DÉCINES-CHARPIEU: French team cruised to top position in Pool A at the Rugby World Cup as they crush Italy 60-7.
The hosts dominant in Lyon!@FranceRugby | #RWC2023 | #FRAvITA pic.twitter.com/FqYNKO5e1P
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France faced exclusion if they had lost the game but put any nerves to bed in Lyon with 31 points in the first half of the match, going on to score 7 tries for a bonus-point win.
The kick, the step, the finish. Perfection from Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey #RWC2023 | #FRAvITA pic.twitter.com/3gEct8UulC
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 6, 2023
The host advance to the quarter-finals unbeaten and ahead of Blacks in the group phase rankings. France will face the runners-up team from Pool B South Africa, Ireland or Scotland on October, 15.
