France v Italy

0:00:45 > 0:00:50For the first time in its history, the Six Nations is on tour. From the

0:00:50 > 0:00:55cold of Paris to the slightly warmer Mediterranean. The last time one of

0:00:55 > 0:00:59these game was played here was way back in 1954, when the Five Nations

0:00:59 > 0:01:04match between Wales and Scotland was between St Helens and Swansea.

0:01:04 > 0:01:09Tonight we are in another port, Marseille, as France take on Italy,

0:01:09 > 0:01:13and 50,000 fans will turn out to the two teens badly in need of their

0:01:13 > 0:01:20first win of the Championship. -- the two teams. The French arrive at

0:01:20 > 0:01:24the start velodrome tonight in disarray, they have dropped eight

0:01:24 > 0:01:28players for inappropriate behaviour after their defeat at Murrayfield

0:01:28 > 0:01:32two weeks ago, including top try scorer Teddy Thomas. Plenty for new

0:01:32 > 0:01:36head coach Jacques Brunel to reflect on. At least he won't need to do too

0:01:36 > 0:01:41much homework on his old team, Italy. Their current coach, Tom

0:01:41 > 0:01:49O'Shea, has targeted this match to end the run of defeats. Welcome to

0:01:49 > 0:01:52the stadium in Marseille. I wouldn't say it is barmy but it is a few

0:01:52 > 0:01:56degrees warmer than we are used at this time of year. The sunshine

0:01:56 > 0:02:00today was certainly welcome. Of course, it's a Friday night, writes

0:02:00 > 0:02:03Ron, there is a fantastic app is for you. Alongside me this evening I

0:02:03 > 0:02:09have three wingers, past and present, who would like to any

0:02:09 > 0:02:18stadium in the world at any time. Absolute poor pace. -- pure pace.He

0:02:18 > 0:02:34gets there!For the line.He cannot stop scoring!Going to score!Great

0:02:34 > 0:02:43into play. He's onto the post. One of the most sensational lines

0:02:43 > 0:02:47Pulkkinen's ever seen.75 international tries between them,

0:02:47 > 0:02:52I'm delighted to say, Philip Studd Andre, former France winger and head

0:02:52 > 0:02:58coach. Toulon's Chris Ashton, and JP Pietersen of South Africa and

0:02:58 > 0:03:01England alongside me this evening. I think you two would have played well

0:03:01 > 0:03:10together.We are always is. -- we are all wingers. This is great for

0:03:10 > 0:03:15too long.This is a home fixture for all of you, it is not too far from

0:03:15 > 0:03:19your new home, you are arriving in Toulon at the same time. Things

0:03:19 > 0:03:23couldn't be going better view on the pitch, Chris. Have you subtle in?

0:03:23 > 0:03:28With have and I thought, to be honest. I'm enjoying the rugby down

0:03:28 > 0:03:31there, that's why I went there, to play rugby and scored tries. I

0:03:31 > 0:03:37didn't think it will look might would go as well as it has done, it

0:03:37 > 0:03:43has to do with the team that I'm playing in.You are onto a club

0:03:43 > 0:03:50record.A league record!He will win.It is going well for you.Yes,

0:03:50 > 0:03:54I would love Chris to give me a couple of tries, but he's doing it

0:03:54 > 0:04:01himself. Coming to Toulon is a good experience, playing against

0:04:01 > 0:04:04world-class players, an awesome experience is so fast bike you get

0:04:04 > 0:04:08to a certain age when the heat and weather is beneficialfor you fast

0:04:08 > 0:04:13guys.I'm from South Africa, I love the scrum.I'm from Wigan, it's very

0:04:13 > 0:04:19different!First Six Nations game for France outside of Paris, they

0:04:19 > 0:04:24have played here many times and have a very good record, nine wins of 11,

0:04:24 > 0:04:27some of them against the best in the world, like New Zealand. They will

0:04:27 > 0:04:31be hoping some of that magic will rub off tonight on Jacques Brunel's

0:04:31 > 0:04:38side.Yes, we need some magic. We need a win, we are desperate. It is

0:04:38 > 0:04:43a French team, the supporters, it's a fantastic venue, this stadium is

0:04:43 > 0:04:47amazing. Last game we played against Fiji and we won very easily. We are

0:04:47 > 0:04:56hoping for a good win for the French team.50,000 here tonight, this is a

0:04:56 > 0:04:58rugby hotbed. It is a really passionate area of France for rugby.

0:04:58 > 0:05:02Yes, but we are sad, we can see that the French team are struggling. Last

0:05:02 > 0:05:07time we play Fiji it was sold out, 60,000 people. The Six Nations in

0:05:07 > 0:05:12Marseille, just 50,000 people, because the French team hasn't won

0:05:12 > 0:05:16for nearly one year.They are voting with their feet tonight. Will we

0:05:16 > 0:05:20notice a different atmosphere to Paris?Yes, it is a different

0:05:20 > 0:05:23atmosphere. I'm sure the supporters will be behind the team for 80

0:05:23 > 0:05:32minutes. A lot of kids, you know, a lot of clubs around

0:05:35 > 0:05:36lot of clubs around Toulon. It's fantastic so far for the development

0:05:36 > 0:05:38of our sport.Chris, it's a great stadium, a fantastic amphitheatre.

0:05:38 > 0:05:41Yes, I like the way that France do this, move around and play in

0:05:41 > 0:05:44different stadiums. Like Philip said, the French have got a lot on

0:05:44 > 0:05:47their plate tonight, they have a lot of change with coaches and players

0:05:47 > 0:05:51and I think it's great they have a lot of young players coming into

0:05:51 > 0:05:54night playing. It takes time to work and relationships on the way you

0:05:54 > 0:05:59play with each other. The last two game, they have got better,

0:05:59 > 0:06:02hopefully we will see more improvement.We will talk more about

0:06:02 > 0:06:09that, and all

0:06:09 > 0:06:11that, and all of the new personnel that have come into bank study of

0:06:11 > 0:06:13pitch shenanigans. Let's remind ourselves of how things went a

0:06:13 > 0:06:19couple of weeks ago in Round 2. Kolarov she meets Joe Smit. Ireland

0:06:19 > 0:06:24meet Italy. -- Conor O'Shea. The simple question, by how many would

0:06:24 > 0:06:33Ireland win? Would there be a price? Their word. Robbie Henshaw's

0:06:33 > 0:06:43dislocated shoulder. Any comfort for Italy? Three tries.

0:06:43 > 0:06:52It was a question asked by Eddie Jones. Are you up for it? England's

0:06:52 > 0:07:07kicking game spot on. And the chase. England's passing game, spot on. Joe

0:07:07 > 0:07:10Launchbury's, the very best. Two tries for Johnny made. This was

0:07:10 > 0:07:18going only one way. Until the moment of the match.

0:07:18 > 0:07:19going only one way. Until the moment of the match. Question, try, yes or

0:07:19 > 0:07:28no? Question, whose first of the ball. Good questions, wrong answer.

0:07:28 > 0:07:36The first by England.

0:07:36 > 0:07:39England, Wales, water to cool tempers.

0:07:43 > 0:07:52To make the colours run. To run, and to slide, and to make the tackle of

0:07:52 > 0:08:00the round. England still right on track.

0:08:07 > 0:08:10Getting back contract, teams that will face England in rounds ahead.

0:08:10 > 0:08:19The real France, the real Scotland...

0:08:19 > 0:08:26Thomas for his second. They sway back and forth until France swayed

0:08:26 > 0:08:32out on their feet. The tireless Greig Laidlaw carried Scotland home.

0:08:32 > 0:08:38Mo here is the table as we enter

0:08:38 > 0:08:39Greig Laidlaw carried Scotland home. Mo here is the table as we enter

0:08:39 > 0:08:43Round 3. Pretty grim reading, Jacques Brunel's team have a losing

0:08:43 > 0:08:48bonus point from both their games. It's going to come in a minute,

0:08:48 > 0:08:52believe me! They lost by last than seven points. Ireland against Wales

0:08:52 > 0:08:56is the early game tomorrow. What are there is the table, just everything

0:08:56 > 0:08:57I said, really!

0:08:57 > 0:09:02there is the table, just everything I said, really! . The cup is an at

0:09:02 > 0:09:084pm tomorrow. Coverage starts in the UK.

0:09:08 > 0:09:114pm tomorrow. Coverage starts in the UK. Philip, eight players dropped

0:09:11 > 0:09:14from the squad because of disciplinary matters. Of course,

0:09:14 > 0:09:18France with the two defeats in the opening game, eight defeats in a row

0:09:18 > 0:09:23now. Jacques Brunel's start couldn't have got any worse. It seemed like a

0:09:23 > 0:09:27big statement to drop those players. Do you think he would have been so

0:09:27 > 0:09:30bold if their opponents were not Italy tonight was going to be

0:09:30 > 0:09:34honest, we were poor in discipline on the pitchand we were poor

0:09:34 > 0:09:40invisible and outside the pitch. You have to make some decision. He

0:09:40 > 0:09:42dropped Teddy Thomas, the best player for the French team. At the

0:09:42 > 0:09:46beginning of the Six Nations, that was a big call. But you need

0:09:46 > 0:09:50discipline, you need guys who are professional. And you want to be

0:09:50 > 0:09:53much, much better. I think it was the right decision at the right

0:09:53 > 0:09:59moment.Fitness is always a question mark over French teams. You are

0:09:59 > 0:10:03experiencing club life for the first time in France over the last season.

0:10:03 > 0:10:07Have you noticed a difference in the intensity in training of what you

0:10:07 > 0:10:14would have expected, perhaps, back home in the UK, and how training was

0:10:14 > 0:10:16that?Not necessarily in training, but the game, definitely. It's a lot

0:10:16 > 0:10:20slower, there are a lot of most reduce. I have definitely noticed

0:10:20 > 0:10:25that, and that can affect a week in, week out, your fitness levels.

0:10:25 > 0:10:27Contacts are high, but fitness is their important an international

0:10:27 > 0:10:34love. I for one reason or another, perhaps the Ireland game was the

0:10:34 > 0:10:38exception, the Scotland game, though, with that 70 minutes, they

0:10:38 > 0:10:43held onto the lead to lose with ten minutes to go, this looked like a

0:10:43 > 0:10:48dropping off of the intensity with that.We played quite well doing 60

0:10:48 > 0:10:53minutes. When we saw Scotland, they whisper sprinting to the line-out

0:10:53 > 0:11:00was all they were sprinting. After the game, we started to be tired,

0:11:00 > 0:11:05but our bench did not bring any think you know, because you lost

0:11:05 > 0:11:09with 23 players, and the bench is completely changed after the game

0:11:09 > 0:11:13against Gotland because our wingback player was very poor against the

0:11:13 > 0:11:18Scotland.Remarkably, only five players survived from both sides

0:11:18 > 0:11:23during this fixture last night years ago. One man back in this side

0:11:23 > 0:11:27hasn't started a six mentions game since 2015, he has been suspended

0:11:27 > 0:11:31from the club, came back at the weekend, is he on the kind of form

0:11:31 > 0:11:34that is going to make a difference for France tonight? What will he

0:11:34 > 0:11:40bring?He's been great all season. He is a club captain, a very

0:11:40 > 0:11:49experienced player whether our team. He is

0:11:49 > 0:11:51He is in this. -- within our team. He always plays well for too long,

0:11:51 > 0:11:54and I'm sure he can play well tonight, he expects a lot from

0:11:54 > 0:11:56himself and will put together a big performance tonight.

0:11:56 > 0:11:57himself and will put together a big performance tonight.What's he like

0:11:57 > 0:12:03to train with and have around in this quad?He is a guy with lots of

0:12:03 > 0:12:08character. He brings a lot of colour to the changing room. But he's a man

0:12:08 > 0:12:12that carries his heart on his sleeve, and you will see a lot

0:12:12 > 0:12:17emotion. I think tonight he is going to bring a big game, and he wants to

0:12:17 > 0:12:23put his name on the jersey, he wants to be the number 13 for France.A

0:12:23 > 0:12:26flamboyant character. He does a forward roll every time he enters

0:12:26 > 0:12:30the arena wherever he is playing, we'll watch out for this this

0:12:30 > 0:12:34evening. Another of your team-mates, YouGov of, is playing fullback

0:12:34 > 0:12:39tonight. Another character, -- Hugo Bonneval. What is he like to have

0:12:39 > 0:12:43around?Tonight is a great opportunity for him. He's been

0:12:43 > 0:12:44desperate to play for France

0:12:44 > 0:12:44opportunity for him. He's been desperate to play for France for a

0:12:44 > 0:12:49while now. Getting to 27 and only being online caps, I think you'll be

0:12:49 > 0:12:53do is appointed with that. I hope you will take this opportunity

0:12:53 > 0:12:57tonight. If he gets time and space he can take these opportunities and

0:12:57 > 0:13:02make tries. He's been doing it for Toulon and he has always done it in

0:13:02 > 0:13:07the side Francais, I hope he plays well tonight.He is married to the

0:13:07 > 0:13:10tennis player Tatiana Ogof and, in celebrity in France, part of a

0:13:10 > 0:13:15celebrity couple. We said the discipline has been disappointing

0:13:15 > 0:13:19for France. One player they can always rely on, we have seen it time

0:13:19 > 0:13:24and time again, the captain, he is always so you leads by doesn't he,

0:13:24 > 0:13:36OEM goer don't.-- grey Jurado. We have had enough of losing.

0:13:38 > 0:13:42have had enough of losing. In Scotland, he was desperate to win. I

0:13:42 > 0:13:50think today he will be a key player. He will win the gain line. It is

0:13:50 > 0:13:57very, very important. He knows this stadium very well.France know the

0:13:57 > 0:14:01last time they lost their opening two game in the Six Nations they

0:14:01 > 0:14:05ended up with a Wooden Spoon. They have marked this one with the one to

0:14:05 > 0:14:11win. Let's get more thoughts from an Englishman plying his trade in

0:14:11 > 0:14:14France right now. Lee McKenzie is here.Assistant coach in Bordeaux.

0:14:14 > 0:14:19We have heard the guys talking about what it's like from a playing

0:14:19 > 0:14:22perspective. From a coaching perspective, day-to-day, what is the

0:14:22 > 0:14:27Top 14 like?It's very different to Super Rugby and our league in

0:14:27 > 0:14:32England. It's more powerful, yes, but they play at a slower pace. That

0:14:32 > 0:14:35slower pace is not a great preparation ground for international

0:14:35 > 0:14:41rugby as we have seen with the French team reason least popular it

0:14:41 > 0:14:43is also a very lucrative Championship in terms of finances.

