Rugby news - France make explosive start to Six Nations with 50-10 win in Italy

ByReuters

Published 06/02/2021 at 16:12 GMT

The Six Nations was welcomed back in 2021 and France won their first game of this year's edition when they travelled to Italy. They ran out 50-10 winners against an Italian side full of young players.

France v Italy

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France got their Six Nations title bid off to the perfect start with a crushing 50-10 bonus point victory over a youthful Italy side in the championship opener in Rome on Saturday.

The visitors raced into a commanding 21-point lead by halftime after 2020 Player of the Championship Antoine Dupont set up converted tries from Dylan Cretin, Gael Fickou and Arthur Vincent.

The onslaught didn’t relent after the break as Brice Dulin and Dupont crossed the whitewash, while Teddy Thomas scored tries either side of Luca Sperandio’s consolation effort.

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The huge victory further underlined the title-winning credentials of Fabien Galthie’s side, who finished as runners-up last year, while the inexperience of an Italian team featuring 11 starters with fewer than 10 caps was ruthlessly exposed.

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