was a brilliant scrum by the Italians. The applause is
:50:20. > :50:24.well-deserved. The penalty will bring them clear. That is a shock
:50:25. > :50:30.for France because they were so solid against England. The Italian
:50:31. > :50:32.scrum has not really been the vintage Italian scrum. No, it
:50:33. > :51:00.hasn't. Bastareaud he says way to the 22,
:51:01. > :51:10.but the ball was spilled. He had to put that penalty into touch. This is
:51:11. > :51:30.the scrum, look at that. Great drive. The French scrum broken up.
:51:31. > :51:40.Parisse applauding his pack. Italy inside their own half, but it is
:51:41. > :51:46.their ball. The Italian scrum has the better of France and they will
:51:47. > :51:50.get another penalty. One is something, but two is something very
:51:51. > :51:57.special for Italy because it wasn't a fluke, clearly the first one?
:51:58. > :52:03.Domingo is suggesting they are slipping the bind, the French prop.
:52:04. > :52:11.They are the stronger scrum at the moment, the Italians. Luke McLean
:52:12. > :52:18.this time will not try to bite off too much with this one. Safely into
:52:19. > :52:29.touch just inside the French are. 20 minutes gone and no score. -- French
:52:30. > :52:51.half. Allan onto Bergamasco. Thing is
:52:52. > :52:52.starting to go Italy's away. The revelry is still playing advantage
:52:53. > :53:13.to Italy. -- the referee. Just a helpful click through the
:53:14. > :53:27.middle because they have the penalty coming. Back they come. Opening
:53:28. > :53:38.thoughts? I think the scrum is really frightful for the Italian
:53:39. > :53:43.team. We know they are not always consistent with the scrum, they need
:53:44. > :53:55.to be careful. It is a concern for France. It is going to be a pop at
:53:56. > :54:00.goal. They have shortened their line-outs, the Italians. From the
:54:01. > :54:06.line-outs, you give it to the back row and they charge over. They are
:54:07. > :54:17.not the biggest centres in rub the, the Italians.
:54:18. > :54:29.He was well short in his first one. It is almost the same kick, for
:54:30. > :54:58.Garcia. Domingo not happy with the first couple of scrums for France.
:54:59. > :55:16.He had the distance that time, but not the direction. It is fairly even
:55:17. > :55:47.so far. Risky off-loading but it works well for France. Clearly
:55:48. > :55:55.offside. Gori takes on Pape. It will give place on a chance to move
:55:56. > :55:59.France deep into the Italian half. -- Plisson. It won't take too much
:56:00. > :56:08.longer before the French crowd loses patience. They are not a patient
:56:09. > :56:15.lot. After their win against England, you expect a better
:56:16. > :56:39.performance. Captain, Pape, takes it. Le Roux trying to take the head
:56:40. > :57:02.of Furno. Bastareaud had to check his run for a moment, did not have
:57:03. > :57:11.full momentum. Spreading. Szarzewski has had a good game so far, has
:57:12. > :57:21.carried well. Still France, just a little bit hesitant. Advantage to
:57:22. > :57:26.France, they have at least three points coming. A chance here as the
:57:27. > :57:33.fullback races towards the line. Income all of the White jerseys.
:57:34. > :57:43.Bergamasco clears. They cannot miss this one. I think they will take the
:57:44. > :57:52.concession of three points? Dulin had a little look to see who was in
:57:53. > :58:18.front of him. He went on the outside break. Treatment to Leonardo Sarto.
:58:19. > :58:30.Quickly taken penalty. First points of the day go to France. 26 minutes
:58:31. > :58:37.gone. Dulin has a look. Great defence. He has a quick look up to
:58:38. > :58:49.see who was in front of him and it is a Hawker. It was a great tackle
:58:50. > :59:07.by Sarto commented that be made. Garcia bounces of one. Bastareaud in
:59:08. > :59:15.with a challenge. No blue shirts around the market.
:59:16. > :59:32.Who ever did that should be in the bin. He is off again. They will come
:59:33. > :59:39.back for the penalty. That is a penalty in the red zone. That has
:59:40. > :59:44.got to be a yellow card. He cannot just give a penalty. It is a try
:59:45. > :59:49.scoring opportunity on the left-hand side for the Italians. He knows the
:59:50. > :59:54.number, Dulin, number 15 and that is a yellow card. Let's have another
:59:55. > :00:07.look at that one. Garcia with the initial break. This is the end of
:00:08. > :00:10.the movements. This is the break. We will have another look at that in a
:00:11. > :00:33.moment. Allan to draw Italy level. Deserving of that type, Italy. --
:00:34. > :00:39.tie. Near enough half an hour gone. He has played under 20s rugby for
:00:40. > :01:01.Scotland. Tommy Allan will go no further.
:01:02. > :01:29.Parisse was so smartly up there. Yes, clear knock-on. Let's look at
:01:30. > :01:34.this one once more. There he is, he gets up. He is off his feet. Why is
:01:35. > :01:46.that not a yellow card? I think he is likely to be on.
:01:47. > :01:49.Everyone is complaining that the slow ball is ruining the game,
:01:50. > :01:52.defences are on top, you get things like that happening, you have got to
:01:53. > :02:07.have the conviction to bin them. He is working well with Italy,
:02:08. > :02:17.Jacques Brunel. They are playing a more expensive type of rugby now. --
:02:18. > :02:25.expansive. We saw Forest DA, waiting to come on. Domingo has been
:02:26. > :02:28.struggling. I think he's not too long for this game, that he is
:02:29. > :02:34.carrying on Finnair. Forest dear sits down again.