0:14:43 > 0:14:47It bringsof a lot of foreign players. Is that to the detriment of

0:14:47 > 0:14:50the French national side?I don't think it is the biggest problem they

0:14:50 > 0:14:56have. We have talked about the slow place of the game. -- slow pace. The

0:14:56 > 0:15:01coaching has not been as good, it has been very stop - start. It is a

0:15:01 > 0:15:05long season, the players and knackered. They can't ever get a

0:15:05 > 0:15:09good pre-season in, affecting their physical conditioning. Those factors

0:15:09 > 0:15:13are bigger than the foreigners, I think.You were working with Jacques

0:15:13 > 0:15:18Brunel, the now French coach, a former Italian coach as well. You

0:15:18 > 0:15:22were talking to him a few minutes ago. What is he like? Is he the

0:15:22 > 0:15:27right man to steer the French ship through choppy waters?They are in a

0:15:27 > 0:15:31difficult situation. He talked to me about maybe taking the job, I

0:15:31 > 0:15:34thought he had dementia Oh! After all we talked about earlier, the

0:15:34 > 0:15:40problems you have had, it's going to be with one hand behind your back

0:15:40 > 0:15:47straightaway. But he is calm, he can get everyone together. He is the

0:15:47 > 0:15:51French Yoda!Has he got the measure of this French side? It has been to

0:15:51 > 0:15:54mould to us since the Edinburgh match, eight players have been

0:15:54 > 0:15:59dropped. How cohesive will the team beaten like?They are kick short of

0:15:59 > 0:16:05beating Ireland, they should have beaten Scotland. After what happened

0:16:05 > 0:16:09in Edinburgh, there were problems, more they need a performance tonight

0:16:09 > 0:16:13because the French rugby nation is not happy at all.Thanks very much,

0:16:13 > 0:16:18Joe.You can tell he has been here longer because he is adopting a

0:16:18 > 0:16:21swish, chic scarf that, Chris! It will be one of those until you have

0:16:21 > 0:16:26one of those in your wardrobe, I'm sure! Time to turn our attention is

0:16:26 > 0:16:30to Italy, their coach, Tom O'Shea, a former Ireland international, he

0:16:30 > 0:16:37takes charge for the how time flies! We have been to visit him at his

0:16:37 > 0:16:47home in Lake Garda to reflect on his time in the Azzurri.

0:16:48 > 0:16:54What's it like when you walk around places like this, do you get

0:16:54 > 0:17:00recognised now?I think we chose here because it's right in the

0:17:00 > 0:17:03middle, you know, it's an hour and 20 for me to get it a reserve and

0:17:03 > 0:17:13the same to get to Palmer.You flew -- are you fluent in Italian?I

0:17:13 > 0:17:19tried, I did an intensive course one-on-one, it was pretty tough. But

0:17:19 > 0:17:23when it comes to rugby, I have no problems communicating.Has there

0:17:23 > 0:17:27ever been a culture clash between the Italian players and the Irish

0:17:27 > 0:17:32coach?Family, no. I think Irish and Italian people are very reasonable.

0:17:32 > 0:17:36-- Donnelly. Even though Italian or incredibly intense and passionate,

0:17:36 > 0:17:40they are incredibly relaxed in many ways. We don't want to change too

0:17:40 > 0:17:47much too quickly.How important is it to immerse yourself in the

0:17:47 > 0:17:49culture in order to understand your players?I think it's vital

0:17:49 > 0:17:56anywhere, isn't it, to understand how day-to-day living works. And

0:17:56 > 0:18:05operates.For you, the tea, Matlab. It's very like Ireland. It is that

0:18:05 > 0:18:10culture of being a family and being around each other. We go out for a

0:18:10 > 0:18:13team meal together and Sergio will take all of the phones off. It will

0:18:13 > 0:18:17be no phones. Everybody, you cannot have your phone.How did that go

0:18:17 > 0:18:23down?!They love it, when you're together, you want to be together,

0:18:23 > 0:18:27which is lovely.Is it changing the Irishman in new?I'm under warning

0:18:27 > 0:18:34from my wife not to change, so! Italy haven't made the football

0:18:34 > 0:18:38World Cup this summer. Is that an opportunity for rugby, do you think?

0:18:38 > 0:18:42In many ways it is a pivotal moment for sport in this country, because

0:18:42 > 0:18:46football is the religion. I am a glass half full person, and I think

0:18:46 > 0:18:51it's a national disaster but it could be a great thing for Italian

0:18:51 > 0:18:57sport, because they genuinely now need to make a change.What's the

0:18:57 > 0:19:00biggest single thing holding back Italian rugby right now?Well,

0:19:00 > 0:19:04there's a lot of things holding back, but we're beginning to move

0:19:04 > 0:19:08forward. And you can see we're making very, very small that

0:19:08 > 0:19:12structurally creating a team. You are beginning to see some young

0:19:12 > 0:19:14players, against Ireland, ten players with under ten caps. Now,

0:19:14 > 0:19:19you have to start somewhere. We have the experience, but these young

0:19:19 > 0:19:23players, they are like a new mentality, and if we get them that

0:19:23 > 0:19:25with every passing month and they are learning at this level against

0:19:25 > 0:19:31teams that, they are licking their lips when they are playing us, they

0:19:31 > 0:19:34come out with a different mentality, there is changing our mentality and

0:19:34 > 0:19:38possession and what other people think of us. And they are changing

0:19:38 > 0:19:42what the players they play against think.How vital was it that Sergio

0:19:42 > 0:19:47Parisse a hug on and you managed to persuade him not to retire?He is

0:19:47 > 0:19:54incredible, not just on the pitch. He is incredible of the pitch.

0:19:54 > 0:19:58Sebastian Negri, Giovanni Licata, these guys are young, I want them to

0:19:58 > 0:20:02bleed him dry of every bit of how he prepares his last off the pitch,

0:20:02 > 0:20:06first on the pitch, hopefully in ten years' time we are sitting in rain,

0:20:06 > 0:20:11having a beer together, watching an incredibly competitive and strong

0:20:11 > 0:20:16Italy -- sitting in Rome.You judged on results?I know I'm going to get

0:20:16 > 0:20:22judged, I'm not stupid, I've been in sport all my life. I will be judged.

0:20:22 > 0:20:27People will be telling me what my win- lost ratio is, this is rubbish

0:20:27 > 0:20:32and that is rubbish. Everyone has an ego, it would be wrong by off but I

0:20:32 > 0:20:36am here, I hope, to do the right job for Italian rugby. If that takes a

0:20:36 > 0:20:40couple of years and if that means somebody else inherit a young team

0:20:40 > 0:20:47with massive potential, I'm actually not bothered.Well, lifestyle looks

0:20:47 > 0:20:52lovely. Getting wins, though, for any Italian coach is an elusive

0:20:52 > 0:20:56commodity, isn't it? They are very, very precious and hard to come by.

0:20:56 > 0:21:00Progress is being made? The thing is, his coaching record, he's been

0:21:00 > 0:21:04through the clubs coming he's been through London Irish, he worked for

0:21:04 > 0:21:08the review and was at Harlequins for six years with great success. It was

0:21:08 > 0:21:12natural caps, Dolphin neighbours, but he wanted to take that into

0:21:12 > 0:21:17international coaching. As what Jonathan Davies. He wanted to help

0:21:17 > 0:21:21develop the players at the clubs and strengthen the clubs. Do you think

0:21:21 > 0:21:25he has done that? You watch more of the pro 14, perhaps, than any of our

0:21:25 > 0:21:29commentators dubbed I think he has. I think Treviso have done a lot

0:21:29 > 0:21:34betterthis year the structure, they are getting better, they are getting

0:21:34 > 0:21:40results, they are playing against Leinster, Munster, Glasgow, Cardiff

0:21:40 > 0:21:43Blues and by scholars, they are improving and they are testing

0:21:43 > 0:21:46themselves. The one thing they are going to struggle is their game

0:21:46 > 0:21:50management. You have to grasp very early as a kid, you know, you

0:21:50 > 0:21:54flourish as a player, or it takes time. The only way that will happen

0:21:54 > 0:21:58is if they get the experience of those games in the pro 14. Then it

0:21:58 > 0:22:06is a massive step up. I can see why they are targeting tonight's match.

0:22:06 > 0:22:10They might run the French ragged, but you've got to look at the two

0:22:10 > 0:22:14sides, the French have maybe got 14 better players than the Italians, a

0:22:14 > 0:22:20long way to go for Conor.As you say, development is slow. In Italy,

0:22:20 > 0:22:25a lot of people don't realise, they don't play any sport at school after

0:22:25 > 0:22:3015, and they don't play any rugby at all at school, they have to find

0:22:30 > 0:22:33their rugby in grass roots. They haven't got a culture is so much of

0:22:33 > 0:22:37grassroots sport in the way that we have got used to in Britain.That is

0:22:37 > 0:22:41where the game management comes, the understanding of the game at what

0:22:41 > 0:22:45they do go ring that game. That will only happen when they put themselves

0:22:45 > 0:22:49up against the best rugby players. It is a tough ask for them. I can

0:22:49 > 0:22:54clearly see in the pro 14 this year, the fitness is getting better, the

0:22:54 > 0:22:57discipline is getting better, the commitment is getting better,

0:22:57 > 0:23:02they've just got to try and improve their core skills.Thank you very

0:23:02 > 0:23:08much. Enjoy, you are about 3000 feet up in the stadium, the Stade

0:23:08 > 0:23:13Velodrome is very steep! You may remember this stadium, England's the

0:23:13 > 0:23:16ball team opened their account injury 2016 against Russia, that

0:23:16 > 0:23:23might be the last time it was on British to vision. It is a steep and

0:23:23 > 0:23:27majestic stadium, the acoustics are amazing, as we will hear in a moment

0:23:27 > 0:23:30when the French Foreign Legion band plays the amp for us. Let's talk

0:23:30 > 0:23:35more about Italy and the fullback Matteo Minozzi, he scored against

0:23:35 > 0:23:40England, 21 years old. He is one of those players, and not see, he has

0:23:40 > 0:23:45got real talent, there's a future that. -- Minozzi. It is so hard to

0:23:45 > 0:23:50get a team of 15 like with a like lack of grassroots rugby in Italy.

0:23:50 > 0:23:56Exactly, we know in Italy there is not enough depth. But he is a

0:23:56 > 0:24:02fullback who is fit and quick and he is a very, very interesting player.

0:24:02 > 0:24:07I hope that he will not touch the ball too much today!In a Sergio

0:24:07 > 0:24:12Parisse they have a player who has been a magnificent leader for Italy.

0:24:12 > 0:24:16You played against them many times, you know what it's like, they are

0:24:16 > 0:24:20passionate country and they want to improve their rugby. But this

0:24:20 > 0:24:24season, you know, they've come up against teams so far who England but

0:24:24 > 0:24:28might it is so difficult to get anything out of those teams. Five

0:24:28 > 0:24:33tries, two more than France. You have got to take those small moment

0:24:33 > 0:24:38and build on them.In the two teams, England and Ireland, that they have

0:24:38 > 0:24:42played, those two teams have moved on so much quicker than the other

0:24:42 > 0:24:46teams and improved so drastically. Italy are getting better, it's good

0:24:46 > 0:24:50to see that they are getting better. They need to start well here against

0:24:50 > 0:24:56a French team that needs a win also. If they start well, I don't see why

0:24:56 > 0:25:01this can't be a close game.We are certainly hoping it will be. And the

0:25:01 > 0:25:05lights on a Friday night, it's a holiday weekend in France, the start

0:25:05 > 0:25:11of the winter holiday for the French. Will it be a holiday to

0:25:11 > 0:25:20cheer for them? Or will Italy spoil the party? They had a great comeback

0:25:20 > 0:25:23against Ireland, Italy, scoring three tries, looking like they were

0:25:23 > 0:25:27getting back into this game. When they get the ball, they can be a

0:25:27 > 0:25:32real threat going forward.Exactly. You know, the French team today, we

0:25:32 > 0:25:37need to look after the ball. It is not our best depth. We need to look

0:25:37 > 0:25:42after the ball and also we need to have good discipline.You will hear

0:25:42 > 0:25:45your commentators, Jonathan Davies, Joe Worsley, and Eddie Butler in a

0:25:45 > 0:25:58moment. But first, a Mediterranean edition of the National and bombs by

0:25:58 > 0:26:01the French Foreign Legion band. That we saw the forward role. I hope he's

0:26:01 > 0:26:03not too exhausted! He's going to need a bit of energy today, one

0:26:03 > 0:26:06would think, Mattia Binotto row.

0:26:23 > 0:26:31# Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrive

0:26:34 > 0:26:35# Fratelli d'Italia l'Italia s'e desta

0:26:35 > 0:26:37# dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa

0:26:37 > 0:26:38# Dov'e la Vittoria le porga la chioma

0:26:38 > 0:26:40# che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo

0:26:40 > 0:26:47# Fratelli d'Italia l'Italia s'e desta

0:26:47 > 0:26:49# dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa

0:26:49 > 0:26:51# Dov'e la Vittoria le porga la chioma

0:26:51 > 0:26:57# che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo

0:26:57 > 0:27:01# Fratelli d'Italia l'Italia s'e desta

0:27:01 > 0:27:05# dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa

0:27:05 > 0:27:13# Dov'e la Vittoria le porga la chioma

0:27:14 > 0:27:21# che schiava di Roma Iddio la creo

0:27:21 > 0:27:27# Stringiamci a coorte siam pronti alla morte

0:27:27 > 0:27:34# Siam pronti alla morte l'Italia chiamo

0:27:34 > 0:27:41# Stringiamci a coorte siam pronti alla morte

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0:28:04 > 0:28:11# Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrive

0:28:11 > 0:28:19# Contre nous de la tyrannie L'etendard sanglant est leve

0:28:19 > 0:28:23# L'etendard sanglant est leve

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0:29:10 > 0:29:11COMMENTATOR: Accompanied by

0:29:11 > 0:29:13COMMENTATOR: Accompanied by the band of the French Foreign Legion, there

0:29:13 > 0:29:17is a very southern fields of this fixture. Jacques Brunel in the

0:29:17 > 0:29:22centre, the French coach, under enormous pressure. He has coached

0:29:22 > 0:29:26Italy, he is in charge of a struggling France. Here they are,

0:29:26 > 0:29:30playing in Marseille, it is a relatively familiar French side, but

0:29:30 > 0:29:37the coach has made many changes. Still the leading tackler in the

0:29:37 > 0:29:41Championship. 50 tackles in two game. Into the three quarters.

0:29:45 > 0:29:55Into the centre, the sizeable Mattia Binotto law, back after suspension.

0:29:55 > 0:29:59Italy have Sebastian Negri at wing forward, who was verbally abused by

0:29:59 > 0:30:03Buster

0:30:04 > 0:30:11Buster. They have 234 caps between them. Will Italy? They pose

0:30:11 > 0:30:19problems. They scored tries, five of them against France's three.

0:30:26 > 0:30:39The 20-year-old player back off the bench. Fitness has been an issue for

0:30:39 > 0:30:44him.

0:30:45 > 0:30:55him. That's Couilloud. Wayne Barnes is today's referee.

0:30:55 > 0:30:58is today's referee. Italy have targeted this game. They must have a

0:30:58 > 0:31:02chance. There are gaps at the Velodrome. France have stayed away.

0:31:02 > 0:31:11A sign of the unhappiness of the whole situation in French rugby. Off

0:31:11 > 0:31:20we go at the Velodrome.

0:31:20 > 0:31:24we go at the Velodrome. Winger Bellini up with the tackle.

0:31:31 > 0:31:41Doumayrou takes France out of their 22. Hugo Bonneval Al, the full-back,

0:31:41 > 0:31:47his dad Eric was some player. And Jonathan played against him, didn't

0:31:47 > 0:31:59you?I did. Fantastic.Italy. How daring will they be? Is not the

0:31:59 > 0:32:06biggest, this one. Light but very sharp. Won't want to get in amongst

0:32:06 > 0:32:17the Giants of the French pack, and they are massive.

0:32:17 > 0:32:24they are massive. Marcelo Violi sends the first ball over for Italy.

