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WALES 10 - 34 IRELAND
Principality Stadium - Saturday 04 February 2023
KO: 14:15 HT: 3-27
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Wales 0 - 0 Ireland 1min Positive start from Ireland as they attack the Welsh line and waste no time in capitalising...
Wales 0 - 5 Ireland 2mins ...and it's Caelan Doris who bundles over the tryline to score the opening try for the visitors and Tournament favourites 🏉
Wales 0 - 7 Ireland 4mins Johnny Sexton bangs over the conversation and the Irish are here to play; the Welsh have a mountain to climb, even so early on 💥
Wales 0 - 7 Ireland 6mins Can't see Gatland's Welsh side making any headway in this match; was sacking Wane Pivac really such a good idea 🤔 Could it possibly be a lack of player skill rather than the coach
Wales 0 - 7 Ireland 8mins Wales aren't getting a look in as the Irish are yet again in on the rampage...
Wales 0 - 14 Ireland 10mins This time it's James Ryan who finds the whitewash and Sexton bashes over the conversion in no time 🏉💥
Wales 0 - 14 Ireland 12mins Wales are not looking vaguely impressive as the Irish run rings around the defence
Wales 3 - 14 Ireland 14mins A first scrum and consequence is a penalty to the Welsh and Dan Biggar wastes no time in getting points on the board 💥
Wales 3 - 14 Ireland 16mins The Irish are tearing strips off the homeside and the Welsh aren't getting a look in...
Wales 3 - 14 Ireland 18mins Despite an attack from the Welsh, the homeside cough up another penalty and Sexton tees up again already...
Wales 3 - 17 Ireland 19mins ...and the Irish captain bangs over another penalty almost matching points for minutes 💥
Wales 3 - 24 Ireland 22mins Before you can say boo to a goose, the visitors barge through the defence and James low finds the goal line, Sexton adding the extras 🏉💥
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 23mins Wales are gifting penalties left, right and centre and Sexton punishes them again 💥
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 28mins Apologies, not 23 minutes but 28; Bluetooth decided it didn't want to play ball 🙈 All fixed now though...
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 30mins Seems as if the Welsh 'new' head coach is so far not what he's cracked up to be as the Irish have put almost 4 converted tries past the Welsh 🙊
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 32mins It's another attacking lineout for Ireland as they throw into the Wels 22 and have yet another opportunity to destroy Wales
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 34mins However, this set play doesn't go quite to plan, Welsh captain Ken Owens - 27th Scarlets captain on his leadership debut- disrupts play and the assault is halted by the Welsh deep in their 22
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 36mins It's a defensive scrum for the homeside 5m from their redzone, it has to be reset and the penalty is won by Wales to clear their lines; Andrew Porter pinged in the scrum
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 37mins In the midfield, Hugo Keenan gets under the ball but the penalty goes to Wales and a free kick puts the homeside deep in the Irish 22...
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 38mins It looks like Wales may have found the whitewash viz Jac Morgan, but it's off to the TMO Tom Foley and it's illustrated that the ball is far short of the line; Irish penalty
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 39mins The Irish clear their lines and have an attacking scrum, winning the ball and Lowe clears for a touch of aerial football, the Irish in possession over halfway but taken back by Wales
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 40mins The clock is in the red, the Welsh are in possession in their own half and they do breach the gainline, advantage being played after Porter is pinged for playing the ball on the floor
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 40+2mins Ball is pumped deep into the Irish 22 for a 5m Welsh lineout, but the throw is poor from Owens and Ireland steal back possession
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 40+3mins Ireland thwart the homeside at the death and it's all over for the first half, the Irish cleaning up nicely around their opposition, playing clean tactical rugby which just cannot halt
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland HT P: Biggar | T: Doris, Ryan, Lowe C: Sexton (3) P: Sexton (2)
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 40mins The teams are back out for the second half and Biggar is ready to kick off...
