“A TOTAL Fiasco”, “Pathetic” and “Shameful” — those were just a selection of some of the headlines to grace the French newspapers on Sunday morning after the nation’s historic 22-21 Six Nations loss to Italy in Rome.

ARGENTINA bounced back from their home series defeat by Scotland in style with a record thrashing of Six Nations champions France in Buenos Aires.

FRANCE coach Bernard Laporte needs his team to put some manners on Pierre Berbizier’s Italians, who have shown up well in their first two matches in the Six Nations despite being on the losing side twice against Ireland and England.

France coach Bernard Laporte has made six changes to the France line-up for the clash with Italy in Rome.