France look to defend their Six Nations title and begin their bid after they journey to Italy.
It guarantees to be an enormous 12 months for Les Bleus, who will host the World Cup this 12 months and are one of many favourites each then and now.
Their fiercest competitors comes within the form of the No 1 ranked facet on this planet: Ireland.
Their victory over Wales within the opener in Cardiff on Saturday, together with a bonus level, makes the assembly in week two in Dublin a tantalising prospect.
Here’s every thing it’s essential to know concerning the recreation in Rome.
When is Italy vs France?
The final recreation of spherical one within the Six Nations 2023 takes place at 3pm GMT on Sunday 5 February within the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.
Where can I watch it?
Italy vs France is on the market to observe within the UK on free-to-air channel ITV1 and protection begins at 2:15pm.
You can watch the dwell stream on the ITVX app or ITV’s web site, whereas we’ll have you ever coated right here too with the dwell weblog and textual content commentary.
What is the crew information?
France should cope with out centre Jonathan Danty, who’s dominated out for your complete marketing campaign with a knee harm.
And there may be extra dangerous information with ahead Cameron Woki coping with a hand fracture.
Les Bleus will even be with out: Gabin Villiere, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Peato Mauvaka, Pierre Bourgarit, Maxime Lucu, Arthur Vincent, Killian Geraci and Florian Verhaeghe.
But lock Paul Willemse returns from harm and Lyon’s Ethan Dumortier injects contemporary blood into the facet and can make his debut.
Thomas Ramos is chosen at full-back over Melvyn Jaminet, who shouldn’t be concerned in any respect.
Coach Fabien Galthie’s authentic coaching squad has loads of new faces, with the uncapped Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Emilien Gailleton, Paul Boudehent, Romain Buros and Julien Delbouis, scrum-halves Leo Coly and Nolann Le Garrec all becoming a member of Dumortier as uncapped choices.
Fly-half Paolo Garbisi could possibly be again in rivalry after a knee downside, whereas Harlequins’ Tommaso Allan begins.
The Azzurri should contend with out the injured Monty Ioane, Toa Halafihi, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Leonardo Marin and David Sisi.
While the uncapped quartet of Matteo Nocera, Luca Rizzoli, Mirco Spagnolo and Marco Manfredi could possibly be given probabilities to impress.
Italy vs France beginning line-ups
Italy XV: Capuozzo; Bruno, Brex, Morisi, Menoncello; Allan, Varney; Fischetti, Nicotera, Ferrari; N Cannone, Ruzza; Negri, Lamaro (C), L Cannone
Replacements: Bigi, Zani, Ceccarelli, Iachizzi, Pettinelli, Zuliani, Fusco, Padovani
France XV: Ramos; Penaud, Fickou, Moefana, Dumortier; Ntamack, Dupont (C); Baille, Marchand, Atonio; Flament, Willemse; Jelonch, Ollivon, Alldritt
Replacements: Barlot, Wardi, Falatea, Taofifenua, Lavault, Macalou, Le Garrec, Jalibert