0:32:24 > 0:32:30Violi again.

0:32:34 > 0:32:43Violi again. Castello, the centre.

0:32:46 > 0:32:57A couple of touches, and Alessandro Zanni, the highly experienced second

0:32:57 > 0:33:07forward. Capped at 102 today.

0:33:07 > 0:33:10forward. Capped at 102 today. Boni in the centre. Bastareaud over the

0:33:10 > 0:33:20ball. And France get the penalty.I think one thing, the lines have been

0:33:20 > 0:33:23good by France but sometimes you've got to play in the right areas.

0:33:23 > 0:33:28France will give you opportunities. Their discipline so it's going to be

0:33:28 > 0:33:30crucial where the game is played tonight. There could be a lot of

0:33:30 > 0:33:38penalties. -- they are disciplined. And several stories to get here, the

0:33:38 > 0:33:44Velodrome.They are playing into midfield and losing ten, 20 metres

0:33:44 > 0:33:48at a time but then they are getting options at the bounce back. Like

0:33:48 > 0:33:53Jonathan said, if they play too much around there, they will have

0:33:53 > 0:34:02problems.It will be interesting to see how they play at third man out,

0:34:02 > 0:34:10second man out, they have to stop them.

0:34:11 > 0:34:25them.Camara on the tail. A second go and this time they go forward.

0:34:25 > 0:34:30And they've won themselves a second penalty. Bastareaud, surprise Mac

0:34:30 > 0:34:43Conner they need to get him down early. --

0:34:43 > 0:34:51early. -- Bastareaud, ooh, they need to get him down early. Camara, who

0:34:51 > 0:34:59started all this. Good work by him. Then the winger, Benjamin Fall.

0:34:59 > 0:35:09Machenaud at scrum-half. Gabrillagues again. Wayne Barnes

0:35:09 > 0:35:14says, enough, we will go back to the penalty.A very interesting

0:35:14 > 0:35:20decision. They need a win, as they've said. Do they go for goal or

0:35:20 > 0:35:28do they back themselves and go for the touchline? They haven't made the

0:35:28 > 0:35:33decision yet, have a?No.

0:35:34 > 0:35:37decision yet, have a?No. Lionel Beauxis comes forward and says,

0:35:37 > 0:35:42let's be daring.I think that was a good decision from the French team.

0:35:42 > 0:35:45They need to get into this game emotionally, get these drives on,

0:35:45 > 0:35:55get the line-out. An amazing ball. The pressure on this team's laments.

0:35:55 > 0:36:00-- the pressure on this team is immense.

0:36:00 > 0:36:07The surge towards the line, Gabrillagues with the captain. A

0:36:07 > 0:36:15foot shot. WHISTLE BLOWS

0:36:15 > 0:36:23There's the ball, there's the line, there's France's opening try!

0:36:27 > 0:36:30there's France's opening try!Very clever play. Good catch and drive

0:36:30 > 0:36:35and this was very close to being a penalty try, really. The penalty was

0:36:35 > 0:36:39already given and just watch, the outstretched hands. Comes down, puts

0:36:39 > 0:36:51the ball down. I think it's the number four among the others. Yes.

0:36:51 > 0:36:55As Jones said, what a start for France. They took the option to go

0:36:55 > 0:37:00for line-out, good drive, and that was an easy try for them.Yes,

0:37:00 > 0:37:03they've got to play to their strengths. As I've alluded to, the

0:37:03 > 0:37:08pressure on them is enormous. Talking to people on the street,

0:37:08 > 0:37:12really, really angry with this French team. That pressure will be

0:37:12 > 0:37:18eased with this early try.

0:37:18 > 0:37:23eased with this early try.Maxine Machenaud of the class of 92 in

0:37:23 > 0:37:28Paris.

0:37:35 > 0:37:41Slides it wide. Just the five points. But what a five points.

0:37:41 > 0:37:46France needed the big start.But as we've said, it comes with the

0:37:46 > 0:37:50discipline. They end up in their own 22, it came with the penalty, and

0:37:50 > 0:37:55they are back on their own line-out points down.It all started with

0:37:55 > 0:38:02that steel from Bastareaud. That is France's strength. -- with that

0:38:02 > 0:38:09steal.

0:38:09 > 0:38:20steal.Camara. He's had a good opening seven minutes.

0:38:20 > 0:38:23opening seven minutes. Slimani has to shift himself off the ball. Bit

0:38:23 > 0:38:30scrappy from France. Not the longest exit.Good chase, I think. Watching

0:38:30 > 0:38:39the Italians come blocks. The chase was good, the off-load, but

0:38:39 > 0:38:47Doumayrou didn't clear so well. Good from the Italians.Yes, these top

0:38:47 > 0:38:53teams aren't so efficient at getting themselves out of their half and

0:38:53 > 0:39:02exposing the other side.Clever move by Italy. The old Hans... Oh,

0:39:02 > 0:39:06working it but then that little knock forward. So inventive but

0:39:06 > 0:39:13frustrating for Italy. You don't want the stare of Vahaamahina coming

0:39:13 > 0:39:18your way!If you're going down that five metre channel, the attacking

0:39:18 > 0:39:27options, not great to be honest. Yeah, you've got to make a line --

0:39:27 > 0:39:34line break dead after, to be honest.

0:39:41 > 0:39:46Camara, the go to man at the line-out once again. Taken by

0:39:46 > 0:39:53Tauleigne. Penalty Italy this time. Little knock-on. Yes, anyway,

0:39:53 > 0:40:01penalty, Italy.If you watch this again, I'm not sure if it was

0:40:01 > 0:40:04intentional from Machenaud to just forget the ball there. He just left

0:40:04 > 0:40:11it behind and it didn't go too well for the French. I'm quite surprised.

0:40:11 > 0:40:18That they've gone for the touchline. Well, they love a driving maul, the

0:40:18 > 0:40:29Italians. Don't think the penalty was there.Machenaud - look. I think

0:40:29 > 0:40:32it was him who helped the oncoming player because he had left the ball

0:40:32 > 0:40:47behind.Italy claim possession. Maul, says Wayne Barnes.

0:40:47 > 0:40:52Vahaamahina, a sort of serial offender. Italy will take the

0:40:52 > 0:40:56advantage of the advantage. What a surge by Italy! What a response by

0:40:56 > 0:41:07the Italians!If you love a maul, you should be here tonight!Comes up

0:41:07 > 0:41:13with the ball.As they said earlier, if you do that you are going to get

0:41:13 > 0:41:16a penalty. They've got a free play straightaway. They know they can

0:41:16 > 0:41:21take the point of they want to but they are so, you know, they are all

0:41:21 > 0:41:27over the place, this French pack of forwards. Bill discipline and then

0:41:27 > 0:41:31is an easy, easy try for the Italians. That will give them a lot

0:41:31 > 0:41:40of confidence. -- poor discipline and then it is an easy, easy try.

0:41:40 > 0:41:45You make errors like that at this level you are going to pay, you are

0:41:45 > 0:41:51going to pay.

0:41:51 > 0:41:54going to pay.He's just spoken to Wayne Barnes after seeing the replay

0:41:54 > 0:41:59and gone, hang on a minute. You know, he hasn't grounded that. Let's

0:41:59 > 0:42:11have a look.It was that last angle, wasn't it?Guess, just watch.

0:42:23 > 0:42:32CROWD BOOS.THE ITALIANS HAVE LINED UP FOR A RESTART SO I WOULD SAY HE

0:42:32 > 0:42:38MIGHT GIVE A PENALTY TRY FOR THE COLLAPSE.I BELIEVE IT IS A BLUE

0:42:38 > 0:42:45HEAD GOD.

0:42:46 > 0:42:56-- I believe it is a blue head guard. Number six.

0:42:58 > 0:43:02guard. Number six.Lauret, number six.This could be a double whammy

0:43:02 > 0:43:07for the Italians.

0:43:12 > 0:43:13for the Italians.He's not grounded but neither did Lauret bring it

0:43:13 > 0:43:23down.It's the number eight, is it? Number six? Lauret is there. That's

0:43:23 > 0:43:26the best angle. I don't think he intentionally takes it. So difficult

0:43:26 > 0:43:36to see from that angle.

0:43:37 > 0:43:44I think it's number eight, is it? From the far right, Tauleigne... I

0:43:44 > 0:43:50don't think they are going to name a culprit but the penalty try... It's

0:43:50 > 0:43:56coming. Wayne Barnes awards the penalty try and Italy take the lead.

0:43:56 > 0:44:05No conversion these days with a penalty try. 7-5 Italy.Well, that's

0:44:05 > 0:44:13some start, Joe.Yes, turn up that pressure gauge again!If you catch

0:44:13 > 0:44:24that drive you are in your element. Lionel Beauxis. Up high. On comes

0:44:24 > 0:44:34the chase and that's very well taken... By Negri. That's a good

0:44:34 > 0:44:38drive by the veteran hooker, Ghiraldini, who plays his club rugby

0:44:38 > 0:44:49in France at to lose. -- at Toulouse. Negri again. And Violi

0:44:49 > 0:44:54weights.

0:44:55 > 0:45:04weights. Parisse got a hand to it. Knock-on by the Italian captain.

0:45:04 > 0:45:12Still one of the best ball-carriers in the Italian side, Ghiraldini.

0:45:12 > 0:45:19Still thinking, or you've got to do is play and France will give you

0:45:19 > 0:45:26opportunities. They crank up the pressure on themselves.Yes, it'll

0:45:26 > 0:45:29be interesting to see what they've been given of the game plan because

0:45:29 > 0:45:33they've been trying to evolve the playing side, the attacking side of

0:45:33 > 0:45:37their game. And they could go for a territory game, which would be a

0:45:37 > 0:45:42good strategy.The interesting to see how much pressure Italy exit

0:45:42 > 0:45:51here. -- it will be interesting. We won't know about the Latin challenge

0:45:51 > 0:45:56at the moment but it does involve a lot of heavyweight work upfront.

0:45:56 > 0:46:00Yes, those players in their armchairs tonight must be loving

0:46:00 > 0:46:06this! Can't get enough!Straight to the knee, that's what he said. I've

0:46:06 > 0:46:15got no idea.

0:46:16 > 0:46:22Zanni and the much less

0:46:30 > 0:46:41experienced Paul abbey -- Paul Gabrillagues.

0:46:42 > 0:46:45Gabrillagues. Here goes Guirado. Not just the leading tackler but also

0:46:45 > 0:46:54one of the great ball-carriers. Those front row charges have earned

0:46:54 > 0:47:01France the penalty. Again, it's that free play. Beauxis has a go on his

0:47:01 > 0:47:06own. Quick delivery.

0:47:06 > 0:47:15Bastareaud, off his wing. Has a go.

0:47:15 > 0:47:28Guirado sets it up. Lauret looks for the pass! Flicks one out! Pushed to

0:47:28 > 0:47:32the ground but that's the goal line in the background! France come up

0:47:32 > 0:47:39the short side through Tauleigne. The power of the number eight. A bit

0:47:39 > 0:47:49closer. A few more options.

0:47:49 > 0:47:55Italy have at least slowed up the delivery.

0:48:02 > 0:48:06Slimani and Guirado have been involved from the start. Takes three

0:48:06 > 0:48:14to drive in there and then he gives away the penalty. Bastareaud...

0:48:14 > 0:48:20Poirot arriving.I tell you what, you didn't say advantage over.

0:48:20 > 0:48:29That's what he was asking. -- he didn't say. I think the French

0:48:29 > 0:48:32forward hit the line, he had to give the ball out wide, there were

0:48:32 > 0:48:38numbers on the left and he didn't see the support on the left. And now

0:48:38 > 0:48:47they are back on the halfway line. That's a very good kick by Allan. A

0:48:47 > 0:48:55chance missed?Definitely. It's a great move to do, hitting flat on

0:48:55 > 0:48:58the line, because the Italian defence is not reading that at all

0:48:58 > 0:49:04well.This is the pass, I think. Beautiful. He's got to throw it to

0:49:04 > 0:49:10the left, looks straight through, he's got to give it! Censure,

0:49:10 > 0:49:18full-back and winger outside. -- centre, full-back.Italy remain in

0:49:18 > 0:49:23front, two points ahead and in possession. That hasn't gone very

0:49:23 > 0:49:37far. Brilliantly taken by Fall. Bastareaud, quite happy to be a

0:49:37 > 0:49:49distributor. This is Doumayrou. Inside.

0:49:49 > 0:49:58Inside. Beauxis again. Write the first tackle. Up to the -- rides the

0:49:58 > 0:50:09first tackle, up to the line. Forwards, backs combining. Poirot

0:50:09 > 0:50:17takes it on. Good footwork from Machenaud.A great sequence from

0:50:17 > 0:50:28France here. Attacking high on the line.Tauleigne! Inches short!

0:50:31 > 0:50:40Machenaud looks left, looks left, hangs on himself. Well tackled. It

0:50:40 > 0:50:44comes out to Boni and off he goes, the centre. Excellent passing by

0:50:44 > 0:50:53Italy. And then it is hoofed downfield. The pressure on one knee.

0:50:53 > 0:51:02The follow-up tackle.

0:51:05 > 0:51:16Tried to buy a penalty then. Ordered to play on.

0:51:16 > 0:51:23to play on. France re-consolidate their position.They are slowing it

0:51:23 > 0:51:28down. They kicked straight out and that was a poor kick. They've just

0:51:28 > 0:51:33blown two try scoring chances there. The first one on Lauret went through

0:51:33 > 0:51:36and then they've got so many numbers on their left, they lost the ball --

0:51:36 > 0:51:43they lost the ball beyond the ruck. If they go down left, they score...

0:51:43 > 0:51:50I've no idea. They lose the ball and they are away. I've no idea if they

0:51:50 > 0:51:57scored or not.You can see they've blown a couple of good try scoring

0:51:57 > 0:51:59opportunities. This is why the French team are not the team they

0:51:59 > 0:52:06should be.You have to say, Boni led the tackle and then let the counter

0:52:06 > 0:52:14from his own line.Just that little bit of composure when it's on...

0:52:14 > 0:52:19Here we are.

0:52:19 > 0:52:29Here we are. Just checking whether France have scored again.

0:52:33 > 0:52:40They don't sound very convincing, the pair of them, to be honest. He

0:52:40 > 0:52:47says, are you sure it's not a try? I'm sure the boys in Stuart will

0:52:47 > 0:53:00have a look at that at half-time. -- in

0:53:00 > 0:53:15in steward.Parisse, locks it down. First time we've seen Mbanda on the

0:53:15 > 0:53:26ball. Progress now from Italy. They have the one try to their name.

0:53:26 > 0:53:35Trying to string something together.

0:53:36 > 0:53:43It is a bit too clever. Sergio Parisse let go past his chest and it

0:53:43 > 0:53:50took the other players by surprise. His reaction was too slow. He

0:53:50 > 0:53:55knocked it on. Thought they would get it. Plenty of opportunities,

0:53:55 > 0:54:01especially for France.Also, the intensity of this match, you watch

0:54:01 > 0:54:06the game they played last week, sorry, two weeks ago, and then the

0:54:06 > 0:54:08England game after, the intensity, and we are seeing that again

0:54:08 > 0:54:16tonight.

