France bolstered their Grand Slam ambitions with a hard fought but deserved 30-24 victory over Ireland at the Stade de France. Antoine Dupont’s stunning early try and the unerring boot of Melvyn Jaminet proved to be decisive for Les Blues.
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France claimed a dramatic last-gasp 32-30 victory to deny Wales the Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam after a controversial Paris epic. They could also destroy Wales’ title hopes by beating Scotland with a bonus point next Friday. France had lock Paul Willemse sent off 11 minutes from time for making contact with the eye area of Wales prop Wyn Jones, while the visitors played the last eight minutes with 13 men.
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A late Maro Itoje try secured England victory over France in a Six Nations game full of high-speed, enterprising rugby at Twickenham to leave the championship wide open. Trailing by four points heading towards full-time but Itoje bundled over from a maul and was awarded the try by the TMO.
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The coronavirus issues in the French Rugby squad worsened today with the news that scrum-half Antoine Dupont had tested positive. Dupont has been the team’s stand out player in their opening fixtures of the Six Nations this year.
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France kicked off the Six Nations with a seven-try demolition of Italy in Rome with Teddy Thomas scoring a brace. Italy combined well at times but were utterly outclassed by Les Bleus who ran out 10-50 winners.
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