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France coach Fabien Galthie said his team is focused on playing another "World Cup final" after securing their place in the knock-out stages with an eight-try thumping of Italy on Friday.
LYON, France : France coach Fabien Galthie declared himself satisfied with Friday's 60-7 drubbing of Italy to move into the knockout stages as Pool A winners but said the next test on their World Cup journey would be as hard as they come.
LYON, France : France's Matthieu Jalibert produced the magic as the hosts punched their ticket for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals by crushing Italy 60-7 on Friday despite the absence of Antoine Dupont.
Maxime Lucu will start at scrum-half to deputise for Antoine Dupont as coach Fabien Galthie stuck with his premium side for France's final Rugby World Cup Pool A game, a knockout-style clash against Italy on Friday.
PARIS :Maxime Lucu will start at scrumhalf to deputize for Antoine Dupont as coach Fabien Galthie stuck with his premium side for France's final Rugby World Cup Pool A game, a knockout-style clash against Italy on Friday.
MARSEILLE, France : Hosts France have yet to secure a quarter-final place in the Rugby World Cup but will do so if they avoid defeat to Italy in Lyon on Friday, and flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert is not fooled by the 96-17 drubbing inflicted on their Six Nations rivals by New Zealand.
PARIS : With Antoine Dupont injured for at least France's final Pool A World Cup game against Italy, head coach Fabien Galthie could opt to switch between Maxime Lucu or Baptiste Couilloud at scrumhalf depending on the opponent instead of naming just one of them.
France captain Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on a facial injury and will return to his Rugby World Cup squad to recover, the French federation (FFR) said on Saturday, though it gave no timeline for when the scrumhalf might return to the field.