In another game on the opening day of the 2023 U20 Six Nations, hot favourite France U20 will take on Italy U20, where the Italian team will go all in to register their first win against the French side.
The Venue, Date, and Start Time:
- Venue: Stadio Comunale Monigo, Treviso
- Date: February 3, 2023
- Start Time: 12:30 pm ET
- TV: OolaTV
Italy U20 and France U20 rugby sides have faced each other nine times in U20 Six Nations history. Shocking to few, the Italy U20 rugby side has failed even to win a single one as French U20 has won all those nine fixtures. Regarding their previous game, France ran out 41-15 winners last year, with brilliant first-half strikes from Enzo Reybier, Emile Dayral and Axel Bevia.
Preview Italy U20 team:
After enjoying a memorable year in 2022 (winning three of five games of U20 Six Nations) and finishing third in the summer series, they registered two wins against England, an opponent they had never won.
Italy U20 rugby side is set to kick off its 2023 U20 Six Nations campaign against France at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso.
Squad:
15 François Carlo Mey
14 Alessandro Gesi
13 Dewi Passarella
12 Nicola Bozzo
11 Mathias Leon Douglas
10 Giovanni Sante
9 Sebastiano Battara
1 Destiny Ugiagbe
2 Giovanni Quattrini
3 Marcos Francesco Gallorini
4 Alex Mattioli
5 Pietro Turrisi
6 Carlos Lizardo Berlese
7 David Odiase
8 Matteo Rubinato
Replacements:
16 Nicholas Gasperini
17 Samuele Taddei
18 Alex Valentino Artuso
19 Filippo Lavorenti
20 Enrico Pontarini
21 Filippo Bozzoni
22 Andrea Bruniera
23 Jacopo Botturi
Preview France U20 team:
France’s U20 team finished second in the 2022 U20 Six Nations, with only one loss (17-16) against Ireland (eventual champions) in round 2, due to a last-minute penalty.
France last won the title in 2014 and would like to end the drought this time finally. With some exciting names like Captain Nicolas Depoortere, Bordeaux-Bègles centre, Pau duo Hugo Auradou,Brent Liufau, and more in the 36-men squad, Coach Sebastian is having one of the best squads in the championship and would be looking forward to going all in this time, winning the title after last time winning in 2014.
In their opening game of the 2023 U20 Six Nations, the French side is scheduled to host Italy U20 at Stadio Monigo, Treviso, an opponent they’ve never lost against. That said, they’d like to start the tournament with a win, maintaining their winning streak as well.
Squad:
15 Theo Attissogbe
14 Mael Moustin
13 Arthur Mathiron
12 Nicolas Depoortere (C)
11 Enzo Benmegal
10 Tom Raffy
9 Simon Tarel
1 Hugo Parrou
2 Barnabé Massa
3 Zacharie Affane
4 Charly Gambini
5 Brent Liufau
6 Lomig Jouanny
7 Lenni Nouchi
8 Mathis Castro Ferreira
Replacements:
16 Thomas Lacombre
17 Louis Penverne
18 Valentin Simutoga
19 Bastien Chinarro
20 Oscar Jegou
21 Lucas Zamora
22 Axel Desperes
23 Yerim Fall
