Summary

Have your say on the Six Nations

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. France sitting pretty

    FT: France 33-8 Italy

    France lead the Six Nations with 15 points, Scotland are second with 11, Ireland third with 9, England fourth with five, Italy fifth also with five and Wales sixth with one point

  2. 'I dug deep'

    FT: France 33-8 Italy

    France Rugby

    Emmanuel MeafouGetty Images

    Man of the match Emmanuel Meafou speaking to ITV: "I think it was a good team performance. I was blowing out there but we did it. I dug deep, I didn't think I had it in me but I am here and I am blessed and so grateful for this opportunity."

    On if France would get a bonus point: "I think we always believed we would get the bonus point win. We knew Italy were a strong team, they hung in for 80 minutes, they never cracked and they never let go.

    "I think the players speak for themselves, they are quality players and they work for their spot, it doesn't matter the name on the back, everyone does their job and we work.

    "Our goal is to take out the Six Nations game by game but the end goal is the 2027 World Cup so we keep working towards that."

  3. 'The main aim is the 2027 World Cup,' says Emmanuel Meafou. You wouldn't bet against them would you?

  4. If France win with a bonus point at Murrayfield they will win the Six Nations.

  5. Next fixtures

    • Ireland v Wales (Friday, 6 March)
    • Scotland v France (Saturday, 7 March)
    • Italy v England (Saturday, 7 March)

  6. 'Italy will be tough for England'

    FT: France 33-8 Italy

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You felt like France almost didn't need to get out of third gear. Italy will be tough for England to beat in a fortnight.

  7. Full-time

    France 33-8 Italy

    Another win in the bag for France!

    They had to work for that, but in the end they just had far too much for a game Italy.

  8. France 33-8 Italy

    James Burridge
    BBC Sport rugby commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You could watch Ramos kicking at the goal posts all day, he is one of the best in the world.

  9. France 33-8 Italy

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Comes off the bench and shows us what he has got! Sensational. Lovely to see from France.

  10. converted try

    Converted try - France 33-8 Italy

    Emilien Gailleton (con Ramos)

    Champagne stuff!

    France take off the great Antoine Dupont to a hero's reception and replacement Baptiste Serin swiftly crafts another try. His passing is so crisp and centre Emilien Gailleton holds his place out wide beofre flying over to score. A clinic.

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  11. France 26-8 Italy

    That's the bonus point in the bag too, of course.

  12. France 26-8 Italy

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Absolute appreciation of space. Drean was in acres of space and he looks like an absolute athlete.

  13. converted try

    Converted try - France 26-8 Italy

    Gael Drean (con Ramos)

    On debut!

    It takes France precisely 15 seconds of gametime to make that extra man count as Thomas Ramos looks up and sends a perfect kick across the northern skies to bounce into the arms of wing Gael Drean for a walk-in. Lovely kick.

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  14. Sin-bin - Louis Lynagh

    France 19-8 Italy

    Italy wing Louis Lynagh gets too eager trying to make a tackle on the edge of the breakdown and he's shown the yellow for a deliberate knock-on.

    That'll be the end of his game with 10 minutes left.

  15. France 19-8 Italy

    There may have been a lull on the scoreboard but not in the stands as the France fans boom into life with their national anthem. They may be recognising that this could be France's toughest spell of the tournament.

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  16. France 19-8 Italy

    James Burridge
    BBC Sport rugby commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    No points in this second half is quite staggering after the first half we had.

  17. France 19-8 Italy

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Italy are staying in the fight, they have come up a lot in the last 10.

  18. France 19-8 Italy

    That Italian storm, such as it was at the start of the half, has blown itself out. It's all France now.

  19. 'Maximum respect'

    France 19-8 Italy

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This is relentless. The physical side of these French forwards, they all carry with skill, footwork and heart. Maximum respect for Italy with their defence.

  20. France 19-8 Italy

    France must have had five or six charges at the line there but they somehow fail to score, as Fabien Brau-Boirie spills the ball metres from the tryline. It was shelled at him by Antoine Dupont.