:02:35. > :02:39.A good contest so far, this. Nothing to suggest it might be close come
:02:40. > :03:07.the end. -- it won't be close. Better from France. It wasn't
:03:08. > :03:08.straight, but the inconsistency in penalising the feet is
:03:09. > :03:16.extraordinary. There is another penalty for them.
:03:17. > :03:36.No advantage coming stop --. The referee will lose patience if
:03:37. > :03:46.France continue like this. So will the French supporters.
:03:47. > :03:54.Castrogiovanni, 103rd cap, drawing level with the most capped Italian
:03:55. > :04:03.players of all time. They bounce back, the Italians, now they have an
:04:04. > :04:11.opportunity to get in front. With Nyanga and the Picamoles, they have
:04:12. > :04:12.two be able to get forward. This one is slightly more difficult. He is
:04:13. > :04:34.not the deadliest kicker. Well, they cannot win this game if
:04:35. > :04:40.they do not land those cakes. Tommy Allan has missed a few already,
:04:41. > :04:48.playing against Argentina. He just snatches a bit at that. That is an
:04:49. > :04:51.easy kick and at this level, you don't see quality kicker is missing
:04:52. > :04:57.that. That's what it's all about. You build the pressure, you take
:04:58. > :05:01.your points. You cannot miss those opportunities. What a boost it gives
:05:02. > :05:12.to Ireland. A wonderful run from the fallback,
:05:13. > :05:38.and now Picamoles. The Italians had time to regroup.
:05:39. > :05:52.Great running from the French. France have the penalty coming now.
:05:53. > :06:02.What a turnaround there. Could have been a lead for Italy. Exactly. May
:06:03. > :06:05.well now be a lead from France. Suddenly the pace there that France
:06:06. > :06:12.were able to inject, all coming from the run from Dulin. He just needed
:06:13. > :06:18.someone with him, someone on his shoulder who was looking for it. But
:06:19. > :06:20.this guy is such a powerful runner. They have got to get him, ball in
:06:21. > :06:38.his hands. Brilliant run. He might happen off
:06:39. > :06:45.the pitch for ten minutes. -- have been off the pitch. Just that past
:06:46. > :06:56.behind takes the place of the movement.
:06:57. > :07:00.This went just sneaks inside. Sometimes you go the other way with
:07:01. > :07:22.the next one, and France lead. How quickly scores in rugby can
:07:23. > :07:27.change. What might have been for Italy. Just over five minutes to go
:07:28. > :08:36.in this first half. It is a French penalty this time. It
:08:37. > :08:45.is a French penalty, but encouraging signs for Italy. Dulin, very quick
:08:46. > :08:51.with the kick. It is called back to the actual mark. Let's look at how
:08:52. > :08:55.this game has shaped up in terms of possession, France have had the bulk
:08:56. > :09:01.of it, but Italy have been coming back into it. They will be happy
:09:02. > :09:05.with how they have defended. They have had a lot of possession but
:09:06. > :09:12.they have defended very well and the French haven't really threatened,
:09:13. > :09:19.haven't created anything. After that too quick penalty from the wrong
:09:20. > :09:25.place, Doussain finds decent touch. They have lost a bit of
:09:26. > :09:42.concentration, the Italians. Di Marchi, he does some great runs.
:09:43. > :09:51.Very O, that. When you have got Bastareaud in the centre, just give
:09:52. > :09:59.it to him and just go up the middle. -- very lateral, that. Advantage to
:10:00. > :10:10.France as well, they may have another score before half-time.
:10:11. > :10:19.The referee, still giving France a chance to have a shot here. They
:10:20. > :10:24.have the train create something. They have the penalty coming. -- to
:10:25. > :10:41.try and create something. Eight penalties now against the
:10:42. > :11:18.Italians. Huget, couple of early tries last
:11:19. > :11:20.week, no tries so far today. Bergamasco, no friendliness from his
:11:21. > :11:43.fellow hairy friend. It looked good from Doussain, and
:11:44. > :11:48.France's lead is stretched. Italy may ask themselves how they find
:11:49. > :11:49.themselves six points adrift. But France, rather more successful with
:11:50. > :11:58.the boot. Silly little errors, that's all,
:11:59. > :12:27.that's the difference so far. He was going forward to have a word.
:12:28. > :12:51.Good time for the line-out. Tommy Allan went for a big chunk of
:12:52. > :12:56.territory, so Italy will have a final shot at perhaps earning a
:12:57. > :13:07.penalty or a drop goal before half-time.
:13:08. > :13:19.Minto was the man of the line-out, here comes the drive. Castrogiovanni
:13:20. > :13:32.complains. Just as it came away, a little
:13:33. > :13:41.knock-on, says the referee, so that brings the first half to an end. A
:13:42. > :13:47.very, very even contest. Defences on top, no creativity whatsoever. Silly
:13:48. > :13:50.little errors or indiscipline by the Italians, everything to play for in
:13:51. > :14:02.the second half. If you were watching yesterday, Sir
:14:03. > :14:10.Clive Woodward was was saying international matches are one by
:14:11. > :14:17.mistakes. Doussain didn't have his kicking boots on earlier on, but he
:14:18. > :14:25.eventually gave the French lead but it was 26 minutes before he made it
:14:26. > :14:29.3-0. Then it was 3-3, then 6-3 and Tommy Allan missed an absolute
:14:30. > :14:38.sitter which could have given Italy the lead.
