France and Italy have played each other at rugby union a total of 49 matches, with France winning 45 times, Italy winning 3 times, and one match drawn.
[1] Since 2007, the winner of the meeting between the teams in the Six Nations Tournament has received the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Below are a list of matches that Italy has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but France did not award caps.