Italrugby, Riccardo Favretto challenges France

The words of Favretto

First day of work with the full group for the Italian Men’s National Team that in Rome – in the afternoon of Sunday, February 16 – began the gathering in preparation for the match against France valid for the third day of the Guinness Six Nations 2025. The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport Uno and free-to-air on Rai 2.

Morning with the group divided into departments with work sessions on the field and in the gym. In the afternoon – with the arrivals of Capuozzo and Bertaccini in the day today – the’entire squad at the disposal of the technical staff led by Gonzalo Quesada will è move to the field of the CPO Giulio Onesti, Azzurri headquarters in the Capital.

“In the group there’è a good mood – debuted Riccardo Favretto in today’s press meeting – also a result of the results achieved by Zebre and Benetton last weekend and the victory against Wales on the second day of the tournament. This energy will be important for the week leading up to the next match”.

“Compared to 2021, when I made my debut under Franco Smith’s management, I am a different player. Compared to last year, I have also achieved greater maturity. The role of second line è the one I prefer, but I am a very ductile player who adapts to the needs of the team. It’ the’ main aspect to be able to contribute to the achievement of our goals”.

On the next opponent he stressed: “France will be very fierce, regardless of everything and the defeat against England. We know that è a team that is constantly evolving and always knows how to put opponents in difficulty. Discipline will è play a key role and we will have to be good at taking chances as well as è happened last year. We want to show that we are a mature team” concluded Favretto.