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 42mins Dillon Lewis is on for Aerial football ensues before Biggar and Garry Ringrose go down after a proper tackle, it's advantage for Wales
Wales 3 - 27 Ireland 44mins Both boys bounce back up and Biggar kicks downfield, breaching the 22, Ireland pinged for offside and Wales kick to the corner for a 22 lineout
Wales 8 - 27 Ireland 45mins It's a catch ad drive and pounce for the line but not close enough, the ball recycled promptly and Liam Williams finds the whitewash, composure held and a solid effort 🏉
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 45mins Play is halted, Biggar bangs over the conversion from directly in front of the posts, and Porter is pinged for a pointless cheap shot following the score 💥
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 46mins There's no restart for the Irish given Porter churlish behaviour and Wales are already back in control; but momentum is lost and the Irish have a defensive scrum on their 22, winning the scrum penalty
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 48mins Ireland clear their lines and have a lineout on halfway, neatly won but are forced back, and are deftly turned over still on halfway
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 50mins The defensive line from Ireland slows the ball down and the Welsh are forced to kick, Hugo Keenan thumping it back, but Lowe is pinged for blocking, Wales able to kick to the corner for a 5m lineout
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 51mins The setpiece is good and the Welsh are in touching distance of the whitewash, but Doris is all over the ball and the defensive scrum is for Ireland deep in their 22
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 52mins Scrum has to be reset in the shadow of the posts and Lowe boots the ball all the way to halfway, Wales unable to bash through so kick into the 22 again, only for it to be thumped right back
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 54mins It's not the greatest kick back into Irish territory, and aerial football ensues again until Liam Williams and Justin Tipuric belt over halfway and to the Irish 22; play halted after a player goes down and Rio Dyer falls into touch
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 55mins Rhys Carre and Tommy Reffell on for Gareth Thomas and Tipuric | Iain Henderson replaces Tadhg Beirne. Back at halfway and play is halted again for a tackle on Liam Williams; penalty to Wales and Biggar kicks to the corner
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 55mins Rhys Carre and Tommy Reffell on for Gareth Thomas and Tipuric | Iain Henderson replaces Tadhg Beirne. Back at halfway and play is halted again for a tackle on Liam Williams by Henderson; penalty to Wales and Biggar kicks to the corner
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 56mins Wales lose the ball in a melee, Ireland clear but Dyer intercepts and gallops forward, but the ball bounces forward into Irish hands in their 22, play back at halfway again
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 58mins Poor passing gives possession back to Ireland and Sexton clears the Welsh out of his half. Irish lineout outside the Welsh 22 and they struggle to break down the wall of red, forced infield and forced backward, advantage being played for the new front row offside and Dan Sheehan kicks the ball into touch
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 60mins Another penalty to Oreland and Sexton gives the Irish a 22 lineout, but the maul is shut down and Wales get over the ball, as Jack Conan, Tom O'Toole and Bundee Aki replace Finlay Bealham, Stuart McCloskey and Peter O'Mahony
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 62mins The legendary Alun Wyn Jones and Captain Ken Owens are replaced by Dafydd Jenkins and Scott Baldwin. Wales find space in the Irish 22 but it bounces well for the visitors; goal line kick back to halfway
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 64mins Wales barge their way forward into the Irish 22 but George North is pinged for not releasing, but penalty is reversed for Aki sealing in North, so Wales have a 5m lineout after Rhys Webb replaces Tomas Williams at scrum half
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 65mins But the lineout is lost and Ireland clear them back outside the 22 for another attacking lineout; Wales go wide toward nearside touch but lose the ball forward as Sexton goes down injured
Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 66mins Play is halted and the nothing tackle is reviewed to death, Liam Williams sent to the naughty step (unnecessarily) YC 🟨 Ireland clear over half way for a 10m lineout
🟨Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 66mins Craig Casey replaces Conor Murray and Ireland have a scrum put in, Casey gets it out but Webb nail him well for a Welsh penalty
🟨Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 68mins Owen Williams replaces Biggar as Wales are back on the front foot despite being a man down, but the Irish jackal at the breakdown and win the ball back through Sexton at their 22. Sexton is replaced by Ross Byrne
🟨Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 70mins Alex Cuthbert replaces Dyer as the Irish win the scrum penalty and clear the Welsh back to halfway. Wales run the touchline and Jack Morgan gets the go forward, the homeside battling forward almost to the 22 before Aki gets over the ball
🟨Wales 10 - 27 Ireland 72mins Ireland still don't have that 4th try for the bonus point but they are soon back deep in Welsh territory, breaching the 22 but the wall of red is holding well for now, preventing an assault on the whitewash...
