Lopez kicks off and play resumes. Canna catches the kick and returns with a kick of his own

Italy apply early pressure with Canna making a half break in the 22 before offloading to the skipper who finishes off.

Italy now deep inside the French 22

Italy win the lineout and come on the attack at pace

The ball goes to touch off a French hand, lineout Italy.

Lopez kicks off and the game is underway. Edoardo Gori clears downfield

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this Six Nations clash between Italy and France at the Stadio Olimpico. The home side come into this one off the back of a heavy away defeat to England. The visitors also come here having lost their last game against Ireland. France will be looking to secure their second victory of the championship and Italy will on the hunt for their first. Both sides will be really up for this and this game should be a real cracker!

cmon italy. hope conor oshea has more tricks up his sleeve. if he gets time and resources I think he will bring italy on. looking like a frontrunner to be next ireland coach once joe decides to head off to coach one of the 3 big SH sides