0:54:16 > 0:54:21tonight.After 60 minutes, they were out on their feet and Conor O'Shea

0:54:21 > 0:54:25would have noticed that. He has worked on fitness and wants to keep

0:54:25 > 0:54:35the tempo going.Quickest ball. They are playing a lot outside

0:54:35 > 0:54:38Bastareaud. I suppose Italy must think he's coming their way but he's

0:54:38 > 0:54:43letting it go.That's a good option because we saw earlier, France had a

0:54:43 > 0:54:47move where Bastareaud came on the shoreline and all committed to him.

0:54:47 > 0:54:52If they had been correct they might have scored because that was a bad

0:54:52 > 0:55:02pass. A lot of chances around that. I think they drifted early on and

0:55:02 > 0:55:06could have shown and gone. That will come later in the game. He is 20

0:55:06 > 0:55:14stone. Use them as a decoy, but from first phase, you've just got to give

0:55:14 > 0:55:17it to him, stick it up your jumper and charge down the middle and then

0:55:17 > 0:55:19go!

0:55:24 > 0:55:34None of those front rower are as heavy as him combined!

0:55:35 > 0:55:38heavy as him combined! Good, quick ball from the scrummage. Violi comes

0:55:38 > 0:55:46on to it. Boni... Minozzi, again, not the biggest, but well delivered.

0:55:46 > 0:55:53A change of direction. Parisse... Didn't try to let that one go.

0:55:53 > 0:55:58Slightly on his own.

0:56:03 > 0:56:11Boni twists and turns and delivers.

0:56:11 > 0:56:26He is the New Zealander. In blue.

0:56:26 > 0:56:38Lovotti again. Going nowhere. Had to be wary of that, Bonneval. Oops!

0:56:38 > 0:56:46Oops! Foul!

0:56:46 > 0:56:50Oops! Foul!I don't think you knew what he was doing there. Good option

0:56:50 > 0:56:54for the Italians, good space for them to go into. Had they carried on

0:56:54 > 0:56:58playing, we might have seen another turnover by Bastareaud back in their

0:56:58 > 0:57:04half. But good kicking and then France messed up another exit.It's

0:57:04 > 0:57:15a treacherous little beast, the bouncing rugby isn't it?

0:57:17 > 0:57:26Budd, loses it as he came down to earth. Gets the rebound.

0:57:31 > 0:57:42This could be interesting. Bastareaud, lets it go. France.

0:57:42 > 0:57:49Inside pass but it's gone out of play.Yes, great play by the French.

0:57:49 > 0:57:55Did exceptionally well. Around the outside.

0:58:00 > 0:58:04outside. Not sure what happened to instigate this. Whether they were

0:58:04 > 0:58:09going for a quick throw in and they stopped it, but I'm sure that TMO

0:58:09 > 0:58:15will have a good look at this.I bet the words pushing and shoving only

0:58:15 > 0:58:23come into it!

0:58:23 > 0:58:27come into it!I'm just looking at it now. There is an arm and it's not

0:58:27 > 0:58:36late.A good tackle by Minozzi. And then Ruzza, who is known for his

0:58:36 > 0:58:45strong running.Nice tackle, lined him up, a great tackle. Used the

0:58:45 > 0:58:53defender. I think there was nothing wrong with... A good arm tackle, he

0:58:53 > 0:59:07said.They are still sort of going off a bit down there.

0:59:08 > 0:59:18All restored.

0:59:31 > 0:59:35They are having the French television replay, so I'm not sure

0:59:35 > 0:59:42where they are...They are missing for the good stuff! They throw. To

0:59:42 > 0:59:53the experienced second row. Violi. Is not much

0:59:55 > 1:00:01Is not much room for Benvenuti to do much there.You saw them falling on

1:00:01 > 1:00:10the floor, they were under pressure. Violi just dived on the ball.An

1:00:10 > 1:00:20insane option from Italy there. Thanks for that(!) Space for one,

1:00:20 > 1:00:28dies on the ball and gives the penalty away. -- dives on the ball.

1:00:28 > 1:00:32That with very well-placed. It is the daring option and the daring

1:00:32 > 1:00:45kick. Benvenuti saying, thanks a lot for this! I'm in trouble here!

1:00:48 > 1:00:53What is Italian for hospital?! I'm not sure!He sends the ball back, as

1:00:53 > 1:01:00ever, into Guirado. Camera surname takes exception to being held. It is

1:01:00 > 1:01:07there for France on the ground for Machenaud. Burrow. A good extra half

1:01:07 > 1:01:15meter made by the pop. -- Poirot. -- by the prop. This is where he is so

1:01:15 > 1:01:23dangerous, Bastareaud. Ghiraldini with the tackle.That is the third

1:01:23 > 1:01:27time they have been hit like this. Penalty option a game for France.

1:01:27 > 1:01:33Laurette.

1:01:33 > 1:01:37Laurette. -- Lauret. Italy's defending good, but still an

1:01:37 > 1:01:45advantage. Camara surname. -- Kamara.

1:01:46 > 1:01:50Kamara. Wayne Barnes goes back to the original penalty. Surely this

1:01:50 > 1:01:58time... Bonneval has other ideas.I think the communication isn't right,

1:01:58 > 1:02:03the fullback and the stand-up, when they've made the yards, instead of

1:02:03 > 1:02:06getting it out wide when they've got an overlap, they are going one

1:02:06 > 1:02:10extra. The Italians are not committing and the defence is

1:02:10 > 1:02:14organised. Just better communication from the French to say, look, it's

1:02:14 > 1:02:20on now, you've got to give it.He is completely correct, the big

1:02:20 > 1:02:23occasion, the emotion, the French are putting in the hard yards but at

1:02:23 > 1:02:27the right moment they are not making the right call, as we saw their debt

1:02:27 > 1:02:35against quite -- as we saw there yet against point Yacouba Camara against

1:02:35 > 1:02:40Maxime Mbanda.

1:02:41 > 1:02:44Maxime Mbanda.Sergio, adjust the line, please, remember it's on the

1:02:44 > 1:02:50try line.Italy have to get back behind the goal line. Maxime

1:02:50 > 1:02:54Machenaud, this too but France in the lead as we approach the

1:02:54 > 1:03:01half-hour mark. -- this to put France in the lead. France in

1:03:01 > 1:03:08Marseille do take the lead.

1:03:11 > 1:03:1628 minutes, they have taken a one point, you know, margin. They are in

1:03:16 > 1:03:21the game. Most of the game has been played in their half. I think maybe

1:03:21 > 1:03:26we should turn the big French park and just make them play, come into

1:03:26 > 1:03:31their own 22. As Joe said, the extra plan hasn't been going well. He is a

1:03:31 > 1:03:35massive Kickl, but doesn't seem to be wanting to take the option.Lets

1:03:35 > 1:03:45it go out of play. The first basic error made by Italy. They have

1:03:45 > 1:03:50defended stoutly. Such errors as that, based at to hurt you.That is

1:03:50 > 1:03:55a poor, poor restart. They have been under the cosh. They have been

1:03:55 > 1:04:00tackled on numerous occasions and not conceded a penalty. Now, from

1:04:00 > 1:04:03theirs, they can either attack them on the short side or turn and put

1:04:03 > 1:04:08them under the 22 against.I imagine we will see a couple of passes and a

1:04:08 > 1:04:10kick through into the corner. More pressure.

1:04:25 > 1:04:31Crouch, bind, sat. OK, let's go. We're going to come a little bit

1:04:31 > 1:04:36less because we're touching heads. Just a little bit more left. Just

1:04:36 > 1:04:45come left., O'Shea with Mike Catt to his left. Assistant head coach,

1:04:45 > 1:04:54backs coach for Italy.Just get stable.

1:04:54 > 1:04:59Jacques Brunel on his left. Julien Bonnaire, the line-out specialist.

1:04:59 > 1:05:11On the French coaching team.Crouch, bind, sat.And it goes again. Well,

1:05:11 > 1:05:15I mean, we've had a bit of everything in the first half hour. I

1:05:15 > 1:05:18suppose it's only natural we have a pause for a bit of scrummage and

1:05:18 > 1:05:26chaos.Wane does not like repeated scrums slumming the game down. At

1:05:26 > 1:05:34some point, he'll get the yellow out.

1:05:35 > 1:05:39You can see they have got road on the right-hand side, that's why

1:05:39 > 1:05:44they've got three defenders, Italian defenders -- Bastareaud. It could be

1:05:44 > 1:05:51an eight, nine back row cover, trying create the extra man.

1:05:51 > 1:05:59Patience, Crouch, bind, set.I can imagine that they will go left... Or

1:05:59 > 1:06:06write! No, left they go. Machenaud. Over half way. That was a thumping

1:06:06 > 1:06:13tackle. Away he comes...

1:06:14 > 1:06:20tackle. Away he comes... Camara in support, off-load is to Machenaud.

1:06:20 > 1:06:26Interception by Bellini. Slightly on his own for the moment. Bastareaud,

1:06:26 > 1:06:33brilliant pass off the ground.

1:06:33 > 1:06:52, -- Vahaamahina. Bonneval, Parisse with a tackle. Leval twists. And its

1:06:52 > 1:06:59Camara again.

1:06:59 > 1:07:08Farhaan Hnia, the back five of the forwards. -- Vahaamahina. Trying to

1:07:08 > 1:07:14thread one through. No advantage. Will it be words from the referee?

1:07:14 > 1:07:26Persistent offences now. Quickly take -- taken by Doumayrou. Tackle.

1:07:26 > 1:07:30Machenaud. Has anybody called it? They have! Bastareaud looking to

1:07:30 > 1:07:37come off. They take the lead, 22 only. If Bastareaud had got a hand

1:07:37 > 1:07:42to it, it would have been a try.No, a penalty, maybe, unbelievable.You

1:07:42 > 1:07:48know what's happening there now? Menotti has tried to take the quick

1:07:48 > 1:07:5122 drop out, and he has just wrapped himself around him, not once, but

1:07:51 > 1:07:56twice.

1:07:56 > 1:07:59twice. Fairplay to melodic, he saw there was nobody back for France did

1:07:59 > 1:08:05take a quick drop out -- to Menotti. It was open field for him, Menotti.

1:08:05 > 1:08:13The defender grabbed him twice. Andrea Lovotti receiving attention.

1:08:13 > 1:08:19Work out the chaos, Jonathan.This is a break, he goes in. The off-load

1:08:19 > 1:08:25is good. This is a break, he goes. There is a couple of off-load is

1:08:25 > 1:08:31late, there. This is the knock-on. He wraps round Master Rod, hits his

1:08:31 > 1:08:37knees, play on, it's a touchdown, right -- Bastareaud. It is a great

1:08:37 > 1:08:42tackle by the winger, saves a try. From there, he tries to take a quick

1:08:42 > 1:08:4922. And it's a penalty. You are looking as a French coach, you are

1:08:49 > 1:08:53thinking, all of this pressure, all of this territory, and we are one

1:08:53 > 1:08:57point in front. You know, they just haven't been clinical enough when

1:08:57 > 1:09:02they have been in the right areas. One thing we do know, Remy Grosso

1:09:02 > 1:09:08has a hand-off.He is a big, strong brood. The first tackle he broke,

1:09:08 > 1:09:14after that he's pretty good, he doesn't make mistakes getting out of

1:09:14 > 1:09:21his territory.

1:09:22 > 1:09:27Dean Budd is back on his feet, he will put his little scrum cap back

1:09:27 > 1:09:32on. All is he coming off for, well, what counts as an HIA nowadays? Who

1:09:32 > 1:09:38knows!In France he must have a bang on the knee!

1:09:38 > 1:09:43LAUGHTER George Biagi comes on for Italy,

1:09:43 > 1:09:50slightly greying of beard now. He's 32 now.He's from Scotland, isn't

1:09:50 > 1:09:59he?He was, he was raised there.

1:10:01 > 1:10:10Into touch it goes.He was in the stands throwing that back in!Hugo

1:10:10 > 1:10:15Bonneval he brings something to the field!He does, things I haven't

1:10:15 > 1:10:22seen for a while.

1:10:22 > 1:10:26It's noticeable that both sides are willing to slow down the game

1:10:26 > 1:10:30between plays. Whereas Scotland, for example, wanted to play at a high

1:10:30 > 1:10:35tempo.That's what I wanted to get that earlier, the intensity. It's

1:10:35 > 1:10:38not an intentional thing. It's a lot slower than the league that we play

1:10:38 > 1:10:45in back in England.Under pressure. The first time we've had a penalty,

1:10:45 > 1:10:51then they lose a line-out, they hand possession of a gander.Guirado,

1:10:51 > 1:10:56happy to go... Oh, forwards. Parisse. Yacouba Camara out. Good

1:10:56 > 1:11:01passing by France. Italy trying to pick off a turnover, don't manage

1:11:01 > 1:11:11it. Chest tackle, says Wayne Barnes, and allows play to go on. He drills

1:11:11 > 1:11:24one into the 22. Tommaso Benvenuti, to not. What a kick! -- to Minozzi.

1:11:28 > 1:11:33Well, it's the first time it's happened, but we've gone aerial.Too

1:11:33 > 1:11:36far, though.Minozzi, beats Bonneval.

1:11:45 > 1:11:51Ghiraldini, slips a good pass.Sit down!Good charge. Lovotti carries

1:11:51 > 1:12:01it on.Guirado had his head in the wrong position, there.Even so, he

1:12:01 > 1:12:05has made 50 tackles, just getting one wrong is forgiveable!It's not

1:12:05 > 1:12:10that one you need to worry about, though.Off your feet, now. Good

1:12:10 > 1:12:16discipline, good discipline.You have line side. They have a look,

1:12:16 > 1:12:23Parisse slips. He has to go to ground, smack on the halfway line.

1:12:23 > 1:12:27Good play from Italy. The ball is slowing down now. What are they

1:12:27 > 1:12:34going to do?Taken on by Ferrari, the prop. Mbanda is involved again.

1:12:34 > 1:12:41Sligo hand from the number seven. -- sleight of hand.They have got too

1:12:41 > 1:12:45many men in that ruck, Italy. The players are white, they take the

1:12:45 > 1:13:01ball. -- the players are wide. Mbanda. He is Allan.A bit too far.

1:13:01 > 1:13:09Able to make an easy mark.Again, just roll it. Maybe put it into

1:13:09 > 1:13:15touch in the 22, a little bit of pressure on the Italians. The wrong

1:13:15 > 1:13:22decision, poor execution.

1:13:22 > 1:13:29Sebastian Negri, one hand off and another bump off. And then the pass

1:13:29 > 1:13:34out of the back of the hand. France can do exactly the same. The great

1:13:34 > 1:13:43Sergio Parisse. Defended off by Camara.The one thing, they need to

1:13:43 > 1:13:50straighten up, they are cramping a little bit, the French backs.Biagi

1:13:50 > 1:13:55wins line-out ball. Negri, he has had several of these charges. They

1:13:55 > 1:14:01are working well. Parisse. Biagi, blimey, there are people being

1:14:01 > 1:14:11bounced off all over the place. Mbanda has a go.He is rushing up.

1:14:11 > 1:14:15It's like an umbrella defence, trying to stop them getting on the

1:14:15 > 1:14:20outside.Negri can't quite get that hand off... France, through Matteo

1:14:20 > 1:14:27Bastareaud. But is it onto the pick. Italy within three metres of their

1:14:27 > 1:14:31own wine. In danger of giving away a penalty. They have. -- their own

1:14:31 > 1:14:38line. Well, it with excellent work again by Bastareaud. Talk about a

1:14:38 > 1:14:46presence on the field. Benjamin Fall took advantage.Good play by that

1:14:46 > 1:14:55man there, Bastareaud. He took on the ball. Lovely kick through. I

1:14:55 > 1:15:00think they might have Guirado of foreign HIA here, because, yeah...

