The sight of Sergio Parisse’s drop kick divided Twitter into two camps

Trailing by two, clock had gone red and Italy needed somebody to step forward.

They had hit a wall on the French 22 and all that was required was for the out-half to drop into the pocket and deny France their third consecutive Six Nations victory over Italy. But Sergio Parisse got a rush of blood to the head. The ball arrived to his hands and rather than drop his head and keep the phases going, the number 8 let fly. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/696004684725800961 Some criticised Parisse for blowing the chance. https://twitter.com/sheridan_8/status/696005054655025152 https://twitter.com/The_RossHudson/status/696004434715873280 https://twitter.com/RossAWardle/status/696005164126375938 https://twitter.com/Matt1West/status/696004856537030657 https://twitter.com/LewisWillams13/status/696004720712929280 https://twitter.com/McCarthyMick/status/696004058214170625 https://twitter.com/LawrenceThomas_/status/696005745779855361 https://twitter.com/CezzaDenning/status/696006396387729408 But, as is always the case, many applauded the Italian for taking the initiative when nobody else seemed to want to. https://twitter.com/KMcLaughlin6/status/696005212092370945 https://twitter.com/Bull_Allen1/status/696005187631239168 https://twitter.com/simonrug/status/696004872987090944 https://twitter.com/StevGra/status/696006299608285184 https://twitter.com/Frazz_Muir/status/696005033486389248 https://twitter.com/Phil_O_File/status/696004387869696000 https://twitter.com/_benji_91/status/696004005315678209