sport news Italy 24-29 France: Defending champions get Six Nations campaign off to a ... trends now Italy 24-29 France: Visitors get Six Nations campaign off to a winning start in Rome with close victory as Mattheiu Jalibert comes on to rescue the defending champions France looked comfortable going into the interval before hosts Italy struck Mattheiu Jalibert was brought on and went over almost instantly for his side France were looking to start quickly after winning last year's competition By Lewis Browning For Mailonline Published: 16:52 GMT, 5 February 2023 | Updated: 16:52 GMT, 5 February 2023 1 Viewcomments Defending champions France got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with an intense victory over Italy in Rome. The visitors dashed into a lead early on and looked to be heading into the interval 13 points ahead, but Ange Capuozzo scored another fantastic try to cut the French lead. Italy then stormed into a shock lead, but Mattheiu Jalibert made an instant impact after coming on finishing off a well-worked try to earn the French an eventual win. Full report to follow... Mattheiu Jalibert scored a late try to earn defending champions France win over Italy in the Six Nations Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility