Fabien Galthie’s teamwhat Qwants to become the first team to win the Grand Slam at the tournament stage With six teams, he was able to pull himself together when the match had gotten tangled up and a test by Matthieu Jalibert, on the first ball he touched after replacing Romain Ntamack, and the corresponding transformation by Thomas Ramos, allowed him to take the victory and once again the Trophy Giuseppe Garibaldi what is at stake in this duel.
Italy, which finished last year with its first victory since 2015 by beating Wales, confirmed the improvement shown last year.
The men led by New Zealander Kieran Crowley were a tough nut to crack for the Frenchfavorites for the title again in this Six Nations and aspiring to also fight for the World Cup this year in which they will host.
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Italy did not give up in the first half despite attempts by Thibud Flament, Thomas Ramos and Ethan Dumortierbecause he responded with a mark from Ange Capuozzo and shots from Tomaso Allan.
That try allowed Italy to go to rest with options (14-19) and in full growth in the match, so much so that they turned the score around with two new kicks from Allan and a penalty test (24-22) against a stunned France that seemed to be heading towards the canvas.
However, the XV del Gallo squeezed its best quality, quickly recomposed and with the test of Jalibert and the transformation of Ramos resumed commandwho knew how to protect despite the attempts to a fighting Italy but to which it was not enough to make the surprise jump.
France will visit Ireland in Dublin next Saturday, in the star match of the second day and Italy will face England in Twickenham.
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