:14:39. > :14:43.Scotland gave away 16 penalties which meant that at key moments of
:14:44. > :14:51.the game they found themselves on the back foot. The same goes for
:14:52. > :14:54.Italy today, at key moments, somebody's do something they
:14:55. > :15:00.shouldn't, so whatever momentum Italy might have had is snatched
:15:01. > :15:04.away. Absolutely, they don't get any rhythm in the game. It's not the
:15:05. > :15:11.same guy making the same mistake, that is the problem they have, they
:15:12. > :15:14.are mixing it up on that front. The reason both of you are pundits and
:15:15. > :15:18.not coaches is because it would drive you round the bed that you
:15:19. > :15:28.tell players, don't do this, and then they systematically do it. It
:15:29. > :15:37.is easier in some cases when you are watching from afar. I haven't got
:15:38. > :15:44.the patience for this, basic errors are costing you momentum and
:15:45. > :15:53.territory. He gets the ball ripped out by a winger who his office size
:15:54. > :15:56.and strength. It is exasperating for everybody frustrating for the
:15:57. > :16:00.coaches, frustrating for your team-mates. You miss penalties, you
:16:01. > :16:07.are supposed to keep the score ticking over, but you are not doing
:16:08. > :16:18.it. I thought Allan missing at the start was the captain's fault. He is
:16:19. > :16:26.asking a young out to kick it from 47, 40 eight yards. Then he missed a
:16:27. > :16:34.sitter in front of the posts. France had been disappointing, what about
:16:35. > :16:36.France with the ball in their hands? They are not ambitious being
:16:37. > :16:42.creative and leading -- leaving it to the forwards. Look how flat the
:16:43. > :16:49.attacking line is. You can see the space out wide and that is where the
:16:50. > :17:00.ball should go. Maestri goes in. It is boring rugby. Where is the
:17:01. > :17:11.depth? Bastareaud should be nice and flat. And even the great Wesley
:17:12. > :17:20.Fofana, I don't think the guys outside are calling for the ball.
:17:21. > :17:27.They have been told to bully their way inside the 22. Is Bastareaud an
:17:28. > :17:32.international centre? He is, because he is playing, but no he is not. You
:17:33. > :17:37.are looking for a man to take the ball. If he is an international
:17:38. > :17:43.centre he needs to take the ball flying. Instead he is standing deep
:17:44. > :17:51.without running onto the ball to be a playmaker. They are playing to
:17:52. > :17:59.orders. Forwards take it up there, get into the red zone. And then just
:18:00. > :18:03.maul it over. The French react in, a little bit like they did against the
:18:04. > :18:11.English and then just counterattacking. That is what
:18:12. > :18:18.Bastareaud does. Don't ask him to be creative. Let's come back to
:18:19. > :18:22.something you are more at ease with talking about, the Italian scrum on
:18:23. > :18:32.a couple of occasions, they marvel lies the French? I loved the first
:18:33. > :18:40.one. The art of striking and hooking the ball is gone. It was a penalty
:18:41. > :18:48.from the start. This is under their own ball. It is harder, only seven
:18:49. > :18:54.men, one of them striking. Willie and right-hand shoulder. Everything
:18:55. > :18:57.is up where they want it to be. -- brilliant. France were complaining
:18:58. > :19:04.something wrong was happening. But they were not putting the effort
:19:05. > :19:12.into the scrum. There has not been too much to invigorate you, but it
:19:13. > :19:18.has been an interesting game? The French are trying to stifle and slow
:19:19. > :19:23.everything down. All the Italians are in that space and there are lots
:19:24. > :19:30.of area to attack. But they go short. Because the Italian support
:19:31. > :19:35.is too wide they cannot get there in time. They do get the penalty but it
:19:36. > :19:42.is out of the blue. It is an moment of magic, Italian magic. But you
:19:43. > :19:47.could not see it coming. The French crowd were expecting a lot, you only
:19:48. > :19:50.had to read the local paper. They thought they were going to kick on
:19:51. > :19:57.from beating England last week, and they have not done that. This is the
:19:58. > :20:07.system and we will not deviate from it? French club rugby, this is what
:20:08. > :20:13.they play all the time. But it is not what French rugby was about. It
:20:14. > :20:17.was about the flair of the back. The only time there was a bit of flair
:20:18. > :20:23.was one run out from the 22. Then everybody started reacting. Then it
:20:24. > :20:28.looked fantastic and what we have been used to in the past. The crowd
:20:29. > :20:34.reacted accordingly. Then back to the old thing, let's just truck it
:20:35. > :20:43.up. The viewers at home cannot see the whole of the pitch. When you can
:20:44. > :20:46.see, when it is just one off balls and running out with the big guys,
:20:47. > :20:53.the backs are walking and not shouting for the ball. It is
:20:54. > :20:56.appalling. It frustrates me because there is so much talent. Is that
:20:57. > :21:10.because they know what the next phase is going to be? When you have
:21:11. > :21:16.a class of those players. The fear was they would open up from
:21:17. > :21:19.anywhere. That is not a fear at the moment. France could go on and win
:21:20. > :21:30.but Italy are with in with that chance. If they put over a couple of
:21:31. > :21:34.kicks, they will be equal. You have been living every minute of this
:21:35. > :21:39.game, jumping up and down. I thought you were going to put your boots on
:21:40. > :21:43.and get out on the pitch. Having seen the way they performed last
:21:44. > :21:48.week against England, is Italy stopping France being able to play?
:21:49. > :21:52.Yes, it is the Italian blade. They are into the game and started very
:21:53. > :22:06.well. Great aggressive defensive line. France are allowing the
:22:07. > :22:14.Italian team to go to them. It is true that the Italians should be
:22:15. > :22:23.ahead. We are fortunate I think enough to be ahead at half-time. I
:22:24. > :22:31.hope we start with a lot of pressure to make them commit to the ruck and
:22:32. > :22:35.then create the gap from there. What do you expect from France? You said
:22:36. > :22:40.you hope they play flatter rush to mark they are too deep. And
:22:41. > :22:53.therefore, the Italian team don't commit. They need to create the gap
:22:54. > :22:57.to score the try. The teams will be out for the second half.
