France will close in on a spot in the quarter-finals should they defeat Namibia in Pool A
Italy come back from behind to beat Uruguay 38-17 at the Rugby World Cup
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Rampant France demolished Namibia 96-src, with Damian Penaud plundering a hat-trick of tries as the hosts set a new record score to maintain their perfect start to the Rugby World Cup.
However, the victors saw captain Antoine Dupont go off with a potential serious facial injury in the Marseille clash.
Les Bleus head coach Fabien Galthie had again made sweeping changes following a laboured victory over Uruguay, which was in stark contrast to the impressive performance which saw off three-time world champions New Zealand in the tournament’s opening match
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France rack up record score in huge Rugby World Cup win over Namibia
Rampant France demolished Namibia 96-src, with Damian Penaud plundering a hat-trick of tries as the hosts set a new record score to maintain their perfect start to the Rugby World Cup.
However, the victors saw captain Antoine Dupont go off with a potential serious facial injury in the Marseille clash.
Full report:
Karl Matchett21 September 2src23 23:srcsrc
Next up – Uruguay and Italy
A tough night for Namibia, who had a couple of chances but were overwhelmed in all areas by a fully firing French side.
Namibia will face Uruguay in their next match next Wednesday. France will face the anxious wait to discover the extent of Dupont’s injury but have two weeks until their next match which will be against Italy.
Karl Matchett21 September 2src23 22:55
France – record broken at half time
Not only did France set their highest-ever RWC score at full time and score their 2srcsrcth try, but they were also setting records at half time.
Karl Matchett21 September 2src23 22:47
Brilliance from Bielle-Biarrey
As well has his two tries, Bielle-Biarrey’s quick reactions and game-reading ability also set Danty up to score his first try. The 2src-year-old is really impressing at the RWC and is proving to be a strong asset to the French team.
Imogen Ainsworth21 Septemb
…. to be continued
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