🟨Wales 10 - 34 Ireland 73mins The Irish have advantage as they creep closer to the tryline 13 phases in, and van der Flier sees the gap to pounce under the posts, Ross Byrne converting quickly for that bonus point 🏉💥
Wales 10 - 34 Ireland 75mins Wales are pinged directly after the restart but are back up to their full complement of XV. Rob Herring and Dave Kilcoyne replace Sheehan and Porter
Wales 10 - 34 Ireland 77mins Keenan is awarded man of the match as the Irish have the scrum put in on the Welsh 22, the free kick to Wales as the Irish refuse to cough up the ball
Wales 10 - 34 Ireland 79mins As the mass early exodus begins at the Principality Stadium before the end of the game, the Welsh struggle to gain any ground before coughing up another penalty as the Irish refuse to cough up the ball
Wales 10 - 34 Ireland 80mins It's an Irish lineout in the Welsh 22, and as the clock turns red, Herring gets the ball away, the ball recycled, Byrne kicks crossfield but Hansen is bundled into touch in the corner by Cuthbert for the final whistle
15 Leigh Halfpenny 14 Josh Adams 13 George North 12 Joe Hawkins 11 Rio Dyer 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tomos Williams 1 Gareth Thomas 2 KEN OWENS (C) 3 Tomas Francis 4 Adam Beard 5 Alun Wyn Jones 6 Jac Morgan 7 Justin Tipuric 8 Taulupe Faletau BENCH: 16 Scott Baldwin 17 Rhys Carre 18 Dillon Lewis 19 Dafydd Jenkins 20 Tommy Reffell 21 Rhys Webb 22 Owen Williams 23 Alex Cuthbert
SCORERS T: Liam Williams C: Biggar P: Biggar 
Liam Williams
15 Hugo Keenan 14 Mack Hansen 13 Garry Ringrose 12 Stuart Mccloskey 11 James Lowe 10 JOHNNY SEXTON (C) 9 Jamison Gibson Park 1 Andrew Porter 2 Dan Sheehan 3 Finlay Bealham 4 Tadhg Beirne 5 James Ryan 6 Peter O’Mahony 7 Josh Van Der Flier 8 Caelan Doris BENCH: 16 Rob Herring 17 Cian Healy 18 Tom O’Toole 19 Iain Henderson 20 Jack Conan 21 Conor Murray 22 Ross Byrne 23 Bundee Aki
SCORERS T: Doris, Ryan, Lowe, van der Flier C: Sexton (3), Byrne P: Sexton (2)
Man of the Match: Hugo Keenan
Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) Asst Referees: Angus Gardner (RA), Luke Pearce (RFU) TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)
ENGLAND 23 - 29 SCOTLAND
Twickenham Stadium - Saturday 04 February 2023
KO: 16:45 HT: 13-12
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England vs Scotland A tribute is paid to all those legends of rugby lost in the last year. The anthems are done & Twickers is ready for the #CalcuttaCup
England 0 - 0 Scotland The teams & officials as Marcus Smith kicks off....com/6Ns%20Results.… #ENGvSCO
England 0 - 0 Scotland 1mins Scrum time already and England are inside the Scottish 10m , the visitors with the put in...
England 0 - 0 Scotland 2mins The scrum falls over and Ref Paul Williams orders a reset...and it's already taking a while 🙄
England 0 - 0 Scotland 4mins England destroy the Scottish platform and clear deep into Scottish territory, collected by the opposition but it's England ball and they charge forward, but Freddie Steward is shut down for a knock on
England 0 - 0 Scotland 5mins It's a Scottish defensive scrum just outside their 22, and the penalty goes to the visitors and the scrum is to be reset
England 0 - 0 Scotland 7mins The Scots come away with the ball and it's free kick, kicked right back and aerial football already ensues, Finn Russell's kick unimpressive for an England attacking lineout
England 0 - 0 Scotland 8mins Not the best lineout for England but they do end up in the Scottish 22, the ball saved by Kyle Steyn and England do rescue possession after they are cleared from the dangerzone
England 0 - 0 Scotland 9mins England lose momentum after a neck roll from Steward on Hugh Jones and the Scots can clear the homeside back up to halfway; Owen Farrell in possession and he's shut down but England with ball in hand
England 0 - 0 Scotland 11mins Russell does up his shoelaces as England have an attacking lineout just inside the Scottish half, and they are quickly through the 10m barrier, Jack Van Poortvliet clearing well
England 0 - 0 Scotland 13mins Ball is in play and the Scots are able to clear via Ben White, Ollie Hassell-Collins kicking poorly for a Scots penalty from a turnover
England 0 - 0 Scotland 14mins The Scots play hard and fast and bulldoze their way deep in the England 22, sweeping through the defence and advantage is being played for the visitors
England 0 - 5 Scotland 15mins The penalty was not required as the Scots are deft at evading the defence, a chip through and Jones races up behind the ball to ground the first try 🏉
England 0 - 7 Scotland 16mins From a try almost under the posts, Russell slams over the conversion wasting no time 💥
England 0 - 7 Scotland 18mins Scots respond well from the restart and have ball in hand outside their 22 but White clears well, England with ball in hand inside their own half
England 0 - 7 Scotland 20mins The ball is kicked ahead back into Scottish territory, Max Malins pouncing on loose ball and it bounces favourably from a bad kick, the ball to touch ...
