Laporte happy to stay in grand slam hunt

HOME wins over Ireland and Italy have kept France in the race for a Six Nations title and a possible grand slam decider against England, which is enough to satisfy their coach Bernard Laporte.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2004 - 00:00
Pirate Irwin, Paris

France 25 Italy 0

"We are back on the path to victory and I'm happy with our performances as a whole," Laporte said after Saturday's scrappy victory over Italy.

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