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So close to glory, but Zanon lets it slip away

■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE

Tireless: Jake Polledri makes yards for Italy

CONOR O’Shea refused to point the blame at youngster Marco Zanon after the centre wasted a glorious try-scoring chance and ruined Italy’s bid for a memorable Six Nations win.
It also meant Sergio Parisse endured more despair on his final appearance in the tournament, as France held out for the victory in Rome.
It was Zanon’s inability to ground the ball six minutes from time for a try which would have put the Azzurri just a point behind their rivals, and with the conversion to come, that was the ...

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