FRA
	No.	Name
15Thomas Ramos, FB T  6 
14Damian Penaud, W T 2
13Gael Fickou, C
12Jonathan Danty, C
11Louis Bielle-Biarrey, W T
10Matthieu Jalibert, FH T
9Maxime Lucu, SH
1Cyril Baille, P
2Peato Mauvaka, H T
3Uini Atonio, P
4Cameron Woki, L
5Thibaud Flament, L
6Anthony Jelonch, FL
7Charles Ollivon, FL
8Gregory Alldritt, N8
Replacements
16Pierre Bourgarit, R
17Reda Wardi, R
18Dorian Aldegheri, R
19Romain Taofifenua, R
20Francois Cros, R
21Baptiste Couilloud, R
22Yoram Moefana, R T 2
23Melvyn Jaminet, R  

ITALY
	No.	Name
15Ange Capuozzo, FB
14Pierre Bruno, W
13Juan Ignacio Brex, C
12Paolo Garbisi, C
11Monty Ioane, W
10Tommaso Allan, FH 
9Stephen Varney, SH
1Simone Ferrari, P
2Hame Faiva, H
3Pietro Ceccarelli, P
4Niccolo Cannone, L
5Federico Ruzza, L
6Sebastian Negri, FL
7Michele Lamaro, FL
8Lorenzo Cannone, N8
16Marco Manfredi, R
17Federico Zani, R
18Marco Riccioni, R
19David Sisi, R
20Manuel Zuliani, R T
21Alessandro Fusco, R
22Luca Morisi, R
23Lorenzo Pani, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Groupama Stadium

3:00 PM, October 6, 2023

460dReuters

France dominate Italy, secure top spot in Pool A at the RWC

Antoine Dupont's absence was barely felt as Matthieu Jalibert's magic helped France qualify for the RWC quarterfinals by crushing Italy 60-7 on Friday.

Match Commentary

81'		60-7 Penalty goal - Melvyn Jaminet , France
75'		57-7 Try - Yoram Moefana , France
72'		52-7 Conversion - Tommaso Allan , Italy

Match Stats

FRA

ITALY

56%

44%

58%

42%

FRA

ITALY

143	Runs	112
513	Meters Run	457
11	Clean Breaks	4
132	Tackles	162
9	Missed Tackles	22
3	Turnover Knock On	3

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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