For the first time in the history of the Six Nations Tournament, the French XV conceded a draw at home against Italy 13-13, Sunday February 25 in Lille. The French, reduced to fourteen after the exclusion of Jonathan Danty just before the break, could even have lost if the Italian fly-half Paolo Garbisi had not missed an easy penalty at the last second.
“What's missing is the finishing, there are lots of rough things, we have to finish the shots and we don't finish them, it's quite frustrating,” said hooker Julien Marchand.