:22:58. > :22:59.Players out in a couple of moments, so just enough time to tell you
:23:00. > :23:34.about what is on tonight. All the goals from yesterday on what
:23:35. > :23:39.was an extraordinary day in the Premier League. As far as the Six
:23:40. > :23:43.Nations is concerned, a weekend off next week. Back on Friday week at
:23:44. > :24:15.the Millennium Stadium with this will be featuring Genia Jones,
:24:16. > :24:22.winning the bronze medal. That is 7pm tonight on BBC Two. The Olympics
:24:23. > :24:28.are on wall-to-wall here in France, they have more medal contenders than
:24:29. > :24:32.us, but not looking too clever out on the rugby field at the moment.
:24:33. > :24:37.And for most of the neutrals, they want to see France play in the kind
:24:38. > :24:42.of romantic, mythical way almost, we imagine them to play. That seems to
:24:43. > :24:49.have gone from their game? I think it has gone because of the coaches.
:24:50. > :24:55.They have tried to instil a level of discipline. But discipline can be
:24:56. > :24:59.boring. They are too good. They are too good to be playing in this
:25:00. > :25:03.predicament. It is all very well getting your discipline correct,
:25:04. > :25:08.four penalties against England last week was unbelievable. But when you
:25:09. > :25:13.have that talent and skill set, you have that brilliance, you have got
:25:14. > :25:17.to let it free. Italy gave away eight penalties in the first half,
:25:18. > :25:21.most of them in fundamental positions. That will be something
:25:22. > :25:28.their coaching staff have addressed in the dressing room. There is only
:25:29. > :25:30.one score in it and Italy have the opportunity to record their first
:25:31. > :25:37.ever victory here in France in the Six Nations. What does the second
:25:38. > :25:39.half have in store for us, let's go back to Andrew Carter and Jonathan
:25:40. > :26:05.Davies. Can Italy under that man, Parisse?
:26:06. > :26:12.Only six points the difference. Could have been much closer. Could
:26:13. > :26:22.even have been an Italian lead. France come to life.
:26:23. > :26:34.No changes to either side. The French crowd will start to call and
:26:35. > :26:44.cry out for someone like the 19-year-old centre to come on. It
:26:45. > :27:06.would be nice to see someone creating something.
:27:07. > :27:32.Exciting players everywhere. Perhaps not an exciting system.
:27:33. > :27:51.Italy's early scrum promise is disappearing. Big recovery in the
:27:52. > :27:55.scrum from France. The Italians looked very strong than all of a
:27:56. > :28:05.sudden it is a turnaround. It must be a lack of concentration, isn't
:28:06. > :28:13.it? I think it pretty much is. France must have had an absolute
:28:14. > :28:24.rollicking at half-time. They are not playing with flair at the back.
:28:25. > :28:27.In a couple of line-outs they have gone wide in the first phase, very
:28:28. > :28:51.easy to defend. With every inch it creeps forward
:28:52. > :28:58.Picamoles is through. He gets a. We will check it. Parisse as saying he
:28:59. > :29:20.was held. This is the finish. A valiant
:29:21. > :29:29.effort. He plays the ball immediately. The crowd don't know
:29:30. > :29:40.that. There is no block whatsoever, no obstruction. It is a great
:29:41. > :29:45.tackle. Szarzewski was in the way. He just balls out of it, he doesn't
:29:46. > :29:50.even know where he is, the French hooker. -- falls out of it. He can
:29:51. > :29:54.place the ball immediately in any direction and I think that is
:29:55. > :30:01.tried. There is Szarzewski coming out. Did Szarzewski know what he was
:30:02. > :30:34.doing? I am not sure that he did. What a player he is, Picamoles. His
:30:35. > :30:38.sixth try for France. As I said in the first, Nyanga, Picamoles,
:30:39. > :30:42.Bastareaud, those are the players who get you over the line,
:30:43. > :30:50.dangerous, attacking runners. On this occasion, he bursts out and
:30:51. > :30:53.scores, a very good finish. Just what France were looking for, so
:30:54. > :31:07.soon after the break will stop --. The stuffing is not out of Italy
:31:08. > :31:17.with that seven point, and suddenly, France are a long way clear. He
:31:18. > :31:26.breaks out, it is a valiant effort. He is too big and too strong. He
:31:27. > :31:28.places the ball immediately, try. How to take for Castrogiovanni and
:31:29. > :31:43.friends. -- hard to take. The crowd has been sparked into
:31:44. > :32:22.life. Dulin, the French fullback, carries
:32:23. > :32:23.it on. Accelerates and uses his way past one tackle but though, Scope
:32:24. > :32:59.got him. -- Bergamasco. This is where Italy have to be so
:33:00. > :33:06.wary, with the something else from France would be... It is a wonderful
:33:07. > :33:16.break from Fofana! Fofana with the try! Two tries in two minutes!
:33:17. > :33:22.France, devastating. We talked about his touch of star quality, there it
:33:23. > :33:29.is. Maclean will be disappointed, he got his angles right. That is a
:33:30. > :33:37.great finish, just the awareness. He is just too powerful, Fofana. That
:33:38. > :33:40.is a very, very good try. Gets on the outside, quick ball, Maclean
:33:41. > :33:49.will be disappointed. Just the pace and power, gets
:33:50. > :34:00.through the tackle. Great finish by Fofana.