1:15:00 > 1:15:07-- for an HIA. I think it was maybe a stinger. They're going to chat

1:15:07 > 1:15:13with him anyway.See what the half-time! -- they are going to

1:15:13 > 1:15:18check with him anyway. See you after half-time! It may not be the longest

1:15:18 > 1:15:26appearance for France's replacement. There he is. The youngster

1:15:26 > 1:15:29watching... Just watch where his head was on the wrong side. This is

1:15:29 > 1:15:38a great tackle. He just rips the ball away, a lovely little kick

1:15:38 > 1:15:45Wi-Fi, just what. The kick. -- by far, just watch.

1:15:48 > 1:16:00Mattia Binotto -- Mattia Bastareaud is the captain in the absence of

1:16:00 > 1:16:05Yanda dove. This do but France further in the lead. -- this to put

1:16:05 > 1:16:13France further in the lead. It's good! 11-7, there is time for the

1:16:13 > 1:16:15restart.

1:16:29 > 1:16:34, though Alan Woodward very careful with this. The last one was too

1:16:34 > 1:16:38long. -- Tommaso Allan. The same sort of landing area, this time

1:16:38 > 1:16:45infield. Pigs it out of play. Half-time. France lead at the

1:16:45 > 1:16:49velodrome in Marseille by 11-7 -- takes it out of plaster pillock I

1:16:49 > 1:16:56think, with all of the pressure, the territoryI think, with all of the

1:16:56 > 1:16:58pressure, the territory, I think the coach will

1:16:58 > 1:17:03pressure, the territory, I think the coach will be happy. As I said

1:17:03 > 1:17:06earlier, the French will give you opportunities in their own half,

1:17:06 > 1:17:10they have got to take the penalties. You know, France, they have got to

1:17:10 > 1:17:18straighten up and be more clinical in their attack.And perhaps this

1:17:18 > 1:17:23was the moment by half. France had just got on the scoresheet and Italy

1:17:23 > 1:17:27to get right back down the other end of the Beale, decided to get the

1:17:27 > 1:17:32penalty themselves, in the end, the TMO awarded a penalty try. The kick

1:17:32 > 1:17:37at the end gave France a bit of blue water between themselves and Italy.

1:17:37 > 1:17:42Four point is the difference. In terms of the stats, well, as you can

1:17:42 > 1:17:44see, its possession, really, that France have

1:17:44 > 1:17:45see, its possession, really, that France have dominated. They haven't

1:17:45 > 1:17:54made enough of it, though. If you have a look as well at tackles made,

1:17:54 > 1:18:00Italy having to work really, really hard out there. Guys, it must be

1:18:00 > 1:18:03frustrating for a Frenchman to sit there and watch,

1:18:03 > 1:18:07frustrating for a Frenchman to sit there and watch, feeling France have

1:18:07 > 1:18:12so many opportunities. We will show them squandering so many clear try

1:18:12 > 1:18:15scoring opportunities, making mistakes and snatching at things,

1:18:15 > 1:18:19basic errors. Are they trying to hard others might do they want it

1:18:19 > 1:18:24too much?May be the pressure, but we are not clinical. Italy can have

1:18:24 > 1:18:29one opportunity and score. We need to be more patient and precise. So

1:18:29 > 1:18:35many times we are close to the line. Nobody gives a pass. Also, we are

1:18:35 > 1:18:42penalised because we are criticised when we are clean. We are in front,

1:18:42 > 1:18:49but Italy are very close to us.Your team-mate Mattia Bastareaud has been

1:18:49 > 1:18:52a great force, he has made his presence felt and good things have

1:18:52 > 1:18:56come. But he has also been involved in some of those mistakes and

1:18:56 > 1:19:02errors. You said before it is typical of a French club game, too

1:19:02 > 1:19:06many stops and starts and periods where nothing is going on.It has

1:19:06 > 1:19:11been a bit slow, but they have opportunities to score. You can see

1:19:11 > 1:19:13they are frustrated, he was frustrated when he missed the

1:19:13 > 1:19:18off-load. In the 22, they need to be more precise, if they get one or two

1:19:18 > 1:19:22opportunities and score the game will open up for them. I don't feel

1:19:22 > 1:19:25that Italy have been in the game too much, the attack is really

1:19:25 > 1:19:30threatening. Mattia have had a good game in defence and heard a couple

1:19:30 > 1:19:35of good balls over.What have you made of Italy?Italy get one

1:19:35 > 1:19:42opportunity and they will score. Like Chris said, they are not really

1:19:42 > 1:19:46threatening France on defence. There's a lot of positives for

1:19:46 > 1:19:53France, but if Italy can be more clever with the kegs, kicking behind

1:19:53 > 1:19:59-- with the kegs, it will put them in the game more.It looked so

1:19:59 > 1:20:02promising for France, good early decision-making, brave decision

1:20:02 > 1:20:05making, when they could have gone for the penalty, they went for the

1:20:05 > 1:20:09kick and the line-out, Bastareaud making great tackles and France. We

1:20:09 > 1:20:12promised you that he would be forward rolling his way onto the

1:20:12 > 1:20:16pitch, some people suggesting it might be more of a judo move, I'm

1:20:16 > 1:20:20not sure it's something I recognise from gymnastics! But he was there,

1:20:20 > 1:20:28he

1:20:28 > 1:20:31he came up with a bang and was instrumental in creating those

1:20:31 > 1:20:33opportunities.I think he is the best player of the French team at

1:20:33 > 1:20:36the moment. He goes forwards, he is very, very strong. He is strong in

1:20:36 > 1:20:41defence and also he is the captain of Toulon. He speaks French in the

1:20:41 > 1:20:45Italian team!That was a big decision, to go for the kick and the

1:20:45 > 1:20:49line-out.It was, it was probably a plan they had at the start of the

1:20:49 > 1:20:55game, they want us is a practice. Fast.I wonder who would want to

1:20:55 > 1:20:59talk about all the three winners. JP, you put your hand up and said,

1:20:59 > 1:21:05this is my area.There is good forward play from the French team.

1:21:05 > 1:21:11Also of this try from kick-off, France did well. They brought Italy

1:21:11 > 1:21:15back in the game, from France's point of view, if they can exit well

1:21:15 > 1:21:19with the score and put pressure on Italy I think we will be comfortable

1:21:19 > 1:21:22today.It was the last thing they wanted, the ball to go back to the

1:21:22 > 1:21:27other end of the pitch,, so Alan making another good decision for

1:21:27 > 1:21:31them, a great decision, not to just take the point.Exactly. The

1:21:31 > 1:21:39Italians are well organised. Sebastien gave two easy penalties,

1:21:39 > 1:21:46he was penalised a lot. You give this easy penalty, we were quite

1:21:46 > 1:21:51lucky, it is a penalty try but it can also be a yellow card. You know,

1:21:51 > 1:21:57one opportunity for Italy. We were too soft. And also, we are so strong

1:21:57 > 1:22:03with the forwards, we have so much going. We must defend and be much,

1:22:03 > 1:22:07much better.Conor O'Shea's reaction, he was delighted to see

1:22:07 > 1:22:10his team get back into it so quickly. As I say, the scoreline

1:22:10 > 1:22:15stayed the same for a long time. And Italy, it you said, they were not

1:22:15 > 1:22:20creating very much themselves. At times there were huge gaping holes

1:22:20 > 1:22:23which France were not exploiting, and they had so many opportunities,

1:22:23 > 1:22:27France, that they blew.France had a lot of opportunities.

1:22:27 > 1:22:28France, that they blew.France had a lot of opportunities. A good line

1:22:28 > 1:22:34break there.Why doesn't he off-load the ball?! He has got all of those

1:22:34 > 1:22:37wingers!Sometimes it is communication. We spoke earlier

1:22:37 > 1:22:42about this, there is not enough. There's not a lot of communication

1:22:42 > 1:22:48coming from the outside. If you look now, you can see a line break, both

1:22:48 > 1:22:55pressure, but there is no patience, everybody is brushing each other.A

1:22:55 > 1:23:00big overlap on the right side, four guys against two. And we choose the

1:23:00 > 1:23:05wrong side. Also, the French team are not confident at the moment. We

1:23:05 > 1:23:10lost eight games in a row. Because of this, we need to be more patient.

1:23:10 > 1:23:14We must come back with seven points. Sometimes this happens when guys

1:23:14 > 1:23:18don't play together too much. I don't think these two have played

1:23:18 > 1:23:22together very much at all. The relationship, you can see there is a

1:23:22 > 1:23:26misunderstanding. He is screaming for the ball and not getting it.

1:23:26 > 1:23:31Exactly, I think it is a mess of communication. Also, we go forwards,

1:23:31 > 1:23:37five or six times. Jeffrey pro is coming like he is in a swimming

1:23:37 > 1:23:40pool, you can't do this excite you need to scale Nordtveit -- row is.

1:23:40 > 1:23:48Just towards the end of the half.So many opportunities, after we are in

1:23:48 > 1:23:51front, we have so many opportunities. Normally we must be

1:23:51 > 1:23:5714 or 15 points in front, and Italy are still there.He has had a big

1:23:57 > 1:24:02impact, though, on the first half, Bastareaud.Definitely coming he is

1:24:02 > 1:24:05in great form in Toulon. I can see he is getting better in the second

1:24:05 > 1:24:09half, I have a feeling he's going to score in the second half and he will

1:24:09 > 1:24:13be better.He is not your classic shape for a centre, if that's

1:24:13 > 1:24:17putting it politely.He is a proper! Some might say he would have been

1:24:17 > 1:24:23well-suited up there. Does he have the fitness to last the distance?

1:24:23 > 1:24:27Will he go for 80 minutes today?I don't think fitness is one of his

1:24:27 > 1:24:31best attributes. He is more physical, strong defence, running

1:24:31 > 1:24:35over people. Thanks Willie, he is playing the slow game. I agree with

1:24:35 > 1:24:38JP, he will put more and more into this game and hopefully he will get

1:24:38 > 1:24:43a try. He deserves it.There was another moment, I will have to have

1:24:43 > 1:24:48a look at this. You can either defend him or say this is a cardinal

1:24:48 > 1:24:53sin, but Rossouw has a fantastic opportunities.Exactly. We won the

1:24:53 > 1:25:02ball on the line-out. You know, for once we have a quality of pass. We

1:25:02 > 1:25:07try to do one pass more andwe. This is fantastic. Bastareaud with a good

1:25:07 > 1:25:16pass. This is very, very good. He breaks, but after, you need to have

1:25:16 > 1:25:21they on the pitch. We go for 160 metres on this position, he must

1:25:21 > 1:25:25stay inside the pitch. Carry on and get one or two more. We must be more

1:25:25 > 1:25:30and more patient.Every time they have made a break, they seem to be

1:25:30 > 1:25:33on their own. There is just one man with them, nobody supporting and

1:25:33 > 1:25:39getting up close.You mentioned the nine and ten. Most of this team

1:25:39 > 1:25:42haven't played together before in this commendation, they have lost

1:25:42 > 1:25:46eight members out of the squad, they already started the Six Nations with

1:25:46 > 1:25:49a lot of new faces, some of them haven't come back after Matchday

1:25:49 > 1:25:54one. It must be hard to get their usual.Exactly, a lot of new players

1:25:54 > 1:25:58in the team, a lot of excitement, sometimes, but it is also the belief

1:25:58 > 1:26:02of actually, like, they can actually break the line and score, and they

1:26:02 > 1:26:13are looking with

1:26:15 > 1:26:17confidence. Hopefully the coach can tell him, believing yourself,

1:26:17 > 1:26:19express yourself, go forward and score the try is.The second half,

1:26:19 > 1:26:21we have seen France actually look weaker in the second half in many

1:26:21 > 1:26:24ways in the first two games. The opposition here today may

1:26:24 > 1:26:26counterbalance that, you would hope, for France.We are OK, 60 minutes. I

1:26:26 > 1:26:30hope we can score a few tries. After the match we will be very important.

1:26:30 > 1:26:36We have a lot of new players today. The scrum-half is a good player. I

1:26:36 > 1:26:41hope these guys can bring some magic during the last 20 minutes.It is

1:26:41 > 1:26:44tough in the Six Nations, to bring so many new players throughout this

1:26:44 > 1:26:50time.You know, the Top 14, we say it is a very, very long season. It

1:26:50 > 1:26:55is a lot of injuries. We have a habit to have a lot of injuries.

1:26:55 > 1:27:00Lets for a moment look ahead to tomorrow. It is Calcutta Cup time.

1:27:00 > 1:27:01Gregor Townsend played in

1:27:01 > 1:27:02tomorrow. It is Calcutta Cup time. Gregor Townsend played in many of

1:27:02 > 1:27:06those matches, this is his first in charge of Scotland at head coach. He

1:27:06 > 1:27:11has been looking forward to it with Lee McKenzie.What I Dorma memories

1:27:11 > 1:27:17of Calcutta Cup? You have played, I think, ten?Are you going to tell me

1:27:17 > 1:27:24how many I have won! It is one! One at a time.That was a match that was

1:27:24 > 1:27:28filled with foreboding, or did you look forward to it?I did, I

1:27:28 > 1:27:32probably put too much emotion into it. I'd been a supporter of the

1:27:32 > 1:27:36national team over the 80s and 90s and seen that game against England,

1:27:36 > 1:27:41it gets you really fired up. As a player, that came rushing through my

1:27:41 > 1:27:45veins and body. I'm sure it will for our players.And will it be through

1:27:45 > 1:27:58maturity or the fact you have a different role as a coach that

1:28:00 > 1:28:03you have to maybe step back a bit and keep that emotions in check? It

1:28:03 > 1:28:06is a different role, isn't it?It will become. There is a real edge to

1:28:06 > 1:28:08our preparations, it is exciting, preparing for a team as good as

1:28:08 > 1:28:10England. It is such an important fixture for everyone in Scotland,

1:28:10 > 1:28:14that is our biggest fixture of the year, we can't wait to play.Of

1:28:14 > 1:28:16course, our coverage starts at 4pm on BBC One tomorrow. Chris, you

1:28:16 > 1:28:18played in many of those Calcutta Cup matches and you sport in one as

1:28:18 > 1:28:23well. They are the biggest game of the year. And, certainly. England,

1:28:23 > 1:28:27every game is huge these days, isn't it, with Eddie Jones on this hunt

1:28:27 > 1:28:28for perfection.

