Six Nations preview: Italy v France

Italy and France meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Sunday, with Les Bleus looking to get back to winning ways after successive Six Nations defeats - but their recent record in Italy does not make pretty reading.

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Team news
France boss Philippe Saint-Andre has ripped up his France side with a mammoth eight changes to the defeat against Wales two weeks ago that all but ended any lingering title hopes.



Morgan Parra, Remi Lamerat and Wesley Fofana are absent due to injury, while Uini Atonio and Brice Dulin miss out altogether.

Maxime Mermoz and Gael Fickou make up a new centre par…

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