England 0 - 7 Scotland 22mins A 22 lineout for England and they recycle the ball from far touch to the nearside, the Scottish defence holding up well so far with no forward distance made just yet in the Scottish 22
England 5 - 7 Scotland 24mins England still can't find a way through the wall of blue so Smith kicks crossfield accurately enough for Malins excellently pounces again and this time score over the whitewash 🏉
England 5 - 7 Scotland 25mins The conversion is from out wide for Faz but he sweeps it right across the face of both uprights leaving the Sots ahead by 2
England 5 - 7 Scotland 27mins Scots respond by hurtling into the England 22, but are forced back to the line for an attacking lineout and they secure the ball to attack...
England 5 - 12 Scotland 29mins Faz thwarts the first assault and clears, but Duhan van der Merwe snaffles the ball and dances around the defence to far too easily score a sublime try from 55m out 🏉
England 5 - 12 Scotland 30mins Joe Marchant can 't shut van der Merwe down and he obliterates the England defence, scattering them all over the pitch; Russell converts with ease 💥
England 5 - 12 Scotland 32mins England make steady progress into Scottish territory from the restart, but a bad pass to many and the Scots are quickly back in possession with a defensive lineout
England 5 - 14 Scotland 33mins Lineout ball is secured and it's a scrum to the visitors, back in England's half...
England 5 - 14 Scotland 34mins If England can't switch up their game, the Scots will retain the Calcutta Cup for a 6th consecutive year... The scrum penalty goes to the Scots after Ellis Genge collapses the setpiece
England 5 - 12 Scotland 35mins CORRECTION: Russell missed the conversion so it's only a 7 point lead to the visitors 🙊
England 10 - 12 Scotland 37mins England have ball in hand again and they again steadily shuffle forward, just outside the Scots 22, breaching the gainline and good hands allow Malins to score a brace 🏉
England 10 - 12 Scotland 39mins Faz tees up from just off centre on the 22 but he misses again , leaving the Scots a fraction ahead still
England 10 - 12 Scotland 40mins The clock is red as the Scots do well from the restart, charging to the 22 but an England penalty is secured and they clear to halfway for a lineout
England 10 - 12 Scotland 40+1mins Setpiece is good for England and they make it t to the Scottish 22 as the whistle goes for another penalty from Scotland - WP Nel the guilty party
England 13 - 12 Scotland 40+2mins Directly in front of the posts and deep inside the Scottish 22, Faz tees up and sneaks the lead with the penalty conversion 💥
England 13 - 12 Scotland HT T: Malins (2) P: Farrell | T: Jones, van der Merwe C: Russell
England 13 - 12 Scotland 40mins Final 40 underway with the Scots kicking off, aerial football ensuing and the visitors in possession but back in their own territory, White clearing back up to midfield producing loose ball
England 13 - 12 Scotland 42mins England pounce on the ball and advantage being played, into the Scottish 22 but the advantage has expired, the Scots winning back possession and clearing
England 13 - 12 Scotland 44mins Jamie George throws into the 22 lineout but the homeside can't keep hold of the ball, play swiftly back at the England 22 with the Scots wit ball in hand
England 13 - 12 Scotland 44mins But Jamie Ritchie fumbles the ball and loses it; time off for Hassell-Collins to get medical attention
England 13 - 12 Scotland 45mins OHC is back up, but WTAF he has painted nails is entirely beyond me! Solid England scrum in their own half and secure the penalty
England 13 - 12 Scotland 46mins England with a penalty advantage following a successful lineout, Ritchie Gray is pinged at the setpiece and the whistle goes for Smith to kick to the corner
England 18 - 12 Scotland 48mins It's a very good attacking lineout for England and they discombobulate the defence, Alex Dombrandt crucial in drawing in defenders allowing Genge takes the spoils over the whitewash 🏉
England 20 - 12 Scotland 49mins Faz pings over the conversion 💥 , and surprisingly Borthwick's England side are beginning to trounce Townsend's Jocks 🤔
England 20 - 17 Scotland 51mins However, no time to snooze as Marchant misses a crucial tackle, Marchant and Curry can't stop him as White flies through the defence to score a far too easy try as England are caught napping 🏉
England 20 - 19 Scotland 52mins Russell adds the extras to bring the visitors to within just a single point... 💥
England 20 - 19 Scotland 54mins Well, this game is just anyone's now so the remainder should be edge of seat 6Ns magic
England 20 - 19 Scotland 56mins Ben Earl replaces Dombrandt as the Scots secure their scrum ball back in their own half, aerial football incoming
England 20 - 19 Scotland 58mins Russell kicks poorly and England belt toward the Scottish 22, breaching it and recycling swiftly, Smith in possession and he runs wide to the corner but is isolate and bundled into touch
England 20 - 19 Scotland 59mins Scottish 5m defensive scrum following Fraser Brown, Simon Berghan and James Dempsey on for George Turner, Nel and Crosbie
England 20 - 19 Scotland 60mins The Scots are on the Rampage again, Stuart Hogg to Steyn but he can't collect the forward pass in what otherwise have been a solid score
England 20 - 19 Scotland 61mins England defensive scrum after Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe and Mako Vunipola replace Genge, Ben Curry and Kyle Sinckler
England 20 - 19 Scotland 62mins The scrum is secured as the England squad are parked on the Scottish 22, a kick ahead is returned and the Scots are hard-pushed to hold out the homeside
England 20 - 19 Scotland 63mins Previously, Jack van Poortvliet was replaced by Ben Youngs; Matt Fagerson is pinged for Faz to tee up again
England 23 - 19 Scotland 64mins Anthony Watson returns to Twickers replacing OHC after Faz adds another 3 💥
England 23 - 19 Scotland 66mins Johnny Gray, Jamie Bhatti and Blair Kinghorn are on for Gilchrist, Hoggy and Schoeman
England 23 - 22 Scotland 68mins The Scots build phases and England penalty hands Russell an opportunity to reduce the defect to just 1 again - which he duly executes 💥
England 23 - 22 Scotland 70mins Ten minutes remaining as George Horne replaces White at scrumhalf, England barely securing their lineout but they do just enough, shuffling toward the Scots' 22
England 23 - 22 Scotland 71mins England breach the 22 through a Smith kick - the ball is kicked back but not long for the homeside to head straight back, but are pinged for sealing off, Scots able to repel their opposition
England 23 - 22 Scotland 72mins A kick from Russell lands on the line for and England halfway lineout and they catch and drive the Scots call the mark to reverse the momentum
England 23 - 27 Scotland 74mins Scotland are determined and the race to the England 22 is fierce, van der Merwe claiming his brace from his own half, the England defence unable to halt this magnificent assault 🏉
England 23 - 29 Scotland 76mins An excellent conversion from Russell 💥and the Scots almost have the Calcutta Cup in the bag again...superb effort
England 23 - 29 Scotland 77mins Ollie Lawrence on for Marchant and Chris Harris for Jones
England 23 - 29 Scotland 78mins England aren't done yet as they bulldoze all the way to the Scottish 22 for a 5m lineout, secured, and there is still hope for the home fans yet in the last 2 minutes of play...
England 23 - 29 Scotland 79mins The lineout is secured and forward play is evident, but Scots captain Jamie Ritchie gets over that ball and wins the penalty in his own 22...!
England 23 - 29 Scotland 80mins Whistle goes for the penalty to the Scots after 8 phases from the homeside, the seconds tick over until the clock goes red for the visitors to thump the ball into touch for the #CalcuttaCup 🏆
15 Freddie Steward 14 Max Malins 13 Joe Marchant 12 OWEN FARRELL (C) 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins* 10 Marcus Smith 9 Jack Van Poortvliet 1 Ellis Genge 2 Jamie George 3 Kyle Sinckler 4 Maro Itoje 5 Ollie Chessum 6 Lewis Ludlam 7 Ben Curry 8 Alex Dombrandt BENCH: 16 Jack Walker* 17 Mako Vunipola 18 Dan Cole 19 Nick Isiekwe 20 Ben Earl 21 Ben Youngs 22 Ollie Lawrence 23 Anthony Watson
SCORERS T: Malins (2), Genge C: Farrell P: Farrell (2)
15 Stuart Hogg 14 Kyle Steyn 13 Huw Jones 12 Sione Tuipulotu 11 Duhan van der Merwe 10 Finn Russell 9 Ben White 1 Pierre Schoeman 2 George Turner 3 WP Nel 4 Richie Gray 5 Grant Gilchrist 6 JAMIE RITCHIE (C) 7 Luke Crosbie 8 Matt Fagerson BENCH: 16 Fraser Brown 17 Jamie Bhatti 18 Simon Berghan 19 Jonny Gray 20 Jack Dempsey 21 George Horne 22 Blair Kinghorn 23 Chris Harris
SCORERS T: Jones, van der Merwe (2), White C: Russell (3) P: Russell
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Asst Referees: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR), James Doleman (NZR) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
ITALY 24 - 29 FRANCE
Stadio Olimpico - Sunday 05 February 2023
KO: 16:00 HT: tbc
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Italy 0 - 0 France 2mins Technology is not my friend this weekend! The teams & Officials: .com/6Ns%20Results.…
Italy 0 - 0 France 4mins A defensive scrum for the Azzurri outside their 22 but they can't stop the first significant assault from Les Bleus...