1:28:28 > 1:28:30it, with Eddie Jones on this hunt for perfection.Yes, especially

1:28:30 > 1:28:40after last

1:28:42 > 1:28:45year, there hype around the Scotland team, and there has been this year,

1:28:45 > 1:28:47especially going to Twickenham next summer last season, the expectation

1:28:47 > 1:28:50was so much more, they got blown off their feet. England blew them away

1:28:50 > 1:28:52the first 20 minutes. Up in Scotland, they are expecting a lot

1:28:52 > 1:28:55more of themselves, they want to put on a better show. It has been mixed,

1:28:55 > 1:28:58the first few games. They will be looking forward to it, I'm sure they

1:28:58 > 1:29:00are excited about having England up there.The Scotland we saw in the

1:29:00 > 1:29:03autumn didn't turn up against Wales in the opening game, but they went

1:29:03 > 1:29:09back to basics last -- against France last week. They resorted to

1:29:09 > 1:29:16old style pack takes, Greig Laidlaw being essential.He is a fantastic

1:29:16 > 1:29:20for the last 20 minutes. I feel Scotland were a bit more direct than

1:29:20 > 1:29:24they had been against Wales, you know? And a bit more precise. After

1:29:24 > 1:29:28with the tempo of the game they knew that the French team will have a

1:29:28 > 1:29:34better discipline the last 20 minutes, so I think Scotland will

1:29:34 > 1:29:38deserve to beat France.Grand Slam for England, do you think they can

1:29:38 > 1:29:43do it?I hope so. I think they've got a very good chance. Everyone is

1:29:43 > 1:29:48concentrating on the last game against Ireland. Every game is tough

1:29:48 > 1:29:51in this competition, especially when you've got to go and play the away

1:29:51 > 1:29:55games, is hard. Scotland will be difficult for them tomorrow. The

1:29:55 > 1:29:59position they are in the mentality they have under Eddie is a one of no

1:29:59 > 1:30:09fear. They keep producing wins, who knows? Identity why not.

1:30:09 > 1:30:11knows? Identity why not.Eddie says he reckons he will have to get 20%

1:30:11 > 1:30:14more out of these players. He thinks there is a lot more to come, which

1:30:14 > 1:30:17is quite frightening, isn't it? Have you got to ion Wales tomorrow?

1:30:17 > 1:30:21Definitely, I am named after JP Williams. It was a good game, Wales

1:30:21 > 1:30:24against Ireland, a lot of confidence. After they played

1:30:24 > 1:30:30against England, they were not lucky at Twickenham, it has been a good

1:30:30 > 1:30:33time. Ireland has been the best attacking side so far in the

1:30:33 > 1:30:38competition, but we will see.We shall see. You can see the Calcutta

1:30:38 > 1:30:42Cup on BBC One. Coverage starts at 4pm. Before that, coverage of the

1:30:42 > 1:30:52island- Wales game. -- the island- Wales game.

1:30:54 > 1:30:59You can use the BBC sport app and the BBC sport website. The Shuffle

1:30:59 > 1:31:03will be available on Monday morning with the best bits of Round 3. We

1:31:03 > 1:31:09have it covered for you. Joe is back with Lee. He hasn't hotfooted it all

1:31:09 > 1:31:16the way back down, as he?He has joined me! Front of the upper hand

1:31:16 > 1:31:21at the moment but small margins. Who will be the happier coach this week?

1:31:21 > 1:31:28Definitely Conor. We prove our line-out, we get our kicking name --

1:31:28 > 1:31:33kicking game better, we can maybe steal this match. They dominated

1:31:33 > 1:31:42possession and territory and a number of chances to convert so the

1:31:42 > 1:31:47French coach will be really, really peeved at the moment.It has been a

1:31:47 > 1:31:51match so far for the forwards. Thank you for your thoughts and

1:31:51 > 1:31:56commentary.No worries. Catch you later.

1:32:11 > 1:32:16COMMENTATOR: Yo-yo in the Velodrome! We are not on a yet! France have

1:32:16 > 1:32:23their captain back on the field. They have a 4-point advantage. And

1:32:23 > 1:32:35we are off. A change of direction by Beauxis. Well type -- well taken by

1:32:35 > 1:32:41Mathieu Bastareaud. -- by Bellini.

1:32:46 > 1:32:56Allan for touch.It be interesting to see if Italy do change their

1:32:56 > 1:33:02tactics a bit. They haven't had a lot of possession to change their

1:33:02 > 1:33:08tactics, really. As everyone said, it's been clinical. The French have

1:33:08 > 1:33:14just got to be a bit more clinical, better communication.They've been

1:33:14 > 1:33:17very strong here, France, till now. And they lose their first line-out

1:33:17 > 1:33:26of the second-half. The first to attack the line. Wayne Barnes shouts

1:33:26 > 1:33:36at Italy to use it. Violi towards Benjamin Fall.Easy take for him.

1:33:41 > 1:33:50Oops, that's a bit high by Zanni. Wayne Barnes impassive.

1:33:55 > 1:34:07Parisse, got a little knock to it.

1:34:07 > 1:34:12Violi has to use it quickly, and while he hesitates, France

1:34:12 > 1:34:23counter... Well, they go. Camara! Great hands! Oh, they've knocked it

1:34:23 > 1:34:30on. That's the best chance they've had an they've had so many. And

1:34:30 > 1:34:39they've fluffed it again.Everything he said at half-time - it's just...

1:34:39 > 1:34:47You just waits and waits, great counter rucking by the French. He

1:34:47 > 1:34:55tried to take the wind out of it, or the scrum-half, it was, but they've

1:34:55 > 1:34:59just blown it again, and that's not the French knock-on. That is touched

1:34:59 > 1:35:04by the Italian and that should be a French scrum.No, Taiwan, the second

1:35:04 > 1:35:09one a knock-on by France and he picked it up in front of him. It

1:35:09 > 1:35:14could be a penalty.

1:35:16 > 1:35:19could be a penalty. -- no, hang on, the second one was a knock-on by

1:35:19 > 1:35:28France. Tried it up.

1:35:28 > 1:35:31France. Tried it up. Tauleigne will once more distance but he hasn't got

1:35:31 > 1:35:37it so France still on the attack. He's got it so well, Castello, and

1:35:37 > 1:35:43then he's throwing the ball back 20 metres.Essential international

1:35:43 > 1:35:49rugby. You copy giving territory like that. -- you cannot be giving

1:35:49 > 1:35:54territory.

1:35:54 > 1:35:59This time the line-out is good for France. Bastareaud. Still

1:35:59 > 1:36:08Bastareaud. The power of the Toulon centre.

1:36:08 > 1:36:21centre. This is Tauleigne. Poirot arrives. Slimani feeds Camara.

1:36:21 > 1:36:34Backwards, high. Poirot delivers. That just some of the French up at

1:36:34 > 1:36:37the moment. They had a free penalty and they took the drop goal and a

1:36:37 > 1:36:42free shot to do anything.If you are going to have three points anyway,

1:36:42 > 1:36:51have a go, have a crack!The one thing that's kind of surprised me a

1:36:51 > 1:36:55bit, I think the French, when they pick and drive and pick and drive,

1:36:55 > 1:36:59the only do that in the opposition's 22. If they did that near the

1:36:59 > 1:37:02halfway line to commit the Italian defenders then they would have space

1:37:02 > 1:37:07out wide. When you do it at just around 22, I'm not sure what the

1:37:07 > 1:37:17thinking is on there their attacking play.We've seen them attacking

1:37:17 > 1:37:22around the ruck quite well in the first half. Why go away from it?I

1:37:22 > 1:37:28agree with that, but on the halfway line, they don't do it on the

1:37:28 > 1:37:32halfway line, they just played too much football. Why don't they do it

1:37:32 > 1:37:40so they can exploit the space is out wide?Why do these super organised,

1:37:40 > 1:37:45deep

1:37:45 > 1:37:51deep passes not happen when they have ball-carriers like that? Here

1:37:51 > 1:38:00he is. Mathieu Bastareaud, the bulldozer.

1:38:00 > 1:38:09bulldozer.Ready for him. Look at his eyes.Like a matador! Simple

1:38:09 > 1:38:19penalty. France now have double Italy's total. 14-7.

1:38:19 > 1:38:29Back to the 22.

1:38:29 > 1:38:37They've managed to slip one past Poirot. Slightly untidy there. Can't

1:38:37 > 1:38:44go directly for touch.

1:38:44 > 1:38:48go directly for touch.What are they doing?! What are they doing?!It is

1:38:48 > 1:38:52just typical of France at the moment! Wayne Barnes couldn't have

1:38:52 > 1:38:58been clearer.Take them back! Maybe if it said it in French it would

1:38:58 > 1:39:07have been a bit clearer for some of them.

1:39:08 > 1:39:14I don't suppose Italy will be doing any fancy passing moves now, Joe?

1:39:14 > 1:39:19No, with the success they had in the first half, we will be seeing that

1:39:19 > 1:39:25again. A lot more difficult to get a good drive on now, though.Italy

1:39:25 > 1:39:29have won themselves a penalty. What do they do now? Do they go for the

1:39:29 > 1:39:36corner again? More of the same?

1:39:39 > 1:39:42corner again? More of the same?Heat so well disciplined but gives so

1:39:42 > 1:39:48many penalties away, this man.The referee is speaking to them. They

1:39:48 > 1:39:51had some grave areas against Scotland, gave the game back to

1:39:51 > 1:40:01Scotland.Here we come. A corner, or five metres from it.There it is

1:40:01 > 1:40:08again, Joe.He's creeping around the side, he's not moving, the referee

1:40:08 > 1:40:12is saying, get the hell out of there and he's not doing it. You've got to

1:40:12 > 1:40:19follow orders.France pick one off. Italy's problems at the line-out

1:40:19 > 1:40:30continue. Poirot driven back.

1:40:30 > 1:40:37continue. Poirot driven back. Zanni and Biagi, the second rowers.

1:40:44 > 1:40:49Just outside the 22 again. That's the weakness so far. If you get in

1:40:49 > 1:40:52that position, especially when you haven't been having a lot of ball,

1:40:52 > 1:40:56you can't afford... Not that I know much about line-out, that looks to

1:40:56 > 1:41:04be under throne, doesn't it?A fraction, yes. A bit late if

1:41:04 > 1:41:15anything.But he's a very athletic player.Yes, a fantastic line-out.

1:41:15 > 1:41:18Whenever you play against a team and you start to have difficulty in the

1:41:18 > 1:41:25line-outs.This time Italy... Oh, they've knocked it on. Ah, he says

1:41:25 > 1:41:33no, Wayne Barnes.

1:41:33 > 1:41:42Need to squeeze that one back quickly, Ghiraldini.

1:41:42 > 1:41:44quickly, Ghiraldini.Bastareaud again.Say no more!

1:41:50 > 1:41:55Parisse taken out off the ball. Penalty. What does he do? His

1:41:55 > 1:41:59captain will make the decision.He's flat on his back. I think he's

1:41:59 > 1:42:07milking that one bit.Very noble of Wayne Barnes.They've got to look

1:42:07 > 1:42:13after each other.

1:42:13 > 1:42:17He's enjoying himself, Wayne.

1:42:22 > 1:42:27Again, the pressure from that French line-out meant Zanni, who caught the

1:42:27 > 1:42:30ball, couldn't quickly relieve the ball. That's pressure from the

1:42:30 > 1:42:32French, or on the French.

1:42:39 > 1:42:44Is what the lawmakers always want, a contest for the ball. -- it's what

1:42:44 > 1:42:49the lawmakers want.

1:42:54 > 1:43:03Allan against the backdrop of Marseille at its unhappiest. The

1:43:03 > 1:43:09crowd says, knock-on. Allan says three points to us, thank you very

1:43:09 > 1:43:14much. 14-10.

1:43:30 > 1:43:33Beauxis just checked with his forwards. He's split them into two

1:43:33 > 1:43:49groups. He is going towards Negri. Mbanda.

1:43:49 > 1:44:04Mbanda. The new scrum-half Gori. Camara. France safely in possession,

1:44:04 > 1:44:16though not his best pass. Does well to deliver.

1:44:16 > 1:44:22to deliver. Now, then, it's gone forward from Bastareaud. There he

1:44:22 > 1:44:27is.

1:44:28 > 1:44:32is.The French already forcing it. 14 Italians on the front line, one

1:44:32 > 1:44:36guy in the back with acres of space to Kiptoo and they are still forcing

1:44:36 > 1:44:47on a slow ball. Bad option. -- space to kick to.What you try to get on

1:44:47 > 1:44:54the outside of them when you don't have the numbers... It's not normal

1:44:54 > 1:45:01of a 20 stone centre, especially if you are running out to Allan.Maybe

1:45:01 > 1:45:07they have to manage his workload because he is 20 stone!The fitness.

1:45:07 > 1:45:13It is a good point. Why have a man like that on an outside break?This

1:45:13 > 1:45:19will give him a breather.

1:45:22 > 1:45:26will give him a breather. A bit like a Top 14 game, the point made at

1:45:26 > 1:45:32half-time. On the money there. A real physical match, an arm wrestle.

1:45:32 > 1:45:38A few tactical errors, a few clicks. They've managed to sort out part of

1:45:38 > 1:45:52their game, the line-out. -- a few kicks. Sorting out there kicking.

1:46:02 > 1:46:10Crouch! Bind! Set!

1:46:13 > 1:46:18Doesn't seem to be any kind of leadership from the French

1:46:18 > 1:46:27half-backs at the moment. Beauxis directing play. This is a must win

1:46:27 > 1:46:32game and you have England home, Wales away and New Zealand in the

1:46:32 > 1:46:42summer. You know, you'd think you'd fancy this came first.

1:46:42 > 1:46:45fancy this came first.The young number eight, he is at my club, very

1:46:45 > 1:46:50much new to the situation, not the most vocal of players. Not somebody

1:46:50 > 1:46:55who can speak out very much. But the captain, one who can speak out to

1:46:55 > 1:47:00the team, but not when he has his head in the scrum.A different

1:47:00 > 1:47:07knock-on there so we are back to the protracted scrummage situation and

1:47:07 > 1:47:15everyone, even the biggest, can recover some strength, suck in some

1:47:15 > 1:47:24air.They can't build pressure, they can't maintain possession, they

1:47:24 > 1:47:35can't build or go through the phases and try to create the drama.

1:47:35 > 1:47:42It's not a good sign when this starts. Everybody's getting a little

1:47:42 > 1:47:50bored!

1:47:54 > 1:48:08Crouch! Bind! Set!Italy trying to exert the pressure, France hold up

1:48:08 > 1:48:15well. First time we've seen this and it works. Comes away. He's lost the

1:48:15 > 1:48:21ball, taken by Bellini. Italy can now launch a counter, a turnover

1:48:21 > 1:48:30ball, kicked over quickly. Back

1:48:30 > 1:48:35ball, kicked over quickly. Back goes Grosso.Brilliant play by Italy. He

1:48:35 > 1:48:39knew he wasn't going to jump for it because he knew he would get it, so

1:48:39 > 1:48:44he just lined up... Just watch. Great play. He lined the winner up,

1:48:44 > 1:48:57he tackles him, very clever play. -- lined the winger up. Clever play.

1:48:58 > 1:49:01Yes, it's been interesting watching this Italian team tonight. Some

1:49:01 > 1:49:05really good young backs coming through. Hopefully it's a sign for

1:49:05 > 1:49:08the future, more players coming through, a better attacking team.

1:49:08 > 1:49:13They will be able to pose more questions.I would like to see the

1:49:13 > 1:49:20full-back had a little run, as he hasn't had many opportunities. Just

1:49:20 > 1:49:30looks as if he's got a little spark about him, Minozzi. And as the clock

1:49:33 > 1:49:39goes down, there's only one side will take the pressure.Wins the

1:49:39 > 1:49:46line-out. A brilliant angle by him. One-on-one! Negri against Grosso.

