General Chat

Ball back with France but knock-on. Italy put in!

Scrum, come on Italy. Great scrum again by Italy. The French are slipping their bind. Pen Italy. Safely into touch.

Throw in safely in Italy's hands. Ref still playing advantage to Italy. Hopeful kick through middle. Coming back for Penalty.

Another Kick at goal....Can Italy do it this time? Garcia..........NO MISSED! :-(

Off-side by Italy. Penalty kick for position. Good kick by France inside Italy's 22. France Put-in. oooooooooooooooh here come France near the try line again :-( :-( :-(
oooooooh Italy kicked ball clear BUT....Penalty ??????

QUICKLY TAKEN PENALTY BY FRANCE...3-0 FRANCE

COME ON ITALY..... GREAT RUN BY ITALY NUMBER 1 AND THEY HAVE A PENALTY

Should have been a yellow card according to BBC1'S Jonathan Davies for Try scoring prevention

YES PENALTY 3 POINTS- ITALY IS NOW ON THE SCORE BOARD :-)

SCORE:3-3

Scrum...French put in. Free kick Italy (Tap penalty) and they are away. Penalty to Italy.

Another 3 Points??? HOPE SO :-) :-)

MISS AGAIN by TOMMY ALLAN

Italy has wasted yet another opportunity to put points on the board

Here come France again on the front foot...........

Penalty to France- Italy collapsed the maul.

Going for goal again. Easy one for Marc Doussain??? Yes

FRANCE-6....ITALY-3 with 5 minutes to go to the end of this first half

Come on Italy. Italy's number 1 is playing well.

Italy attack breaks down, given away Penalty in French 22- Kicked for position. Throw-in France....they're off again on the attack

Advantage to France again. Ref still giving France a shot at a try.

Back for the Penalty WILL HE DO IT?????

Straight through the posts for Doussain

SCORE: FRANCE-9...ITALY-3

Penalty Italy. on half way line. Kicked for position. Italy Throw-in Driving...come on Italy...Knock on by Italy :-( :-(

Ref blows for the end of first half.

Everything to play for in the second half. Italy needs to stop the little errors they are making.

SCORE AT HALF TIME: 9-3 to FRANCE

They are back out!

What will the second half bring I wonder?

For Wales' sake, I want Italy to come back on with strength and discipline and defeat the French.

If France win this match, then both France and Ireland will be ahead of Wales.

Scrum- Put in France (knock-on Italy)

France has the ball. Penalty to France for Italy turning the scrum.

Throw-in France- dangerous for Italy. Up down and drive. Here comes the Maul.

Picamoles Try-Was it a second move? or obstruction? Gone to TV....

Try awarded. LOUIS PICAMOLES for France

Converted by Doussain? YES...Cracking conversion

SCORE 16-3 to France

Come on Italy , we need you to whip France :-)

Clearance Kick by Italy from the Try Line but back in French Hands.

Here they come again :-(

FANTASTIC TRY BY FRANCE BY WESLEY FOFANA
. Luke McLean nearly had him, but he was too strong

Coverted well again by DOUSSAIN.

SCORE: 23-3 to FRANCE

PENALTY France...going for Touch. Throw in France. Here they come again...France on the attack!

Good defending by Italy, but still the French are pushing forward.

Penalty Italy- France diving in.

Italy throw in 10 yards inside French Half.

Yes---come on Italy

Good ground gained by Italy, but France has the throw in inside their 22.

And France are away again!ooooooooooooooooooh oooooooooooooooooh
WHAT A TRY!!!!!!

FANASTIC TEAM PLAY FROM FRANCE.... INTERCEPTION LEADS TO THIS TRY
by number 11 BONNEVAL
CONVERTED BY DOUSSAIN YET AGAIN!

SCORE: 30-3 TO FRANCE

CROWDS DOING A MEXICAN WAVE!

Italy on the attack....c'mon boys...come on Italy. Still advantage Italy. not quite to a try.

JERSEY PULLING!

Back for the Penalty. Gone for throw in at 5 yards from try line. Up down and drive...can they do it???? I hope so!!

OOOOOH NEARLY THERE AGAIN...1 YARD OUT....Penalty to France for not releasing the ball.

France lost throw in to Italy.

Come on Italy! Italy dropped the ball, after creating the opportunity to go left! :-(

France put in to Scrum.

JEAN-MARC DOUSSAIN GOES OFF TO A GREAT APPLAUSE.
REPLACED BY MACHENAUD

Clock stopped for treatment.

Scrum down for Italy. collapsed ! slipping on the ground.

Down again! Penalty for Italy as ref loses patience with French Tight-head prop. Good kick into touch on the French 22. Italy throw in.

Come on Italy.....come on boys in blue... 5 metres from French line......and Italian rode the tackle but dropped the ball a yard out!

Throw-in France. Kick.. but didn't find touch, back in Italian hands.

come on--5 metres out. 1yard out, can they do it....Has he scored? going to TV...

His own hand is under the ball, then French player puts his hands under the ball, but was it on the line first?

NO TRY AWARDED. Studio disagrees.

Scrum 5 for Italy 5 yards out!