@Rory yes he had an operation on his leg to drain fluid before the World Cup.

No parisse,? Is he injured?

There are 7 places separating these two sides in the world rankings; France are ranked 7th and Italy are ranked 14th.

Martin Castrogiovanni will play for a record 13th time against France in today's meeting.

France have met Italy on 36 occasions, with Italy winning just 3 of those encounters. This will be the first time the neighbours will meet at the World Cup.

Good evening and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of today's 2015 RWC Pool D encounter between France and Italy. Any game involving these two 6 Nations sides always proves to be a thrilling one, and today should be no different. The last time these two sides met back in March, France overpowered Italy with ease and cruised to a 29-0 victory. Could Italy provide another upset in this World Cup with a victory today? Kick off just 30 minutes away!

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narrow french win wouldn't be surprised if Italy win though they usually start a tournament very well and are always up for a fight its only as a tournament goes on they give up and get hammered

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