France and Italy have played each other at rugby union a total of 52 matches, with France winning 48 times, Italy winning 3 times, and one match drawn. Since 2007, the winner of the meeting between the teams in the Six Nations Tournament has received the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
<small>Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.</small>
<small>Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.</small>
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.