:34:01. > :34:17.Nine tries in 23 caps, very decent return.
:34:18. > :34:26.And from nowhere, it is a 20 point lead for France. Six minutes into
:34:27. > :34:34.the second half. They have broken away, the French.
:34:35. > :34:37.And with that, France are going to make a couple of changes after this
:34:38. > :34:50.passage of play. They are going to freshen up the
:34:51. > :35:24.front row. Difficult now to see a way back.
:35:25. > :35:50.They are singing their national anthem around the stadium. Good
:35:51. > :35:57.tackle. That is a great tackle. Penalty, though, to France.
:35:58. > :36:02.Bergamasco is looking for some fun with the roof.
:36:03. > :36:15.We see the French team play is flatter, with a quick ball, we see
:36:16. > :36:20.Fofana flying over the defence of Italy, he scored this try.
:36:21. > :36:31.Amazing, those two tries turned the game around entirely. This was the
:36:32. > :36:34.hit on Garcia. I don't know why the centre is carrying the ball into
:36:35. > :36:46.contact when he has the back rollers either side of him. Forest year is
:36:47. > :36:47.coming on. And there is slim ani, they are on for Nicholas Mas and the
:36:48. > :38:09.Minder. -- Domingo. Maclean, still smarting from that.
:38:10. > :38:15.They need to get their hands on the ball for a bit, the Italians. It was
:38:16. > :38:16.so even in the first half but you suspect it was because France were
:38:17. > :38:43.under par. So, Italy's line-out. What do Italy
:38:44. > :38:45.have in response? Campagnaro has been quite today, the man of the
:38:46. > :39:20.match last weekend. -- quiet today. Into touch it goes, but good ground
:39:21. > :39:52.made by Italy. Minto is coming off. Quite surprised
:39:53. > :39:58.Zanni wasn't picked at the start of the game. A very impressive player,
:39:59. > :40:02.Zanni. We talk about the experience of Bergamasco and Castrogiovanni,
:40:03. > :40:14.but Zanni also has many caps. A quick look at the fixtures to
:40:15. > :40:59.come, France are and it is Fofana again! He doesn't
:41:00. > :41:10.have the lakes himself, he looks for Huget! Not quite there! But there
:41:11. > :41:18.was one of our! A try on his debut for Barneveld. Support play from
:41:19. > :41:25.both wingers, absolutely fantastic finish. Good awareness by Fofana.
:41:26. > :41:33.There is the loose pass. Fofana gets it, looks around, lovely ball. Great
:41:34. > :41:46.defence by the Italian winger, but a lovely inside pass. Bonneval scores,
:41:47. > :41:51.that is a million finish. France can still play and still scored tries
:41:52. > :41:59.the length of the pitch. It was a great tackle by Sarto, though. Hugo
:42:00. > :42:05.Bonneval has certainly scored tries like that. His father would be very
:42:06. > :42:14.proud. France are rampant in the second half. They are flying now.
:42:15. > :42:18.Now every kick is landing from Doussain. Smile for Philippe
:42:19. > :42:35.Saint-Andre. Sarto did well to get there. Yes,
:42:36. > :42:40.but great play from the French wingers. Even at the end of that
:42:41. > :42:49.run, he still had the presence of mind to off-load.
:42:50. > :42:59.This is looking rather ugly for Italy now. You think about what
:43:00. > :43:06.points difference might mean at the end of the line.
:43:07. > :44:10.Mini games to be played, other sides in contention.
:44:11. > :44:29.The dreaded Mexican wave is back. The unmentionable Mexican wave.
:44:30. > :44:38.It actually looks quite good inside the Stade de France.
:44:39. > :44:56.You couldn't do that at Cardiff Arms Park!
:44:57. > :45:06.Di Marchi and Parisse have been too bright players for Italy today.
:45:07. > :45:15.Good ground has been made by Bergamasco.
:45:16. > :45:40.good tackle. Well read by Bonneval. Having a go inside the 22,
:45:41. > :46:01.Bergamasco gets it back. Luke McLean. Penalty coming to Italy. De
:46:02. > :46:15.Marchi, good strength as well. Still advantage Italy. Still Italian
:46:16. > :46:23.advantage. Allan tried to slip through unnoticed. Incomes
:46:24. > :46:36.Bergamasco. Back for the penalty. Long advantage, but all the way back
:46:37. > :46:40.they will come. The crowd is billing, as it they don't enjoy
:46:41. > :47:01.watching this. Bergamasco is in there again. Calm down boys, calm
:47:02. > :47:11.down. When the whistle goes, you stop playing. South African meets
:47:12. > :47:17.Frenchman and an Italian. It sort of the message across. Bergamasco has
:47:18. > :47:34.been in some real scraps during his career. De Marchi is doing well,
:47:35. > :47:39.isn't he? He certainly is. France are making a change. They are
:47:40. > :47:50.changing their hooker. Kayser is coming on. Picamoles and Szarzewski
:47:51. > :48:12.exit. It is Italy's ball. Penalty to France. Holding onto the
:48:13. > :48:13.ball. That is a shame, it is a very good attacking position. But they
:48:14. > :48:35.are holding on once again. Italy getting ready to change their
:48:36. > :48:48.whole front row, which they will do now.
:48:49. > :50:05.De Marchi, Castrogiovanni our wrath. That was a good steel from Parisse.
