France suddenly look a different side, free flowing, running rugby...

France may feel that they should have had a try on that break, but Camille Lopez at least strokes three points through the posts. 

It's been all Italy but from the restart France come to life, carving through on the left side and driving to within a few metres.

Is that a try?! Virimi Vakatawa bundles over but it's knocked on and called back for an earlier offside.

Carlo Canna cannot miss from bang in front to cue the AC/DC.

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The Italian anthem is booming out inside the Stadio Olimpico, the natives cheered by this confident start. It's all Italy and now they have a penalty bang in front. 

Italy almost make a break through Marco Fuser, but he's wrapped up before Camille Lopez again just has to boot clear. France on the back foot, firmly. 

It's very early days but it looks like there are more tries for Italy in this. Every time they have got the ball wide France have looked in real trouble.

The French are camped close to their own try line after that scrum, trying to find space for a clearance, which Camille Lopez spins into touch elegantly with his left peg. 

Sergio Parisse has been at the heart of everything for Italy so far, as ever. He calls for a long line-out and then drills a gap in the French defence.

They have men over, they spin it right but a knock-on costs Italy a certain try. 

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No problems from French fly-half Camille Lopez, who makes light work of that chance to bring the visitors back into the game. 

Pressure at the scrum hands France a penalty and they elect to go for goal. 

It's been a really shoddy start from France. That whole Italy attack came from Les Bleus losing the ball in a good position through an unnecessary offload which went astray. 

France have only scored two tries all tournament, and they're already one down. 

No extras from Carlo Canna though, he misses the conversion. 

Italian captain Sergio Parisse is straight into the action to force a turnover and send the Italians on their way down the right wing. back inside it comes, a bruising hit in the middle stops them in their tracks. 

Good pressure from the hosts, wearing white in the Rome sun. 

France, in blue today, get us going!

Italy have lost their last 10 games in the Six Nations, only once have they gone on a longer such run (14 – 2000-2002); in fact only four times in the history of the Five/Six Nations has any team gone on a longer losing run (France 17, Scotland 15, France & Italy 14).

Not to depress any of our British readers but I can confirm that it's T-shirt and sunglasses weather inside the Stadio Olimpico.

I say confirm - visually. I'm in Salford. Your licence fee has not contributed to me jetting off to Rome, fear not. 

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