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Far from vintage French get win over Italy

A momentous day for the 2015 Rugby World Cup ended on a forgettable enough note tonight with France claiming a comfortable victory in Ireland’s Pool D against an Italian side that never came close to beating their neighbours for the third time in six attempts.

Far from vintage French get win over Italy

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015 - 22:58

France 32 Italy 10

By Brendan O’Brien, Twickenham

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