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History of rugby union matches between France and Italy

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France and Italy have played each other at rugby union a total of 49 matches, with France winning 45 times, Italy winning 3 times, and one match drawn.[1] Since 2007, the winner of the meeting between the teams in the Six Nations Tournament has received the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

Summary

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Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Details Played Won by
France
Won by
Italy
Drawn France points Italy points
In France 27 25 1 1 874 327
In Italy 20 18 2 0 588 213
Neutral venue 2 2 0 0 66 32
Overall 49 45 3 1 1,528 572

Records

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Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record France Italy
Longest winning streak 18 (17 October 1937 – 22 March 1997) 1 (3 February 2013)
Largest points for
Home 60 (26 March 1967; 6 October 2023) 27 (23 March 2003)
Away 56 (19 March 2005) 40 (22 March 1997)
Largest winning margin
Home 53 (6 October 2023) 5 (3 February 2013)
Away 43 (19 March 2005) 8 (22 March 1997)

Results

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 17 October 1937 Parc des Princes, Paris 45–5  France 1937 FIRA Tournament
2 17 May 1952 Arena Civica, Milan 8–17  France Europe Cup 1952
3 26 April 1953 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 22–8  France 1952 Italy tour of Europe
4 24 April 1954 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 12–39  France Europe Cup 1954
5 10 April 1955 Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 24–0  France 1955 Italy tour of France
6 2 April 1956 Stadio Plebiscito, Padua 3–16  France 1956 France tour of Italy
7 21 April 1957 Stade Armandie, Agen 38–6  France 1957 Italy tour of France
8 7 April 1958 Stadio Arturo Collana, Naples 3–11  France 1958 France tour of Italy
9 29 March 1959 Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes 22–0  France 1959 Italy tour of France
10 17 April 1960 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 0–26  France 1960 France tour of Italy
11 2 April 1961 Stade Municipal, Chambéry 17–0  France 1961 Italy tour of France
12 22 April 1962 Stadio Mompiano, Brescia 3–6  France 1962 France tour of Italy
13 14 April 1963 Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 14–12  France 1963 Italy tour of France
14 29 March 1964 Stadio XXV Aprile, Parma 3–12  France 1964 France tour of Italy
15 18 April 1965 Gare de La Croix du Prince, Pau 21–0  France 1965 Italy tour of France
16 9 April 1966 Stadio Arturo Collana, Naples 0–21  France 1966–67 Nations Cup
17 26 March 1967 Stade Mayol, Toulon 60–13  France 1967–68 Nations Cup
18 14 October 1995 Estadio Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 34–22  France 1995 Latin Cup [es; fr; it]
19 22 March 1997 Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 32–40  Italy 1995–97 FIRA Trophy
20 18 October 1997 Stade du Moulias, Auch 30–19  France 1997 Latin Cup [es; fr; it]
21 1 April 2000 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 42–31  France 2000 Six Nations Championship
22 3 March 2001 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 19–30  France 2001 Six Nations Championship
23 2 February 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 33–12  France 2002 Six Nations Championship
24 23 March 2003 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 27–53  France 2003 Six Nations Championship
25 21 February 2004 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 25–0  France 2004 Six Nations Championship
26 19 March 2005 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 13–56  France 2005 Six Nations Championship
27 25 February 2006 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 37–12  France 2006 Six Nations Championship
28 3 February 2007 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 3–39  France 2007 Six Nations Championship
29 9 March 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 25–13  France 2008 Six Nations Championship
30 21 March 2009 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 8–50  France 2009 Six Nations Championship
31 14 March 2010 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 46–20  France 2010 Six Nations Championship
32 12 March 2011 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 22–21  Italy 2011 Six Nations Championship
33 4 February 2012 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 30–12  France 2012 Six Nations Championship
34 3 February 2013 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 23–18  Italy 2013 Six Nations Championship
35 9 February 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 30–10  France 2014 Six Nations Championship
36 15 March 2015 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 0–29  France 2015 Six Nations Championship
37 19 September 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London (England) 32–10  France 2015 Rugby World Cup
38 6 February 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 23–21  France 2016 Six Nations Championship
39 11 March 2017 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 18–40  France 2017 Six Nations Championship
40 23 February 2018 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 34–17  France 2018 Six Nations Championship
41 16 March 2019 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 14–25  France 2019 Six Nations Championship
42 30 August 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 47–19  France 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
43 9 February 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 35–22  France 2020 Six Nations Championship
44 28 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 36–5  France Autumn Nations Cup
45 6 February 2021 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 10–50  France 2021 Six Nations Championship
46 7 February 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 37–10  France 2022 Six Nations Championship
47 5 February 2023 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 24–29  France 2023 Six Nations Championship
48 6 October 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu 60–7  France 2023 Rugby World Cup
49 25 February 2024 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq 13–13 draw 2024 Six Nations Championship
50 23 February 2025 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 2025 Six Nations Championship

