Hugo Bonneval scored France's second try in Marseille on Friday night as they ended their 343-day wait for a Test win with 34-17 victory over Italy in Six Nations clash.
France head coach Jacques Brunel has made five changes to the starting line-up for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Italy to be played at Orange Veodrome on Friday.
The second week of the Six Nations 2018 saw title holders England edge out Wales while Ireland and Scotland registered wins over Italy and France respectively. Here are few of the key points from the round two of the tournament.
The opening round of the Six Nations tournament saw Wales, Ireland and England register victories over Scotland, France and Italy respectively. Here are few of the key points from the encounters.
Simone Ferrari scored his first international try as Italy started their autumn international campaign with a 19-10 victory over Fiji at Stadio Angelo Massimino on Saturday.
Benetton Treviso fly-half Ian McKinley is upbeat ahead of his international debut after he was called up to the Italy squad ahead of the autumn internationals.
Australia scored two tries in the final five minutes as they managed to overcome a stiff challenge from Italy with a 40-27 triumph at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane in Australia will home to the Super Rugby Break Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and the Italian Azzurri on Saturday 24th June.
Phil Jones capitalised on the red card of Jacopo Bianchi as he kicked the decisive penalty in the 74th minute to help Wales secure the seventh place in the U20 Championship 2017 with a thrilling 25-24 win over Italy at Avchala Stadium on Sunday.