France vs Italy Preview & Prediction | 2022 Six Nations Championship
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THE FACTS
When is France vs Italy on and what time does it start? France vs Italy will take place on Sunday 6th February, 2022 – 15:00 (UK)
Where is France vs Italy taking place? France vs Italy will take place at Stade de France in Paris, France
Where can I get tickets for France vs Italy? Visit this link for the latest ticket information for France vs Italy
What channel is France vs Italy on in the UK? France vs Italy will be televised live on ITV
Where can I stream France vs Italy in the UK? France vs Italy can be streamed live on the ITV Hub
THE TEAM NEWS
France: 15 Melvyn Jaminet, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Jonathan Danty, 12 Gael Fickou, 11 Gabin Villiere, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c); 1 Cyril Baille, 2 Julien Marchand, 3 Uini Atonio, 4 Cameron Woki, 5 Paul Willemse, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Dylan Cretin, 8 Gregory Alldritt
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Jean Baptiste Gros, 18 Demba Bamba, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Francois Cros, 21 Maxime Lucu, 22 Yoram Moefana, 23 Thomas Ramos
Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Tommaso Menoncello, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney; 1 Danilo Fischetti, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 5 Federico Ruzza, 6 Sebastian Negri, 7 Michele Lamaro (c), 8 Toa Halafihi
Replacements: 16 Epalahame Faiva, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Callum Braley, 23 Leonardo Marin
THE PREDICTION
France will be eager to produce better than they showed in last year’s Six Nations campaign and that could spell trouble for Italy in this opening contest. The French looked set to suffer a third loss from their five games until a late show saw them stun Wales and cost their opponents the Grand Slam. That type of effort should act as a motivator for this campaign while Italy will be eager to produce some solid displays after another pitiful effort in 2021. They managed just 55 points while conceding 239 in their five games and while there is always optimism at the start of each tournament, they are ultimately likely to be outclassed with the French able to cover the -30 handicap in this one.
