Teams

France Espoirs	Italy
Tries Bernat-Salles, Deslandes	Tries Barba, Bottacchiari
Cons Reigt 2	Cons Dominguez 2
Pens Ougier, Pouyau, Reigt	Pens Dominguez 2
Team 15 FB Stephane Ougier 14 W Philippe Bernat-Salles 13 C Michel Marfaing 12 C Herve Couffignal 11 W Peyo Hontas 10 FH Didier Pouyau 9 SH Frederic Seguier 1 P Louis Armary 2 H Jean-Pierre Genet 3 P Laurent Seigne 4 L Jean-Francois Gourragne 5 L Hugues Miorin 6 F Michel Courtiols 7 F Philippe Chamayou 8 N8 Christophe Deslandes     Replacements 16 C Didier Faugeron 17 FH Christophe Reigt 18 P Philippe Tapie	Team 15 FB Luigi Troiani 14 W Paolo Vaccari 13 C Stefano Barba 12 C Stefano Bordon 11 W Marcello Cuttitta 10 FH Diego Dominguez 9 SH Francesco Pietrosanti 1 P Massimo Cuttitta 2 H Giancarlo Pivetta (c) 3 P Franco Properzi-Curti 4 L Roberto Favaro 5 L Giambattista Croci 6 F Alessandro Bottacchiari 7 F Carlo Checchinato 8 N8 Massimo Giovanelli     Replacements 16 W Edgardo Venturi

Notes

Result France Espoirs won by a margin of 3 points

FIRA Championship D1 points France Espoirs 3, Italy 1

Ground name Stade Maurice-Trélut, Tarbes

Referee M Paraschivescu (Romania)

France Espoirs Test debuts no Test caps awarded

Italy Test debuts none

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3