XV Results

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Below are a list of matches that Italy has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but France did not award caps.

Date Venue Score Winner Competition
22 April 1935 Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome 6–44  France XV 1935 France XV tour of Italy
28 March 1948 Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 6–39  France XV 1948 France XV tour of Italy
27 March 1949 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 27–0  France XV 1949 Italy tour of France
21 July 1955 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona (Spain) 16–8  France XV 1955 Mediterranean Cup
9 November 1969 Stadio Santa Maria Goretti, Catania 8–22  France XV 1969–70 FIRA Nations Cup
28 February 1971 Stade du Ray, Nice 37–13  France XV 1970–71 FIRA Nations Cup
15 February 1975 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 9–16  France XV 1974–75 FIRA Trophy
7 February 1976 Arena Civica, Milan 11–23  France XV 1975–76 FIRA Trophy
6 February 1977 Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble 10–3  France XV 1976–77 FIRA Trophy
4 February 1978 Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila 9–31  France XV 1977–78 FIRA Trophy
18 February 1979 Stadio Plebiscito, Padua 9–15  France XV 1978–79 FIRA Trophy
22 September 1979 Makarska RC, Makarska (Croatia, Yugoslavia) 38–12  France XV 1979 Mediterranean Cup
17 February 1980 Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 46–9  France XV 1979–80 FIRA Trophy
8 March 1981 Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 9–17  France XV 1980–81 FIRA Trophy
21 February 1982 Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 25–19  France XV 1981–82 FIRA Trophy
6 February 1983 Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 6–6 draw 1982–83 FIRA Trophy
13 September 1983 COC Stadium, Casablanca 26–12  France XV 1983 Mediterranean Cup
19 February 1984 Stade Léo Lagrange, Chalon-sur-Saône 38–16  France XV 1983–84 FIRA Trophy
3 March 1985 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 9–22  France XV 1984–85 FIRA Trophy
15 February 1986 Union Sportive Annecy Rugby, Annecy 18–0  France XV 1985–87 FIRA Trophy
22 February 1987 Stadio Plebiscito, Padua 6–22  France XV
7 February 1988 Stade Louis II, Fontvieille (Monaco) 19–9  France XV 1987–89 FIRA Trophy
19 February 1989 Stadio Mompiano, Brescia 12–40  France XV
18 February 1990 Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi 22–12  France XV 1989–90 FIRA Trophy
2 March 1991 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 9–15  France XV 1990–92 FIRA Trophy
20 February 1993 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 12–14  France XV 1993 France XV tour of Italy
25 June 1993 Stade Raoul-Barrière, Béziers 31–6  France XV 1993 Mediterranean Cup
11 November 1993 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 16–9  Italy 1992–94 FIRA Trophy
4 December 1994 Stade Digione, Digione 14–9  France XV 1994 Italy tour of France
30 January 1999 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 24–29  France XV 1999 France XV tour of Italy

References

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  1. ^ "International Rugby Union Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-07-01.