Italy 0 - 7 France 6mins ...and with almost no effort, Thibaut Flament flies over for an early first try for Les Bleus, Thomas Ramos converting 🏉💥
Italy 0 - 7 France 8mins And the Azzurri can't get a foothold into the game at all, everything going for the visitors, all the possession and territory for Les Bleus
Italy 0 - 7 France 10mins Dupont's flicks a pass inside finds Dumortier. Les Bleus move the ball to the centre, but after Charles Ollivon forces an offload, France are penalised on the floor and Italy win a penalty.
Italy 0 - 7 France 12mins Play in French territory, the Azzurri can't capitalise, but Uini Atonio pinged wrongly and the penalty is gifted to the homeside...
Italy 3 - 7 France 14mins ...and Tommy Allan tees up and opens the scoreboard for the Azzurri 💥
Italy 3 - 12 France 15mins Les Bleus attack directly into the Italian 22 again, the homeside turning over and Pierre Bruno fumbles a pass to score 🏉
Italy 3 - 7 France 15mins However, the clock is stopped and the replay shows Ollivon not grounding to the satisfaction of the TMO despite drawing in 3 defenders in the process - not try
Italy 3 - 7 France 17mins Les Bleus are back at the Italian 22, but an unforced error results in a knock on and a defensive scrum for the Azzurri... but it's Les Bleus who come away with the scrum penalty
Italy 3 - 7 France 18mins The ball is popped into the corner and lineout is good, Les Bleus can't find a gap so the ball is kicked across filed to the far corner for Antoine Dupont to catch it over the line to score...
Italy 3 - 12 France 19mins It's not Dupont but Damian Penaud, who knocks it back, Ramos chases up to score, and after many replays, the on field try is given 🏉
Italy 3 - 12 France 20mins The conversion, however, is not successful and it's a 9-point game at the moment
Italy 3 - 12 France 21mins Italy are finally on the front foot, Federico Ruzza bulldozing into the French 22, and the whistle goes for a penalty to the Azzurri, the crowd chanting "Italia!" with vigour
Italy 36- 12 France 22mins Allan tees up from just off centre inside the 10m and he doubles the score for Italia 💥
Italy 6- 12 France 24mins Into the second quarter and a brief time off before Italy can clear their lines with play back up to the midfield, Les Bleus back in possession
Italy 36- 12 France 26mins A steady move forward from Les Bleus and they recycle the ball toward the 22, breaching it, shifting from nearside to far side and advantage being played, Romain Ntamack kicks across field...
Italy 6- 17 France 26mins ...and Ethan Dumortier jumps to collect near the corner, charges across the whitewash and runs around to ground the ball behind the posts 🏉
Italy 6- 19 France 28mins Ramos thumps over the conversion 💥 and Les Bleus are well away; Azzurri lineout in the midfield from the restart but Ollivon steals it deftly
Italy 6- 19 France 29mins But just as Les Bleus are on the attack again, Julien Marchand is pinged at the breakdown for coming in from an offside position, Italy able to clear the French back again
Italy 6- 19 France 31mins The Azzurri are back in front, winning a penalty at the French 22 and the ball is pumped into the corner for a 5m attacking lineout
Italy 11 - 19 France 32mins The setpiece is improved and despite a hiccough, the ball finds Ange Capuozzo and he steps off the defence toward the corner and flies over to score, confirmed by replay 🏉
Italy 11 - 19 France 33mins Grégory Alldritt tried his damndest to stop the fullback but to no avail; Allan misses the conversion
Italy 11 - 19 France 34mins The Azzurri are back in the game, France no longer running away on the scoreboard...but it's early yet 🙊 Italy with ball in hand in the midfield and a kicking game ensues
Italy 11 - 19 France 36mins Les Bleus' attempt at a 50:22 fails, but they go again, Penaud hoping to breach the gainline now on far touch but he is shut down; Azzurri lineout in their 22...
Italy 11 - 19 France 38mins The lineout ball is secured and another kick to touch puts the Azzurri on halfway with another lineout, Ollivon lifted early but Ruzza knocks it back and keeps ball in play
Italy 11 - 19 France 39mins Italy kick to touch for a 22 lineout and momentum is behind the homeside as the ball is secured and they shuffle along the whitewash, not yet reaching it but forced back a couple of metres...