:50:06. > :50:26.Italy have it. They had created the opportunity to go left. Zanni drops
:50:27. > :50:33.it. Parisse disagreeing with the referee. Into the final quarter of
:50:34. > :50:46.the match, a 27 point lead, France coasting to victory. There was just
:50:47. > :50:52.a half a chance there for Italy. The referee talking to Kayser. He said
:50:53. > :51:02.the next early show of will be a penalty. This is what Parisse has
:51:03. > :51:47.done. This final quarter could be quite a
:51:48. > :52:03.long for Italy. I'm sure France have another in them somewhere.
:52:04. > :52:15.Good support by Le Roux. Machenaud got back as a way nice. It bounces
:52:16. > :53:14.kindly the Italy -- for Italy. Italy just get the scrum. The
:53:15. > :53:14.Italians just don't have that cutting edge, unfortunately. Not
:53:15. > :53:47.enough creativity. Bit of a break for some treatment.
:53:48. > :53:52.France always looking for a great fly-half. He has made a lot of
:53:53. > :53:59.tackles. That is the way the game is changing. They need a strong
:54:00. > :54:14.defender. He is not a massively powerful man, but he has been very,
:54:15. > :54:22.very stout in defence. France did the damage in a 15 minute passage.
:54:23. > :54:33.Not even that, ten minutes. Took this game beyond Italy.
:54:34. > :54:55.France away to Wales in a fortnight. Then they are at Murrayfield. Then
:54:56. > :55:04.here against final -- Ireland on the final day. Italy in Rome against
:55:05. > :55:15.Scotland in a fortnight, then in Dublin. Then in Rome against England
:55:16. > :55:20.on the final weekend. Penalty, as the referee loses patience. Blaming
:55:21. > :55:45.the French. Italy up to the French 22. More
:55:46. > :56:00.changes. It is that time of the game. They all come wandering on.
:56:01. > :56:12.Orquera will come on at fly-half for Italy. Orquera wasn't used last week
:56:13. > :56:20.against Wales. He is on now. Allan is off for Orquera. Italy have spend
:56:21. > :56:54.a lot of time in the French half, but not doing much with it.
:56:55. > :57:03.Good pace the Italy with Leonardo Sarto. Still going. Still going. Up
:57:04. > :57:12.to five minutes from the French line. He has got the ball back the
:57:13. > :57:22.Italy. For no good just not get there. It was so close. Furno. Great
:57:23. > :57:34.tackle. Committed to it. He lost the ball. He rode the tackle, I feel.
:57:35. > :57:39.This is a great run by Sarto. Keeps on going, keeps on his feet and his
:57:40. > :57:48.legs pumping. Does exceptionally well. A great pass. Desperate
:57:49. > :58:14.tackle. If he keeps the ball, he scores.
:58:15. > :58:26.Space in front of Luke McLean. Great play by Bergamasco. Still Italy.
:58:27. > :58:40.France switching off after those tries. Is it still there for Italy?
:58:41. > :58:44.Five metres out. They have no one in the back now, the Italians, they
:58:45. > :58:52.will have to keep it tight. Zanni is going, two metres short. Can Italy
:58:53. > :59:08.get there through the middle? Still going! Botes dives and may have
:59:09. > :59:26.scored. He is not too excited, is he? Botes have the ball.
:59:27. > :59:52.It is trying isn't it? This is the angle that will tell us if there was
:59:53. > :00:01.a hand under the ball. That has got to be tried. That is his own hand.
:00:02. > :00:05.If that ball is on the line, it has got to be a try. We can see the line
:00:06. > :00:17.there. I don't think any other angle will tell us. That is the only
:00:18. > :00:35.angle. I am not sure that is the angle. We need to see where the line
:00:36. > :00:41.is. Was it Le Roux? His arms, lying on the floor? Great tackle. I think
:00:42. > :00:54.you should score there. I see a hand under the ball, can you
:00:55. > :01:04.advise whether there was a grounding? I'm going back for
:01:05. > :01:12.advantage penalty. I don't see how he could give the try there. I think
:01:13. > :01:15.it was Le Roux who was on the ground, just that is armed there. A
:01:16. > :01:26.great opportunity to score. More changes. France are making
:01:27. > :02:08.these changes. And there is Trinh-Duc. He is on, 13
:02:09. > :02:44.minutes, decent run out. It is still Italy's ball.
:02:45. > :03:21.At the heart of that drive. Penalty to Italy.
:03:22. > :03:32.Gets fairly close to the French try-line.
:03:33. > :03:47.Gravity was his friend here, Bastareaud.
:03:48. > :04:08.He has hooved that away. And Vahaamahina might get a yellow card
:04:09. > :04:13.here. He is not long on the field. As we know, they have only got one
:04:14. > :04:19.ball inside the stadium! There we are, ten minutes, he has just come
:04:20. > :04:26.on, that's the end of his game. He will have 30 seconds at the end. I
:04:27. > :04:31.think that was frustration committee kicked the ball away. Not the
:04:32. > :04:48.brightest move, though. And he passes the Italian sub coming
:04:49. > :04:54.on, Marco Bortolami. He comes on for his 101st cap. Coming on for
:04:55. > :05:17.Geldenhuys. Seven man for France now, with
:05:18. > :05:21.Vahaamahina off, Italy were vented their chances here. -- will fancy
:05:22. > :06:06.their chances. What is he looking at here? Just for
:06:07. > :06:14.that scuffle? Looking for possible foul play after the whistle has
:06:15. > :06:22.gone. OK, we will check. Not sure what was in that. There was a
:06:23. > :06:30.little... We might have seen the start of an uppercut there.
:06:31. > :06:41.You can't see from that angle, can you? There is the Bucks, then there
:06:42. > :06:58.is another one. And there is an uppercut.
:06:59. > :07:06.There is the first one. There is the second one. It is a bat on Slimani,
:07:07. > :07:14.the French prop. I think that is being seen on the big screen. Give
:07:15. > :07:22.them two yellow cards and let's get on with it.
