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France vs Italy Preview & Tips - France backed to continue march towards Six Nations Grand Slam
- France have won their opening two matches in the 2026 Six Nations
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey has scored in each of his Six Nations matches this year
- Preview, stats & head to head
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Louis Bielle Biarrey of France (Getty Images)
France vs Italy Preview & Tips
France are aiming to head into the break week in the Six Nations on the back of three consecutive wins in the competition this year.
Italy are aiming to keep their unlikely hopes of securing the Six Nations crown alive, with victory over France seeing them match the record of the leaders this season.
- France have won their last four matches in all competitions
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey has scored 23 tries in 24 appearances for France
Head To Head
France have won nine of their last 10 against Italy, with their meeting in 2024 ending in a 13-13 draw.
France Form
France have barely been troubled across their opening two matches of the Six Nations this year, with the reigning champions easily beating two sides that had formerly given the French a lot of problems.
Their 36-14 win over Ireland saw the scoreboard flatter the Irish as the French took their foot off the accelerator in the second-half. Against Wales, France barely got out of second gear as they completely outplayed their hosts in a 54-12 win.
While France should easily beat Italy in this one, the French have usually had a wobble in them in a Six Nations campaign. In 2025, they were beaten 26-25 by England at Twickenham, while they dopped points in a 13-13 draw with Italy the year before.
France are undoubtedly the best side in the Six Nations, but they have not won a Grand Slam since 2022. Brining everything together at once has been an issue for France, but their first two performances were so good that it is tough to see Italy denying them the full five points.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey continues to terrorise defences this season, and I back him to make it three consecutive matches in which he scores a try for his side.
Italy Form
Italy will feel like they allowed a huge chance to beat Ireland pass them by last week as they slipped to a 20-13 loss on the road.
In a game in which they matched Ireland across the park, Italy failed to land the hammer blow and draw the game despite dragging themselves back to within a converted try at 20-13 in the 67th minute. While they huffed and puffed, Italy failed to find the breakthrough as Ireland held on.
While Italy were very impressive across the match, their inability to score that crucial try late on shows they are still a step or two behind the best. Italy are quickly improving and will likely end the campaign with two wins, but victory will more than like come against Wales rather than a team that beat them 73-24 in their meeting last season.
Verdict
I am backing France to storm to another win with a try-scoring bonus point as Louis Bielle-Biarrey scores again.
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