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France scored seven tries to start their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a comprehensive 50-10 victory over Italy in Rome.<\/p>\nFrance scored seven tries to start their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a comprehensive 50-10 victory over Italy in Rome.<\/p>\n
Dylan Cretin, Gael Fickou, Arthur Vincent, Brice Dulin and Antoine Dupont crossed for Les Bleus before Teddy Thomas claimed a second-half double.<\/p>\n
Outside-half Matthieu Jalibert kicked 15 points as Italy suffered a 28th consecutive Six Nations defeat.<\/p>\n
The Azzurri managed a late consolation try from Luca Sperandio, with Paolo Garbisi adding a conversion to his first-half penalty.<\/p>\n
France opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Thomas\u2019 elusive running set up an attack which ended with flanker Cretin driving over for his first Test try.<\/p>\n
Jalibert added the conversion and then kicked a 35-meter penalty to give France a 10-0 lead after 11 minutes.<\/p>\n
Italy were adventurous in possession and built up a head of steam for Garbisi to reduce the deficit with a 20-metre penalty.<\/p>\n
But the Azzurri\u2019s naivety was twice exposed by scrum-half Dupont, the player of the 2020 Six Nations tournament.<\/p>\n
Dupont\u2019s clever 27th-minute chip allowed Fickou to claim the simplest of scores and Jalibert added the extras.<\/p>\n
Three minutes later Dupont hacked on a loose ball and the bounce favored winger Gabin Villiere to collect.<\/p>\n
Dupont was on Villiere\u2019s shoulder to collect and he produced a superb pass under pressure to send Vincent over, with Jalibert converting again for a 24-3 lead.<\/p>\n
Italy were given hope when Monty Ioane scampered over from Stephen Varney\u2019s blindside break but the try was disallowed, with the scrum-half\u2019s pass to the winger adjudged to be forward.<\/p>\n
France claimed the bonus-point try in the 49th minute when Villiere kicked ahead for full-back Dulin to collect and Jalibert landed the touchline conversion.<\/p>\n
Italy were slipping badly off tackles as tiredness took its toll and Thomas burst clear to find Dupont on his inside and he ran through unopposed.<\/p>\n
Dupont returned the favor to set up Thomas two minutes later and Jalibert added a sixth conversion before Italy wing Sperandio broke down the right to give the Azzurri some cheer.<\/p>\n
But Thomas had the final word seven minutes from time, shaking off a couple of defenders to score in the corner and bring up the half-century of points.<\/p>\n