France laid down a marker for the knockout stages as they swept Italy aside 60-7 to qualify for the quarter-finals as pool winners
Pool A: France 60-7 Italyafter the tournament’s latest mismatch against a demoralised Italy. The unthinkable outcome – a pool-stage exit for Fabien Galthié’s side – had remained a possibility before the game, but was never on the cards from the moment Damian Penaud scored the first of eight French tries in the second minute. Not even before that, in truth, considering France have now beaten Italy 14 times consecutively, a run stretching back to 2014.
The hosts quickly came again, and Penaud got his kick right this time, brilliantly picking out Bielle-Biarrey with a chip that the young wing converted impeccably by jinking inside. Ramos converted and at 17-0 after 15 minutes a long night was in store for Italy – even more so when Ramos flopped over after another fluent exchange with Gaël Fickou.
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