Italy, Six Nations mockery: 81st minute goalpost, it’s 13-13 with France

A bitter draw, which prevents history from being written.

France-Italy rugby ends 13-13 in the Six Nations. A draw that for the Azzurri has a bitter taste. In Lille, in fact, the team of coach Gonzalo Quesada dreamed of victory until the very last second. The post hit at 81'by Paolo Garbisi, after a second half played in numerical superiority for Danty's expulsion, thwarted the dream of the first ever victory in the competition on transalpine soil.

Good start of Italy, but to take the lead è France at 7' with Ollivon. This was followed by Ramos’ transformation, who repeated on 14' with another square. The Azzurri reacted with Garbisi and held on through the rest of the first half, which closed on 3-10.

In the resumption came the turning point immediately, with a yellow card against Danty turning red and forcing the hosts into numerical inferiority. France did not seem to let it affect them, and Ramos signed the 13-3 score. From then on, forò, è only Italy: at 60' comes a foul that allows Garbisi to score another 3 points, then come Capuozzo’s goal and another transformation. In the final è Zuliani to earn another free kick, but this time Garbisi hits the post. And the victory fades in the most mocking way possible.