1:49:46 > 1:49:56And the number eight did well to get back. Allan. Set up the ruck. Mbanda

1:49:56 > 1:50:04comes away with it. Lauret tries to slow the ball. The captain, Parisse

1:50:04 > 1:50:09will be there and he knows it. On goes Ghiraldini, the experienced

1:50:09 > 1:50:14forward. France have to be careful not to give away a penalty. Mbanda

1:50:14 > 1:50:22tries to keep the ball up. It's Vahaamahina who makes the tackle.

1:50:22 > 1:50:26Great performance from Lauret, who wins from the penalty.It can't be

1:50:26 > 1:50:32isolated. They were so slow. The support coming. Just like slow

1:50:32 > 1:50:38motion. You've got to pick the intention, picked up the tempo when

1:50:38 > 1:50:42you get into the red zone, and they just have to clear out and try to

1:50:42 > 1:50:46create that quick ball. Very, very laboured by the Italian spot what a

1:50:46 > 1:50:53great break.We saw as well, on that in additional line break to get to

1:50:53 > 1:50:56the 22, two players came to the ruck and they could have played that

1:50:56 > 1:51:00ball. If you do that you win an extra second and that's the

1:51:00 > 1:51:05difference between scoring and not scoring.What a run this is. This is

1:51:05 > 1:51:14what Joe is on about. That should have gone.He's made a lot of yards

1:51:14 > 1:51:27tonight, Negri. The changes start. Galletier comes on for France. He'll

1:51:27 > 1:51:37go into the back row. Camara goes off.He's had a big game, hasn't he,

1:51:37 > 1:51:43Camara?Parisse pinch is another French line-out. Both sides losing

1:51:43 > 1:51:48line-out there.

1:51:51 > 1:51:54line-out there. Mis-passes on that. That's the wide game that Italy

1:51:54 > 1:51:58haven't really used from set piece. They started to have some time now

1:51:58 > 1:52:04in the French 22.If he'd kept that wrong, that would have been really

1:52:04 > 1:52:07tricky for France. The French full-back came out way too early,

1:52:07 > 1:52:12leaving space in the back and on the blindside, you can't get there on

1:52:12 > 1:52:14time, so huge space and keep that ball on. The line-out for the

1:52:14 > 1:52:25Italians.It's safely taken by Gabrillagues.

1:52:33 > 1:52:39Vahaamahina allowed to place the ball.

1:52:39 > 1:52:48ball. Guirado with a little pick and go. He's a long way inside his 22.

1:52:53 > 1:53:03It's a good clearance by Machenaud. Good kick. Good yardage on it.Yes,

1:53:03 > 1:53:13that's what you've got to be capable of doing in the 22.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16Wasn't much structure at the start of the game but there's just been

1:53:16 > 1:53:26even less now.Friday night rugby in Marseille tomorrow. Ireland against

1:53:26 > 1:53:31Wales and the Calcutta Cup match. Scotland at home to England. But a

1:53:31 > 1:53:40contest that promises to be! -- what a contest! Bastareaud breaks one

1:53:40 > 1:53:47tackle, two tackles.Doumayrou. Again, look at that Italian front

1:53:47 > 1:53:54line. 14 players on the front line and only one guy in the back.Poirot

1:53:54 > 1:54:01thrown backwards but he delivers.

1:54:01 > 1:54:08One, two, and he still gets over.

1:54:11 > 1:54:24And they score!The one hand off-load there. A bit of good

1:54:24 > 1:54:30support play. Just watch this. Right up the middle and then that's the

1:54:30 > 1:54:36off-load.

1:54:36 > 1:54:39off-load. Lovely pass inside. Bonneval took it. Great support

1:54:39 > 1:54:45play. Lovely tried, France.Are they going to have a look at the try

1:54:45 > 1:54:52line, Grosso?I don't know. A great tackle. I think he's in the air.

1:54:52 > 1:55:05There's the off-load.Is his right leg out?I think he's in the air.

1:55:05 > 1:55:12The question isn't asked. Hugo Bonneval safely down as the try

1:55:12 > 1:55:16scorer.

1:55:40 > 1:55:46Maxime Machenaud safely owns the two points.There we see the big

1:55:46 > 1:55:51difference. A really good exit kick from Machenaud. Is these little

1:55:51 > 1:55:55differences where you get well out of your 22, exit well, down the

1:55:55 > 1:56:04line.Priso comes on into the French front row. They change in the

1:56:04 > 1:56:14Italian front row. Pasquali is on. -- a change in the Italian front

1:56:14 > 1:56:20row.

1:56:21 > 1:56:26Safely out of the 22s. A tricky area for France, flirting with that 22

1:56:26 > 1:56:32metre line. Can they kick out on the full? They can't now because it's

1:56:32 > 1:56:41taken back. Now it's a charge down. Possession handed back to Gori of

1:56:41 > 1:56:50Italy. Can he turn? He can. Bellini played scrum-half. Gives it to

1:56:50 > 1:56:53Minozzi.

1:56:53 > 1:56:59WHISTLE BLOWS

1:56:59 > 1:57:04Couldn't get the squeeze ball back quickly enough.He did exceptionally

1:57:04 > 1:57:07well there. He was the aggressor on the first tackle and then he got

1:57:07 > 1:57:14over the ball to get the penalty. Machenaud.Yes, he's had a good game

1:57:14 > 1:57:24tonight. Stealing ball tonight. Well, this is a moment for Italy

1:57:24 > 1:57:31because if Parisse is forced off the field with a rib injury, we are

1:57:31 > 1:57:36talking, Joe, about saying farewell to him for good, maybe?Let's hope

1:57:36 > 1:57:40not. The guy's absolute legend. He's back on his feet and he just keeps

1:57:40 > 1:57:55going.We frightened him! Get up, Sergio! Play on!

1:57:58 > 1:58:04Hayward, one of the New Zealanders. He's coming on.

1:58:04 > 1:58:09They need to chase the game now, the Italians.

1:58:23 > 1:58:30Well, they are in the heart of midfield. Options on both sides.

1:58:30 > 1:58:39Guirado...

1:58:39 > 1:58:49Guirado... Lauret trying to pull him towards the touchline.

1:58:49 > 1:58:54A sniff of an overlap here.

1:59:00 > 1:59:08The back row forward on the wide outside. A penalty advantage for

1:59:08 > 1:59:22France. Guirado. Beauxis. This is the try scorer Bonneval.

1:59:26 > 1:59:32So, France with 21 against Italy's ten. They seem to have ridden out

1:59:32 > 1:59:36that rough patch.Definitely. With the Italians trying to play more,

1:59:36 > 1:59:40and they haven't threatened that much, missing more turnovers, for

1:59:40 > 1:59:43territory and more possession for the French and the Italian half and

1:59:43 > 1:59:46more penalties, so if he continues in this vein I think the French

1:59:46 > 1:59:56could win by quite a few by the end. -- if it continues.

1:59:57 > 2:00:00-- if it continues.Yes, as we said at half-time, when they have had the

2:00:00 > 2:00:03ball, they haven't really threatened the French defence. The catch and

2:00:03 > 2:00:07drive close to the line, and if you're line-out goes, you are

2:00:07 > 2:00:13struggling.Yes, the off-load was a killer for the Italian team.

2:00:32 > 2:00:45Straight through the middle! 24-10! Changes in the French side.

2:00:46 > 2:00:48Changes in the French side. Gael Fickou comes on, a chance to

2:00:48 > 2:00:53relaunch his career. He was touted as the next great thing and it never

2:00:53 > 2:01:00quite happened, Jones took yellow yes, you never quite got there.I

2:01:00 > 2:01:04was watching him today, he was cutting it up, great pace, great

2:01:04 > 2:01:08off-loading he's a real talent. I never quite realised it. Maybe we

2:01:08 > 2:01:17will see a bit of that tonight. His team-mate, good off-loads, good soft

2:01:17 > 2:01:25hands, he is 125 kilograms, a big guy to stop, the one guy bigger than

2:01:25 > 2:01:36Bastareaud on the pitch right now. Wearing 17. He is a presence, too.

2:01:36 > 2:01:38Parisse infield.

2:01:44 > 2:01:54Gori. Ghiraldini. It might be a little chance of numbers here for

2:01:54 > 2:02:03Italy. It's come off a French players.Oh, well played!There is a

2:02:03 > 2:02:13chase on. Italy were all up in attack. We are off again. Castello.

2:02:13 > 2:02:20Bastareaud looks over the ball. Just for once opts not to challenge.Poor

2:02:20 > 2:02:28pass.Benvenuti.Great option, probably the best Italian move of

2:02:28 > 2:02:39the match. Such a shame.He has gone infield quite well, hasn't he? Negri

2:02:39 > 2:02:45has been, I think, a stand-up player for Italy tonight, which is a change

2:02:45 > 2:02:53for Parisse.He has been really impressive. I was looking forward to

2:02:53 > 2:02:57watching him tonight, having watched the England game. An impressive

2:02:57 > 2:03:08player, somebody who can maybe take the reins off Parisse in the future.

2:03:08 > 2:03:11Luca Bigi comes into the front row, the last of the front row changes

2:03:11 > 2:03:20for Italy. He will go to hook us.

2:03:26 > 2:03:34We are going to restart with a scrummage. The gaps, Joe, they seem

2:03:34 > 2:03:37more elongated than other international.We talked about the

2:03:37 > 2:03:41intensity already, it was really noticeable in the second half how

2:03:41 > 2:03:44this game has stopped and started, this gullible broken down, a lot of

2:03:44 > 2:03:50scrums going down, a lot more. -- the skill level broken down. Think

2:03:50 > 2:03:53about the intensity and the difference, partly due to the

2:03:53 > 2:03:57fitness training and the attitude, there are a number of reasons, and

2:03:57 > 2:04:01you can really see it tonight in the second-half.England are streets

2:04:01 > 2:04:05ahead of everyone else the way that they hold another ten, 12, 13

2:04:05 > 2:04:14defensive lines. Section, as it were, as well, creating space on the

2:04:14 > 2:04:1813th channel.Italy trying to turn the scrummage, but Wayne Barnes was

2:04:18 > 2:04:27having none of it. Penalty to France.

2:04:30 > 2:04:38Lionel Butler service. -- Leonel bloke says. Not much of an angle and

2:04:38 > 2:04:45not much distance. -- Leonel Beauxis.

2:04:55 > 2:05:02GM Guirado of, the captain is still on the field. Galletier a with the

2:05:02 > 2:05:08catch.

2:05:08 > 2:05:13On the touchline, they said he was going to score, Bastareaud. He may

2:05:13 > 2:05:20well yet, as France comes forward with a little but of bike now. They

2:05:20 > 2:05:28sense they've got the Italians exhausted.The Italians, up against

2:05:28 > 2:05:33the -- Fickou and Bastareaud. The slow ball has not given them the

2:05:33 > 2:05:40time to regroup.Penalty advantage, Machenaud. This is Slimani.

2:05:40 > 2:05:47Machenaud looks up, checks, sees Bastareaud. The forwards take it up

2:05:47 > 2:05:56first. In he comes. Italy brought him down first time. Guirado against

2:05:56 > 2:06:01Parisse, the Captains' clash.

2:06:02 > 2:06:08Parisse, the Captains' clash. Finau, he is massive, he's not small! It's

2:06:08 > 2:06:13broken down. Penalty advantage was being played.You know, that's no

2:06:13 > 2:06:17excuse. What he's trying to do, trying to chuck it ball over the

2:06:17 > 2:06:26back without looking, it's just very, very poor.

2:06:28 > 2:06:34What do France do?You know, you take it away, you're going to score

2:06:34 > 2:06:37three times now, maybe not what the crowd want on the viewing public at

2:06:37 > 2:06:42home. But, you know, they want to win. As I said, they've got England,

2:06:42 > 2:06:49Wales, New Zealand, three times, good luck!May haven't won in eight

2:06:49 > 2:07:01games. A win is important. They could have taken a scrum.They have

2:07:01 > 2:07:07got ten minutes to play.Meanwhile, on the touchline, this could be

2:07:07 > 2:07:12Maxime Machenaud's last contribution.This young man coming

2:07:12 > 2:07:19on now is a real talent, incredible ball-carrier, very quick. In France

2:07:19 > 2:07:23now there are many good young players, this young guy is a talent.

2:07:23 > 2:07:29He could be getting in the squad tomorrow. He is a fantastic player,

2:07:29 > 2:07:33they have strengthened it.27-10, France lead, onto the field comes

2:07:33 > 2:07:42Baptiste Couilloud of of Leon. 23 years old, a first cap. Italy also

2:07:42 > 2:07:45ringing in the changes. A recognition that exhaustion is now a

2:07:45 > 2:07:50factor.

2:07:53 > 2:08:01factor. Polisky a comes onto the field.

2:08:03 > 2:08:11The player from Guinea-Bissau, from the age of ten he went to Portugal,

2:08:11 > 2:08:15from Portugal he has come to France, and here he is, all carrying for

2:08:15 > 2:08:22France.It's not often that you see a front row staying on the pitch for

2:08:22 > 2:08:3281 minutes, those guys have really done it tonight Couilloud Parisse.

2:08:32 > 2:08:35Bellini, another switch of play.

2:08:37 > 2:08:40Italy going one way or the other and generally getting in each other's

2:08:40 > 2:08:50way. Good counter rucking by Lauret. This is dangerous from Italy. Mess

2:08:50 > 2:08:54up a bit, turn over another try, before you know it, you are 40

2:08:54 > 2:09:02points down.Managed to get the ball away.

2:09:02 > 2:09:07away. Gori.Too far again.Terrible chase, there could be something

2:09:07 > 2:09:13happening.Bonneval, caught it. Away from France yet again, they have the

2:09:13 > 2:09:17numbers. .

2:09:20 > 2:09:25France with huge numbers now. If somebody calls it out wide, they

2:09:25 > 2:09:33must go. Bastareaud! Well in advance. He's done it.He has just

2:09:33 > 2:09:36powered his way over.

2:09:48 > 2:09:53Bonneval has scored, Bastareaud has scored. It's all happening for too

2:09:53 > 2:09:59long. He has played very well, hasn't he? Great pass as well, good

2:09:59 > 2:10:04support play. Keep the ball alive. They've uploaded very well and when

2:10:04 > 2:10:09they have cut the errors out, they looked dangerous.He plays at the

2:10:09 > 2:10:14club with me, use a fantastic talent, good rugby brain, he had a

2:10:14 > 2:10:22good game tonight. We saw from the Italians, bad kick, no chase

2:10:22 > 2:10:26organised,.There are three forwards and know we that they are stopping

2:10:26 > 2:10:31him.

2:10:35 > 2:10:40him.Francois Trinh-Duc takes over from Maxime Machenaud as the Kacar.

2:10:40 > 2:10:44He has had a stop - start career as well -- as the kicker. That is very

2:10:44 > 2:10:51good as a conversion.

2:10:53 > 2:10:55France 34, Italy ten.

2:10:57 > 2:11:03Good angle. Three defenders.Yes.

2:11:12 > 2:11:19Penalties.The discipline has gone now. As Joe said. Not having time on

2:11:19 > 2:11:25the previous box kick, giving them an opportunity to counterattack. It

2:11:25 > 2:11:30was a dogleg chase. And now an offence at the first rock and they

2:11:30 > 2:11:37are back in their own half.France in hot pursuit now. First try and a

2:11:37 > 2:11:42bonus point. It is going to be a third degree for Italy. -- a third

2:11:42 > 2:11:49defeat. Parisse has seen nearly 100 of these Italian defeats.

2:11:53 > 2:12:04He has been capped and 84 times. -- he has been captained. Gael Fickou.

