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Full time2 April 1956
Italy
3–16
France
Venue not recordedHead-to-head

France won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’CFrance conversion · Michel Vannier0–2
  2. 1’CFrance conversion · Michel Vannier0–4
  3. 1’PFrance penalty · Michel Vannier0–7
  4. 1’TFrance try · Lucien Roge0–10
  5. 1’TFrance try · Lucien Roge0–13
  6. 1’TFrance try · Robert Baulon0–16
  7. 10’TItaly try · Carlo Cantoni3–16

Line-ups

Italy

  1. 1Andrea TaveggiaProp
  2. 2Gennaro ManciniHooker
  3. 3Umberto LevoratoProp
  4. 4Gianni RiccardiSecond row
  5. 5Giovanni RaisiSecond row
  6. 6Giancarlo MalostiFlanker
  7. 7Lomberto SimonelliFlanker
  8. 8Giorgio FornariNumber 8
  9. 9Ferdinando SartoratoScrum-half
  10. 10Artuzo ZuccheloFly-half
  11. 11Carlo CantoniWing
  12. 12Ciano LuiseCentre
  13. 13Alberto CominCentre
  14. 14Ivano PonchiaWing
  15. 15Franco PerriniFull-back

France

  1. 1Amedee DomenechProp
  2. 2Robert VigierHooker
  3. 3Rene BienesProp
  4. 4Bernard ChevalierSecond row
  5. 5Michel CelayaSecond row
  6. 6Robert BaulonFlanker
  7. 7Jean BartheFlanker
  8. 8Henri DomecNumber 8
  9. 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
  10. 10Jacques BouquetFly-half
  11. 11Jean DupuyWing
  12. 12Maurice PratCentre
  13. 13Andre BonifaceCentre
  14. 14Lucien RogeWing
  15. 15Michel VannierFull-back

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Context

All-time, Italy 4–76 France, 2 drawn in 82 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Italy going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.