France vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations rugby result and reaction from Stade de France

Jaminet doubles his Six Nations tally from the left. There’s a great boom as he strikes the ball - that’s a meaty right boot.

Advantage is coming for France now as Antoine Dupont explores the left. Damian Penaud adds extra linking hands far from his right wing home but Tommaso Menoncello makes a good defensive read to take both Penaud and Gabin Villiere on the outside with a sliding tackle and avoid leaving Edoardo Padovani isolated.

Nothing comes of the French attack, so Melvyn Jaminet will have the tee brought on and seek three.

Invention from France! After a reasonable maul drive, they throw the ball into midfield to the hard-carrying Jonathan Danty, who rushes up with intent before dropping a deft little dab in behind.

Italy just about scramble back to gather, and somehow survive to clear. France in possession and Paul Willemse drives back into the 22.

Aligned with the right upright, Garbisi sweeps it between the sticks. Italy nudge back ahead.

Still, there are some lovely pictures being painted by Italy in attack. Marco Zanon has really caught the eye so far with his direct carrying and France are offside soon after, rushing up to try and prevent Ignacio Brex sliding into an inviting outside channel.

Paolo Garbisi will kick at goal.

From nowhere! Italy shoot themselves in the foot!

Cameron Woki contests the lineout and forces an errant Italian tap-back, Stephen Varney scrambling back to gather. But the Italy scrum-half is unaware of his surroundings, most particularly Anthony Jelonch arriving at speed in the space between Varney and Monty Ioane. Varney’s blind flipped ball is gathered by Jelonch, who cannot believe his luck as he makes the short trip down the outside lane of an empty highway to put France back into the lead.

The conversion isn’t quite there, but what a shame for Italy to spoil an otherwise excellent start.

The first bit of attacking inaccuracy from Italy, losing track of their runners in midfield and a distributor leaving a pass betwixt and between. France hack the ball deep into Italian territory and a strong chase forces a scrambled clearance to about 25 metres out. Can France make this chance in the Italian half count?

Cyril Baille’s famous open-field footwork take him past one tackler as he tries to make a telling carry. Prop partner Uini Atonio is up next - the behemoth tighthead has to stoop to take the pass, though, and any head of steam he had built up on the rumble is nullified, and Italy force him to hold on. Penalty Italy.

Ooph! That’s delicious. A driven Melvyn Jaminet kick spirals like a missile through the Paris air and thumps into the surface, skipping across and into the Italian 22. The 50:22 law, introduced at the start of the year, means that will be a French throw at the lineout as it canters out of play.

Or not! TMO Brett Conan has spotted a push off the ball from Gabin Villiere as he chased after the previous French kick so Italy will have a penalty. A shame that a bit of supreme skill from Jaminet goes unrewarded.

Italy enter at the side of the maul formed at the next lineout, though, and the home crowd give a hearty cheer as Melvyn Jaminet kicks France into the Italian 22.

Cameron Woki can’t quite gather the lineout, and France’s messy attack continues as the ball then squirms free from the next carrier. Monty Ioane makes ten metres with an all-action weave down the right.