:07:23. > :07:37.Someone is suggesting a straight red. Can we get another look at
:07:38. > :07:45.that? I will try. It is Rizzo, the Italian replacement loose-head.
:07:46. > :07:55.There is another bot. It will be too straight Reds here?
:07:56. > :08:12.Penalty against blue. Two Reds and a penalty to France. Head-butt, read
:08:13. > :08:28.per you, you reacted, red for you. Slimani is off. And Rizzo is off as
:08:29. > :08:33.well. Rizzo shakes his head. Two red cards in this Six Nations match
:08:34. > :08:35.comment into the final ten minutes. Vahaamahina doesn't look quite so
:08:36. > :08:46.bad now! Trying to remember the last time
:08:47. > :08:58.there were two red cards in the Six Nations match.
:08:59. > :09:11.I feel a little bit sorry for slim money. He gets batted, sometimes it
:09:12. > :09:13.is just a reaction. 14 men against 13 now. Vahaamahina off for a red
:09:14. > :09:25.card. Slimani, off for a read. Interesting final moments in this
:09:26. > :09:35.match. The scoreboard hasn't changed in a long while.
:09:36. > :09:38.Italy, once again into the 22, they haven't yet delivered the killer
:09:39. > :10:03.blow. They love a bit of violence here at
:10:04. > :10:23.the Stade de France! It's all getting a bit stranger. --
:10:24. > :10:34.strange here. This is where play has been happening in the second half.
:10:35. > :10:47.It's what you do with possession that counts.
:10:48. > :10:58.It is Italy with the attack, again, and once again, Zanni. He is on his
:10:59. > :11:32.own, he's isolated there. We haven't had a score for a while
:11:33. > :11:39.but we have had some events! There he is, try scorer last week, still
:11:40. > :12:01.19 years old. What a talent. He turns 20 next month.
:12:02. > :12:11.DiMarco coming back on, they have to bring a front row back on. Just as
:12:12. > :12:22.Bergamasco was getting the scent of blood in his nostrils. Before this
:12:23. > :12:26.scrum, let's hear from surge again. Yes, we had a lot of control of the
:12:27. > :12:32.set piece, especially the scrum, really pleased to see the French
:12:33. > :12:36.playing this way. It is true that the first ten minutes of the second
:12:37. > :12:43.half were really great, to see the control, to see the speed of the
:12:44. > :12:51.ball and to see those two tries from Fofana and the young winger. It
:12:52. > :13:00.really was a devastating spell from France. Nicholas Mas is back on
:13:01. > :13:11.their, on the French tight head, they also were down.
:13:12. > :13:21.Italy, still with that man advantage. They may get a penalty.
:13:22. > :13:26.They are trying to hold them up here.
:13:27. > :13:41.He has injured himself, I think there. He went straight in and
:13:42. > :13:49.chucked him at the ankles, Di Marchi. I think he is all right.
:13:50. > :13:58.It is a tactic that is coming back in, the really, really low tackle.
:13:59. > :14:03.Le Roux felt that. I think he got his head on the wrong side.
:14:04. > :14:15.Good play by the referee. The knee catches him. Very painful. Any kids
:14:16. > :14:28.watching, get your head on the right side when you're tackling.
:14:29. > :14:43.It is all quite even. All the stats are quite even as well, except the
:14:44. > :14:50.scoreboard. Le Roux is on his feet. He has got to go off. If he has been
:14:51. > :14:55.contrast, he has got to go off, or if his legs have gone and be
:14:56. > :15:08.assessed on the touchline to make sure he is OK or not OK to carry on.
:15:09. > :15:14.Bernard Le Roux qualified on the residency qualification. Has done
:15:15. > :15:20.well today but is off after the nasty knock from many of De Marchi.
:15:21. > :15:44.-- from the knee. Italy have been battering away, but
:15:45. > :16:02.no try yet. They are getting closer and closer. They must have a try!
:16:03. > :16:08.The winger has earned the tries. It eventually comes the Italy. Great
:16:09. > :16:17.play by the Italian pack. Total control. It comes from the halfbacks
:16:18. > :16:31.and then they release Iannone to score. Good try, Italy.
:16:32. > :16:46.Lovely ball by Botes. Very good play. Iannone in for his first try
:16:47. > :16:51.in Italian colours. Can version to come for Orquera, not a try that
:16:52. > :16:55.will make a difference to the result, but some reward for all of
:16:56. > :17:28.their endeavour. Straight through from Orquera, so
:17:29. > :17:33.Italy up to ten points. Brian Moore will be watching this and saying, "
:17:34. > :17:46.I know when the last game was two players were sent off on the same
:17:47. > :17:50.side". It was 1982, both sent off for France. One sense from either
:17:51. > :18:22.side here in the front row. Lots of Italian players out wide.
:18:23. > :18:30.Shame Botes did not get on the end of that pass, I can tell you. " go
:18:31. > :18:55.on, son, run onto its". Years ago, you had to commit
:18:56. > :19:05.grievous bodily harm to be sent off. He cannot wait to come back on.
:19:06. > :19:28.Little bit long. Fumble by Bortolami. On he comes, 30 seconds.
:19:29. > :19:35.14 players apiece now, even. Looking at the 20 points difference at the
:19:36. > :19:37.moment, and it all adds up in the context of the championship. Some
:19:38. > :19:56.interesting games left. A distinct lack of scoring in the
:19:57. > :20:12.final quarter, just a try from Italy. Fran is a clear after those
:20:13. > :20:16.three tries. -- France broke clear. Final seconds remain. Final passage
:20:17. > :20:34.of play. Still with Italy. Luke McLean. Not
:20:35. > :20:49.gone, that is the end. Man of the match? It has to be Wesley Fofana.