Italy 11 - 19 France 40mins As the clock turns red, the Azzurri are still with ball in hand, in front of the posts and Ref Carley blows for a penalty, having a word with captain Dupont regarding French discipline
Italy 14 - 19 France 40+1mins Allan pumps the ball over to reduce the deficit to just 5 points 💥 , Coach Kieran Crowley's efforts paying off for the Azzurri to look far sharper
Italy 14 - 19 France HT T: Capuozzo P: Allan (3) | T: Flament, Ramos, Dumortier C: Ramos (2)
Italy 14 - 19 France 41mins Final half and the French have an attacking lineout outside the Azzurri 22 and it is well secured, Les Bleus into the centre and back out to Penaud but Stephen Varney halts the attack into touch
Italy 14 - 19 France 43mins But Les Bleus are still in control and they breach the 22, making a few yards before the ball is snaffled back and the Italians clear their lines
Italy 14 - 19 France 45mins France win their lineout outside the Italian 10m and they go again, the Azzurri gifting a penalty for Ramos to tee up again...
Italy 14 - 22 France 46mins ...and it's an easy 3 pointer for the fullback
Italy 14 - 22 France 47mins The Azzurri are forced back from the restart but Juan Ignacio Brex carries the ball over and the ball is kicked ahead; the penalty falls for Les Bleus and they clear their lines
Italy 14 - 22 France 49mins "Italia!" is chanted in the stands as a penalty is for the Azzurri and a free kick is for the homeside
Italy 14 - 22 France 51mins Indiscipline is catching up with Les Bleus as Allan kicks perfectly to the corner, the lineout is solid and advantage is being played as the Italians are on the whitewash
Italy 14 - 22 France 51mins Ollivon is pinged at the maul and sees yellow YC 🟨; TMO is checking to see if a penalty try is coming...
Italy21 - 22 France 🟨 51mins The penalty try is given and the Azzurri are within a point of Les Bleus 🏉💥 Complacency is catching up with Les Bleus
Italy21 - 22 France 🟨 53mins Les Bleus have a lineout from the restart but it's stolen by the Azzurri and they clear the French back up to the midfield; France attack again and Penaud chips ahead but there's a knock on
Italy 21 - 22 France 🟨 55mins Réda Wardi & Sipili Falatea have replaced Atonio & Cyril Baille as the Azzurri secure the ball from a defensive scrum; the French are quick to retaliate but it’s a penalty for Italy on their 22
Italy 21 - 22 France 🟨 56mins Romain Taofifenua is on for Paul Willemse as Les Bleus secure their lineout; Pietro Ceccarelli on for Simmone Ferrari whilst the Azzurri gift a penalty to the French
Italy 21 - 22 France 🟨 58mins Ramos misses the uprights as the battle of Les Bleus and the Azzurri continues in earnest; Italy penalty and they escape their half with a lineout in the French 22
Italy 21 - 22 France 🟨 60mins Ntamack fumbles the ball and the Italians are forced back, but have the lineout inside the 10m - it's not great though...
Italy 21 - 22 France 🟨 61mins The Azzurri just manage to keep hold of possession, and Flament offside gives Allan another chance at the uprights...
Italy 24 - 22 France 🟨 61mins For the first time in forever, the Azzurri are ahead of the incumbent Six Nations champions after Allan is bang on target with his penalty conversion 💥
Italy 24 - 22 France 🟨 63mins Captain Michele Lamaro is summoned by Ref Carley for Italian indiscipline at eh breakdown, but it's an Azzurri scrum just inside their half
Italy 24 - 22 France 64mins Les Bleus are back up to their full complement with Ollivon's time on the naughty step over; the Azzurri are fiercely in attack but Bruno is pinged at the breakdown at the French 22
Italy 24 - 22 France 65mins Sébastien Negri is replaced by Manuel Zuliani while Matthieu Jalibert, Sekou Macalou and Gaëtan Barlot replace Ntamack, Alldritt and Marchand
Italy 24 - 27 France 67mins Jalibert wastes no time on his arrival and he flies over the whitewash to score and reclaim the lead for Les Bleus 🏉
Italy 24 - 29 France 69mins Ramos adds the extras while Federico Zani, Edoardo Iachizzi debuts and Giovanni Pettinelli replace Danilo Fischetti, Niccolò Cannone and Lorenzo Cannone
Italy 24 - 29 France 71mins The Azzurri know they have to convert a try to win back that lead, and it's Tommaso Menoncello who kick chases along the tramline, advantage being played so a penalty is coming despite the tackle
Italy 24 - 29 France 72mins Allan tees up from almost halfway and wide but this time he can't splice the uprights; however, there's still time...
Italy 24 - 29 France 74mins The possession stats in this half have reversed in favour of Italia and they kick the French out of their half yet again, but a knock on halts them in their tracks
Italy 24 - 29 France 75mins Alessandro Fusco replaces Varney at scrum half as the French have a scrum almost at touch at their 10m...
