France 13-13 ItalyGarbisi hits post with penalty; France’s Danty sent off
Italy were magnificent. France were mediocre. The result was a breathless, frantic contest in which the Azzurri capitalised on a red card for Jonathan Danty, the France inside-centre, and so nearly pulled off a historic success against Les Bleus. The width of a post was the difference when, with the clock in the red, the fly-half Paolo Garbisi struck a penalty kick that drifted against an upright, denying Italy a remarkable victory in agonising fashion.
Instead of a well-deserved success, Italy walk away with a highly creditable draw, having avoided defeat against France for the first time in 15 matches, thus ending a seven-match losing streak in the Six Nations. But it will ultimately be an empty feeling having come so close to their first win against France since 2013.