The width of a post was the difference when, with the clock in the red, the fly-half Paolo Garbisi struck a penalty kick that drifted against an upright, denying Italy a remarkable victory in agonising fashion.
Fabien Galthie's side showed an imprecision that would have infuriated their head coach and perhaps their usual captain, Antoine Dupont, busy playing sevens in Vancouver this weekend.
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