Italy 24 - 29 France 75mins Ref Carley is getting very assertive with Les Bleus, not taking any backchat as the Azzurri have a defensive lineout at their 10m
Italy 24 - 29 France 76mins Four minutes to go and the Italians have ball in hand as they breach French territory, but they immediately hand over a penalty to France who are quickly setting a 22 lineout
Italy 24 - 29 France 78mins But the setpiece does not go to plan for Les Bleus, Italy with the lineout on far touch on halfway and they catch and drive and advantage is being played...
Italy 24 - 29 France 79mins ...the penalty comes for the Azzurri and Allan drills the ball into the corner - but it's not accurate enough 🙈
Italy 24 - 29 France 80mins Instead of 5m out, the lineout is on the 22, but it is in the hands of the Azzurri and another penalty comes for them; the kick to the corner is poor yet again 🙈
Italy 24 - 29 France 80mins One last chance for the Azzurri and sadly, after such a great and improved effort, the ball is secured by the Italians but they are pinged at the breakdown and Les Bleus are victorious
15 Ange Capuozzo 14 Pierre Bruno 13 Juan Ignacio Brex 12 Luca Morisi 11 Tommaso Menoncello 10 Tommaso Allan 9 Stephen Varney 1 Danilo Fischetti 2 Giacomo Nicotera 3 Simone Ferrari 4 Niccolò Cannone 5 Federico Ruzza 6 Sebastian Negri 7 MICHELE LAMARO (C) 8 Lorenzo Cannone BENCH: 16 Luca Bigi 17 Federico Zani 18 Pietro Ceccarelli 19 Edoardo Iachizzi* 20 Giovanni Pettinelli 21 Manuel Zuliani 22 Alessandro Fusco 23 Edoardo Padovani
SCORERS T: Capuozzo, PT P: Allan (4)
15 Thomas Ramos 14 Damian Penaud 13 Gaël Fickou 12 Yoram Moefana 11 Ethan Dumortier 10 Romain Ntamack 9 ANTOINE DUPONT (C) 1 Cyril Baille 2 Julien Marchand 3 Uini Atonio 4 Thibaud Flament 5 Paul Willemse 6 Anthony Jelonch 7 Charles Ollivon 8 Grégory Alldritt BENCH: 16 Gaëtan Barlot 17 Réda Wardi 18 Sipili Falatea 19 Romain Taofifenua 20 Thomas Lavault 21 Sekou Macalou 22 Nolann Le Garrec 23 Matthieu Jalibert
SCORERS T: Flament, Ramos, Dumortier, Jalibert C: Ramos (3) P: Ramos Ollivon
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) Asst Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
IRELAND vs FRANCE
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 11 February 2023
KO: 14:15 HT: tbc
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Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Asst Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Jordan Way (RA) TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZR)
SCOTLAND vs WALES
BT Murrayfield - Saturday 11 February 2023
KO: 17:45 HT: tbc
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Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) Asst Referees: Frank Murphy (IRFU), Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
ENGLAND vs ITALY
Twickenham Stadium - Sunday 12 February 2023
KO: 16:00 HT: tbc
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Referee: James Doleman (NZR) Asst Referees: Mathieu Raynal (FFR), Tual Trainini (FFR) TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
ITALY vs IRELAND
Stadio Olimpico - Saturday 25 February 2023
KO: 14:15 HT: tbc
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Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) Asst Referees: Wayne Barnes (RFU), Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
WALES vs ENGLAND
Principality Stadium - Saturday 25 February 2023
KO: 16:45 HT: tbc
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Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) Asst Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Pierre Brousset (FFR) TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)
FRANCE vs SCOTLAND
Stade de France - Sunday 26 February 2023
KO: 15:00 HT: tbc
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Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU) Asst Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
ITALY vs WALES
Stadio Olimpico - Saturday 11 March 2023
KO: 20:00 HT: tbc
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Referee: Damon Murphy (RA) Asst Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Chris Busby (IRFU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
ENGLAND vs FRANCE
Twickenham Stadium - Saturday 11 March 2023
KO: 15:15 HT: tbc
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Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR) Asst Referees: Jaco Peyper (SARU), Andrea Piardi (FIR) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
SCOTLAND vs IRELAND
BT Murrayfield - Sunday 12 March 2023
KO: 16:45 HT: tbc
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Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) Asst Referees: Wayne Barnes (RFU), Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Stuart Terheege (RFU)
SCOTLAND vs ITALY
BT Murrayfield - Saturday 18 March 2023
KO: 14:15 HT: tbc
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Referee: Angus Gardner (RA) Asst Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Craig Evans (WRU) TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
FRANCE vs WALES
Stade de France - Saturday 18 March 2023
KO: 16:45 HT: tbc
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Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Asst Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Christophe Ridley (RFU) TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)
IRELAND vs ENGLAND
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 18 March 2023
KO: 21:00 HT: tbc
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