Damian Penaud edged closer to Serge Blanco’s France try record as Les Bleus secured a Rugby World Cup quarter-final with a 60-7 thumping of sorry Italy on Friday. 

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France’s full-back Thomas Ramos is congratulated by teammates after scoring France’s third try against Italy at the OL Stadium in Lyon on October 6, 2023. © Sébastien Bozon, AFP

Penaud, 26, scored two tries and created a third with a deft chip as he moved to within three of France great Blanco’s record of 38 tries for his country.

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