:20:50. > :20:55.Just the difference was, when the opportunities came, France had the
:20:56. > :21:01.ability to finish them off. The Italians created just one very good
:21:02. > :21:10.try. Fran is just up their opportunities when they came. Those
:21:11. > :21:20.tries from France give them a comfortable victory.
:21:21. > :21:31.Interesting second half. I'm sure the double sending-off will create
:21:32. > :21:36.controversy. Play two, 12 and he would have taken that eight days
:21:37. > :21:42.ago? Yes, and he would have taken the score as well. I imagine he had
:21:43. > :21:51.some harsh words at second -- half-time. It was a different team
:21:52. > :22:01.that came out. Their two best players turn it on. Picamoles did
:22:02. > :22:11.well in the first half. And Wesley Fofana, man of the match. It was
:22:12. > :22:17.very close until Picamoles's try. If we don't have time of" -- programme,
:22:18. > :22:20.let's have a quick word about the Italians. 70% of the play was in the
:22:21. > :22:33.French half. Many congratulations, two from two,
:22:34. > :22:43.an incident packed match, what it your initial thoughts? We did some
:22:44. > :22:51.good work for 55, 60 minutes. We scored some good tries. The last 20
:22:52. > :22:57.minutes, nothing happened, a lot of penalties from both sides. Two red
:22:58. > :23:02.cards. It was disappointing in the last 20 minutes. We did not have the
:23:03. > :23:08.ball for the last 20 minutes. What are your thoughts on the yellow card
:23:09. > :23:14.and then the double red card? I don't know, I need to look on the
:23:15. > :23:23.video. I think the yellow card, it is a young kid, it was more stupid,
:23:24. > :23:37.but it is very harsh. As for the penalty, I don't know. But we scored
:23:38. > :23:41.three good tries. The last 20 minutes was not high level. A
:23:42. > :23:49.devastating ten minutes after the break, what did you say at
:23:50. > :23:56.half-time? Last week, against England, it was terrible. To score
:23:57. > :24:07.so many points in eight minutes, we were focused to start well in the
:24:08. > :24:25.second half. Good luck next week. This is what the table looks like.
:24:26. > :24:33.Inevitably, focus on the red cards. What did you think, Gerry? I think
:24:34. > :24:38.the referee could have let play go and I don't think all of this would
:24:39. > :24:42.have happened. He pulled it up and there was some frustration. You had
:24:43. > :24:51.to call it as it is. There were two head butts. Clear for us to see and
:24:52. > :24:55.they deserve to go. I thought there was nothing about anything happening
:24:56. > :25:01.and then you see two head butts. You don't want to see that in the game.
:25:02. > :25:08.You just cannot do it. It is stupid and they deserved the red cards.
:25:09. > :25:13.Kicking the ball away? In football if you do that you get a yellow card
:25:14. > :25:18.automatically but if everybody who kicked the ball away in rugby, just
:25:19. > :25:23.to waste time a little bit, they wouldn't have any players on the
:25:24. > :25:26.field. Sometimes you kick it away in frustration when the referee blows
:25:27. > :25:31.the whistle. This is 30 seconds after. Let's talk about the passage
:25:32. > :25:37.of play when France won the game, starting with Picamoles who has been
:25:38. > :25:45.immense for France as long as he has been in the side. You had a feeling
:25:46. > :25:52.France were on their way. That was their statement of intent. They went
:25:53. > :25:59.for it. They sucked the Italians in and slipped around the side.
:26:00. > :26:12.Szarzewski playing through. Was it obstruction? Did he deserve the try?
:26:13. > :26:21.Picamoles is a great leading arm. Two lines of defence. Iannone gets
:26:22. > :26:32.suckered in. He has gone off down there. He is quicker. Luke McLean
:26:33. > :26:37.should have got him. Wesley Fofana is a classy player. This was
:26:38. > :26:52.Italy's golden opportunity to get back into the game. Throw from
:26:53. > :27:01.Bergamasco was intercepted. He passed it into Bonneval and he
:27:02. > :27:07.scored on his debut. Bonneval looked as though he was coasting. Where
:27:08. > :27:11.ever his father is, some were up here, a former French international,
:27:12. > :27:17.how proud he must be of his son, scoring a try like that on his
:27:18. > :27:21.debut. What do we make a France at the last weekend and this? They have
:27:22. > :27:26.remembered how to win. They had an awful year last year. They played
:27:27. > :27:30.some great rugby last week and played some great rugby this week.
:27:31. > :27:35.They are not a finished article but they have regained that confidence
:27:36. > :27:42.and they know they can win at home. They had to step up their game. They
:27:43. > :27:46.are cruising at the moment. That first 12 minutes in the second half
:27:47. > :27:53.is how we want to see them play all the time. Talk about Italy against
:27:54. > :27:58.Scotland in a fortnight? On those performances, I would say Italy.
:27:59. > :28:08.Scotland have not offered anything. Some players were fantastic. We go
:28:09. > :28:13.back to Orquera because he is a playmaker. Interesting second
:28:14. > :28:14.back to Orquera because he is a weekend, perhaps not the drama of
:28:15. > :28:25.very much in the box seat with France. The organisers, maybe it was
:28:26. > :28:32.a masterstroke to have France against Ireland as the finale in
:28:33. > :28:36.France in five weeks. That is it from us today and we will see you on
:28:37. > :28:40.Friday week for the third instalment beginning with Wales against France.