Italy vs France rugby LIVE: Damian Penaud try seals underwhelming victory for Les Bleus against winless Italy

Re-live the action from the final day of the Six Nations championship

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Re-live the latest updates live from Six Nations Grand Slam Saturday as Italy suffered a record-stretching 22nd straight defeat against France.

Following two early penalties from Tommaso Allan, France hit back to take the lead through a converted try from Antoine Dupont, with Romain Ntamack adding a further three points before the break.

The visitors stretched their lead afterwards as wing Yoan Huget scored to give them breathing space, but Italy clawed their way back into the match when scrum-half Tito Tebaldi went over for a try. Italy then looked to have scored a second try when debutant Marco Zanon went over, but Damian Penaud wisely dislodged the ball out of his hands and followed up by scoring a well-executed try minutes later to seal the win. Re-live the live action below.

When is the match?

Italy vs France takes place on Saturday 16 March at the Stadio Olimpico.

What time does it start?

The match is scheduled to kick-off at 12:30pm GMT (1.30pm CET).

Where can I watch it?

Live coverage is on ITV from midday.

Teams

Italy: J Hayward (Benetton); E Padovani (Zebre), M Zanon (Benetton), L Morisi (Benetton), A Esposito (Benetton); T Allan (Benetton), T Tebaldi (Benetton); A Lovotti (Zebre), L Ghiraldini (Toulouse), T Pasquali (Benetton), D Sisi (Zebre), F Ruzza (Benetton), A Steyn (Benetton), J Polledri (Gloucester), S Parisse (Stade Francais, capt).

Replacements: L Bigi (Benetton), C Traore (Benetton), S Ferrari (Benetton), A Zanni (Benetton), S Negri (Benetton), G Palazzani (Zebre), I McKinley (Benetton), L Sperandio (Benetton).

France: M Medard (Toulouse); D Penaud (Clermont Auvergne), M Bastareaud (Toulon), W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), Y Huget (Toulouse); R Ntamack (Toulouse), A Dupont (Toulouse); E Falgoux (Clermont Auvergne), G Guirado (Toulon, capt), D Bamba (Brive), F Lambey (Lyon), P Willemse (Montpellier), G Alldritt (La Rochelle), Y Camara (Montpellier), L Picamoles (Montpellier).

Replacements: C Chat (Racing 92), D Priso (La Rochelle), D Aldegheri (Toulouse), P Gabrillagues (Stade Francais), A Iturria (Clermont Auvergne), B Serin (Bordeax-Begles), C Lopez (Clermont Auvergne), T Ramos (Toulouse).

Referee: Matt Carley (England).

Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales) and Andrew Brace (Ireland).

Key Points

• Six Nations reaches a climax on Grand Slam Saturday
• Wales will win Grand Slam if they beat Ireland, but lose and England will win title if they defeat Scotland
• Italy 14-25 France
• Wales vs Ireland - 2:45pm
• England vs Scotland - 5pm

[16 March 2019 12:44 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Italy 3-0 France, 11 minutes

Oh yes!

That's a scrum and a half.

Tiziano Pasquali gets in on to Guilhem Guirado and the power comes through from the tighthead, forcing the French scrum to commit a multitude of offences.

Tommaso Allan opts for goal once more.

[16 March 2019 12:45 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! Italy 6-0 France (Tommaso Allan penalty, 12 minutes)

Knocked over with little effort. A strong base for Italy to build from. 

[16 March 2019 12:46 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

​Italy 6-0 France, 13 minutes 

Jayden Hayward watches a bouncing ball very closely as it threatens to hop the wrong side of the line in the left-hand corner, but it eventually hops into his hands and Tito Tebaldi pumps up to near halfway.

[16 March 2019 12:47 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Italy 6-0 France, 14 minutes

Antoine Dupont's box is well won by Damian Penaud swatting backwards with his right hands, but it fortuitously finds Italian hands and the hosts will reload.

[16 March 2019 12:48 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Italy 6-0 France, 15 minutes

We descend into a game of kick tennis.

The French slightly overcook there final effort, and Italy will dot down for the 22 dropout.

[16 March 2019 12:48 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TRY! Italy 6-7 France (Antoine Dupont, 16 minutes)

​Loose chase, and France capitalise with a lovely score!

Maxime Medard takes the drop out and spots a gap between a forward and a back, getting to the outside shoulder, slipping his hands free and feeding Damian Penaud racing away from Angelo Esposito.

Penaud finds the angle to cut inside and draw the final man, Antoine Dupont with a classic scrum-half support line to dot down under the posts.

Romain Ntamack converts.

[16 March 2019 12:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Italy 6-7 France, 18 minutes

France showed their potency on the counter against Scotland and it was smart play from Medard, Sergio Parisse the player targeted, the great Italian captain just unable to claw Medard back before the Toulouse full back got the offload away.

Talking of captains, Guilhem Guirado is going off in pain, perhaps a rib issue from the earlier incident.

Camille Chat is an all-action replacement.

[16 March 2019 12:53 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Italy 6-7 France, 19 minutes

Impact from Chat at the scrum, France driving the Italians off their own ball, a mark of intent after the hosts' initial ascendency.

Italy's defence is thus always scrambling and Andrea Lovotti fails to roll away after making a tackle.

Romain Ntamack with a chance to extend the French lead.

[16 March 2019 12:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! Italy 6-10 France (Romain Ntamack penalty, 20 minutes)

Bisects the posts. A good start from the tee for Ntamack, though neither kick has been tough.

[16 March 2019 12:55 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Antoine Dupont dots down the first try of the game to give France the lead.