2:12:04 > 2:12:08Off his wing.

2:12:10 > 2:12:13Stolen that, and it's been stolen back.

2:12:23 > 2:12:32Showing good strength, Danny Priso. Fires up the pass. Trinh-Duc,

2:12:32 > 2:12:41another mistake, a rare one by Bastareaud.He says play on.Play

2:12:41 > 2:12:45on! Everyone looking at Wayne Barnes, and everyone just says, play

2:12:45 > 2:12:46on.

2:12:51 > 2:12:59Runs into Lauret.

2:13:03 > 2:13:08Castello on halfway. It's just getting a little bit difficult for

2:13:08 > 2:13:15Italy to get the ball back. Turnover ball for France. Kick-out,

2:13:15 > 2:13:23Bonneval... Couldn't quite get the final pass away.Another opportunity

2:13:23 > 2:13:35gone. It's a great turnover. Priso, beautiful pass. I just felt, you

2:13:35 > 2:13:37know, it's another opportunity they have squandered. It's a beautiful

2:13:37 > 2:13:44pass. Three men, kick-out inside. It's a great tackle. The wider you

2:13:44 > 2:13:52look for the past.He didn't score out the back of the next phase.It's

2:13:52 > 2:13:58a miracle ball, isn't it?They are one game close to the more flowing

2:13:58 > 2:14:00style of being more confident in themselves.The off-load have been

2:14:00 > 2:14:09good. But you need to know when to go, hit the deck and recycle. That's

2:14:09 > 2:14:14the problem, you had too many errors in a crucial part of the Beeld,

2:14:14 > 2:14:20crucial positions, time in the field. OK, let him get away with it

2:14:20 > 2:14:25against the better sides, no, they won't.When the game gets higher

2:14:25 > 2:14:28tempo and more intense, they are going to struggle to maintain the

2:14:28 > 2:14:32same levels of power, they are not as fit as some of the players they

2:14:32 > 2:14:36are playing games, so more errors creep into the game. -- they are

2:14:36 > 2:14:43playing against.

2:14:55 > 2:14:59This will give them confidence, you know, England coming up next. They

2:14:59 > 2:15:08will relish that.That will be a hot ticket, I'm sure. The French pride

2:15:08 > 2:15:11and emotion they put into that Ireland game. I'm sure that they

2:15:11 > 2:15:17will be giving England a game.Italy or a long way back inside their 22.

2:15:17 > 2:15:26Scored one try. Up to the 10-metre law in. Two and the bit minutes

2:15:26 > 2:15:34left. France after the bonus point. Italy after, well, it's just a bit

2:15:34 > 2:15:43of comfort in defeat. They are off again.

2:15:43 > 2:15:47They are trying these switches of play, but they are long way back.

2:15:47 > 2:15:52They called that one right, it's pretty good.One more pass... It's a

2:15:52 > 2:16:00forward pass, is it? No, it's not! That was a well executed move.He

2:16:00 > 2:16:06has touched down.That's a lovely play, that is. Set piece, they hit

2:16:06 > 2:16:09centre field, they worked together left and create the overlap and try

2:16:09 > 2:16:17to isolate one player. That's what they did.Good conversion. They have

2:16:17 > 2:16:21obviously identified from the video from analysing France that they

2:16:21 > 2:16:26leave the line-out too quickly, they leave the wrong players.They

2:16:26 > 2:16:30isolated Priso there. They targeted him, good set play, definitely off

2:16:30 > 2:16:41the French player.A second try in the Six Nations. May not see. --

2:16:41 > 2:16:47Minozzi. France complained. Wayne Barnes said it went backwards off a

2:16:47 > 2:16:57French player, the price bands. -- the try stands.

2:16:58 > 2:17:07Italy have a player injured. Gori, the scrum-half.There is something

2:17:07 > 2:17:12happening down at the touchline, I don't know what it is.The

2:17:12 > 2:17:17scrum-half Julie is back on.All getting very, very excited -- the

2:17:17 > 2:17:19scrum-half Julie.

2:17:22 > 2:17:28If he's limping, it must be a head injury, so it's all right!Carry on!

2:17:35 > 2:17:39Knowing Wayne, you probably won't stand for this one.When he referees

2:17:39 > 2:17:42in France, he ends up with 100 minutes in a game!

2:17:46 > 2:17:52There he goes, go on, Wayne! It's just an injury!He's just checking

2:17:52 > 2:18:00the clock. How many more before we hit 100 minutes?!Is that all of

2:18:00 > 2:18:05your substitutions done? Then you can go back on.Yes, wherein France,

2:18:05 > 2:18:12we'll try it, chuck him on! He can't go and now... -- you've used all of

2:18:12 > 2:18:22your subs out, and lucky.Italy finished with 14, 54 seconds left.

2:18:22 > 2:18:38Francois Tarn -- Francois Trinh-Duc. The back row has had a good game.

2:18:38 > 2:18:40Lauret, too.

2:18:45 > 2:18:51A little taste for the 20-year-old of international rugby. And it's a

2:18:51 > 2:18:59win for France, their first in nine games. There is another little taste

2:18:59 > 2:19:07for him...Great line.Lauret with the angles to Gelling he has played

2:19:07 > 2:19:14well today. Fickou plays scrum-half, just a chance for France to get the

2:19:14 > 2:19:22bonus point, they get their passes away. A bit start now.

2:19:22 > 2:19:26away. A bit start now. Couilloud feeds for three quarters, it is

2:19:26 > 2:19:34taken on by Radzi A. Lauret, he gets the pass away. Can they do it?! What

2:19:34 > 2:19:38a start that would have been for Couilloud. It still might work for

2:19:38 > 2:19:45France. The bonus .2 meters away.

2:19:45 > 2:19:48France. The bonus .2 meters away. -- the bonus point, two meters away.

2:19:48 > 2:19:56You've got to!Tecau now is wide, surely it must be an! Who is calling

2:19:56 > 2:20:02for it?! The forward line up. Bastareaud is there. Cuts back

2:20:02 > 2:20:11against the traffic. He's that grows! Pulled down, but our

2:20:11 > 2:20:18Bastareaud. Priso awaits.If they are going right... Tap and go! There

2:20:18 > 2:20:22is a five-man overlap on the right-hand side.Nobody is in a rush

2:20:22 > 2:20:30to get there. We are into overtime.

2:20:32 > 2:20:37Mathieu Bastareaud is the captain.

2:20:38 > 2:20:45Decisions, decisions. Line-out... No, tap and go. Taken on by

2:20:45 > 2:20:53Pelissier.

2:20:56 > 2:20:59Couilloud has sort of indicated that he's not going to pick up the ball,

2:20:59 > 2:21:05the forwards can have a go first. The forward grinds his way towards

2:21:05 > 2:21:12the line, now it's Couilloud. Still with the front row power. Oh, that's

2:21:12 > 2:21:17a deliberate knock-on, the advantage being played.That the yellow card,

2:21:17 > 2:21:22unfortunately.It is. Into his pocket goes Wayne Barnes. He does

2:21:22 > 2:21:26love a long game, Wayne.You don't see many yellow cards after the

2:21:26 > 2:21:29clock has gone in.Remember we had the yellow card when Wales were in

2:21:29 > 2:21:35Paris, it was came and gone in the 90th minute as the PLO we were in

2:21:35 > 2:21:41Paris, yes.

2:21:41 > 2:21:47What a way to finish!It is an apt way for this game to finish.We

2:21:47 > 2:21:50don't go to 100 minutes, Wayne Barnes blows his whistle. It is a

2:21:50 > 2:21:54much welcomed victory for France, and yet another defeat for Italy.

2:21:54 > 2:22:03The final score here in Marseille, 34-17.

2:22:03 > 2:22:07So, their first test win in almost one year for France, maintaining the

2:22:07 > 2:22:10good record they had down here in Marseille, they didn't make it easy

2:22:10 > 2:22:16for themselves at times, debate? Yes, it is an important when -- did

2:22:16 > 2:22:26they. -- it is an important win. It is very, very important that, you

2:22:26 > 2:22:32know, we should have scored the bonus point. It is much more

2:22:32 > 2:22:37confidence and it will be a huge game in this that the France in two

2:22:37 > 2:22:43weeks.15 consecutive defeats for Italy in the 6-nation, Fadli it is a

2:22:43 > 2:22:47new record, a new low, really, for the Azaria. Not good for them

2:22:47 > 2:22:52tonight. We didn't see them at their best, making a lot of France

2:22:52 > 2:22:59exploiting them where they could, sudden sometimes exploiting their

2:22:59 > 2:23:01chances. Italy Pogba is at the

2:23:01 > 2:23:02sudden sometimes exploiting their chances. Italy Pogba is at the

2:23:02 > 2:23:10bottom. France up to fourth place on four levels with Wales. -- Italy

2:23:10 > 2:23:10pointless at

2:23:10 > 2:23:12four levels with Wales. -- Italy pointless at the bottom. In the end

2:23:12 > 2:23:15it was the too long connection, wasn't it, Chris, that was the

2:23:15 > 2:23:19difference for France in the second half. Matthew Bastareaud had a

2:23:19 > 2:23:24fantastic game and was involved in many different parts of positivity

2:23:24 > 2:23:28for France. Hugo Bonneval, the fullback, we spotted him ahead of

2:23:28 > 2:23:32the match and said that it was a big match, he hasn't had enough

2:23:32 > 2:23:36international rugby and wants to impress.I'm really glad, he's had a

2:23:36 > 2:23:40great night to night. I think he has been the best player on the pitch

2:23:40 > 2:23:41tonight will

2:23:41 > 2:23:42been the best player on the pitch tonight will stop he made the

2:23:42 > 2:23:47difference between the two teams, off-loading the ball. He didn't have

2:23:47 > 2:23:50too many chances, you go, but he dug the right option, giving the

2:23:50 > 2:24:02passing.Yes, it was a great pass. A very good off-load. But I agree with

2:24:02 > 2:24:05you, I think Mathieu Bastareaud was the best player on the pitch. He

2:24:05 > 2:24:11scored a try. A lot of yards, a lot of off-loads. He was very important,

2:24:11 > 2:24:16a key player for the French team.He got his reward in the end for all of

2:24:16 > 2:24:21the hard effort. When he's in this kind of mood and he is this

2:24:21 > 2:24:25ferocious and powerful it's very hard to stop the man.Yes, like we

2:24:25 > 2:24:30say, it's difficult to stop Bastareaud for five minutes, playing

2:24:30 > 2:24:35some IK Kim 2-3 guys to stop him, he was unbelievable today, great form.

2:24:35 > 2:24:40His working was unbelievable. He gets himself in a good position and

2:24:40 > 2:24:43nobody can stop him from the last plot yes, you can see how strong it

2:24:43 > 2:24:49is he is in front ofthe number eight, very close the line, 125

2:24:49 > 2:24:56kilos and a good try. But it was a lot of good. And he was very good.

2:24:56 > 2:25:01And you can see the French team, when we were at 14 points in front,

2:25:01 > 2:25:05he was much more confident in the French team. Before, so many

2:25:05 > 2:25:10mistakes, because we missed so many opportunities.Italy will be very

2:25:10 > 2:25:16disappointed with that. They marked this one out to not be 15 Six

2:25:16 > 2:25:20Nations tests without a win. Sergio Parisse Ed Byrne have his finest

2:25:20 > 2:25:25hour out by, he is bandaged up. He lasted the game but it wasn't his

2:25:25 > 2:25:29greatest performance in a blue shirt. Going back to France and

2:25:29 > 2:25:33Bastareaud, he lasted the 80 minutes. A lot of stoppage time

2:25:33 > 2:25:37probably helped him out in the second half. You would imagine,

2:25:37 > 2:25:41though, in a game with the intensity of a team like England he wouldn't

2:25:41 > 2:25:45get as many of those opportunities. No, maybe not, and that's something

2:25:45 > 2:25:50for the French coach to consider, how best to use Bastareaud, if that

2:25:50 > 2:25:54is coming of Michael Bent and as an impact player, fair enough. Wherever

2:25:54 > 2:25:59you put him on the bench, he is going to have an impact on the game.

2:25:59 > 2:26:06-- coming off the bench.I coach him, what you expect, you get, you

2:26:06 > 2:26:12know, he's strong, he goes forwards, he is good and the contest. When you

2:26:12 > 2:26:16play against him, a tempo game, you know, it's difficult for him to

2:26:16 > 2:26:20carry on for 80 minutes.Can we talk about the level that we saw here

2:26:20 > 2:26:25tonight and the entrance of the? It didn't look in many ways like a

2:26:25 > 2:26:28typical Six Nations did it? Was it more typical indoor experience of

2:26:28 > 2:26:35what you get in the domestic game? Yes, earlier with the Top 14, a lot

2:26:35 > 2:26:43of stop- starts, slow to get back into play. There is no real

2:26:43 > 2:26:46high-intensity, you know, there was a very slow to get back into play...

2:26:46 > 2:26:50I'm going to interrupt you because I've heard that we can hear from

2:26:50 > 2:26:54Sergio Parisse, the Italian captain. Sergio, we saw you in the huddle

2:26:54 > 2:26:58speaking them to the Italian team, what will you saying after that

2:26:58 > 2:26:59performance?

2:26:59 > 2:27:01what will you saying after that performance?It was a tough game for

2:27:01 > 2:27:05us, but I think the performance was not too bad. We played against a

2:27:05 > 2:27:09French team with a lot of pressure, we kept the pressure on them in the

2:27:09 > 2:27:12first half, and that the beginning of the second half they scored and

2:27:12 > 2:27:16you have another bit of confidence and they are trying to play more.

2:27:16 > 2:27:22You know, I think the team is building, I think our difference was

2:27:22 > 2:27:27much better by the last two game against Ireland and England. Just

2:27:27 > 2:27:31keep going, keep working. You know, it's difficult when you lose, but at

2:27:31 > 2:27:37the same time, we haven't had the same two game to show. Maybe we can

2:27:37 > 2:27:41get a win on the tournament.Thank you very much.Did you see enough to

2:27:41 > 2:27:45make you think that France can challenge England in two weeks?I

2:27:45 > 2:27:50hope so. But against Italy, at times they were 14 against Penn and they

2:27:50 > 2:27:54had a good break and can come into the game. But for France, is a lot

2:27:54 > 2:27:59of confidence.I think from Kris Bosmans mile, I'm suggesting not,

2:27:59 > 2:28:03perhaps! Thank you so much for joining us. -- Chris's smile. You

2:28:03 > 2:28:07have got La Rochelle on Sunday, good luck with that. And thank you so

2:28:07 > 2:28:11much for coming here you have a one-month-old baby at home, go home

2:28:11 > 2:28:15and do the night feed! Three wonderful wingers alongside me all

2:28:15 > 2:28:20evening here. France came down to Marseille to get their first win of

2:28:20 > 2:28:23the Championship, it wasn't all plain sailing, but they will feel

2:28:23 > 2:28:30they are in safer waters as they welcome England in two weeks' time.

2:28:30 > 2:28:37Thank you for watching. Good night.

2:28:38 > 2:28:41There's the line, there's France's opening try! What a response by the

2:28:41 > 2:28:46Italians! 11-7.

2:28:50 > 2:28:56Was he out of play? No, he wasn't! He scores! 24-10. Bastareaud, done

2:28:56 > 2:29:01it! It is a much welcome victory for France.