Laporte relief as Les Bleus cruise to win

France head coach Bernard Laporte found it difficult to pick out a star performer in his side’s 39-3 win over Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship opener at the Stadio Flaminio today.

Les Bleus opened the defence of their title with a five-try rout of the Italians, who had been expected to put up more opposition in the tournament this season.