Despite failing to get into gear,France recorded a dominant, bonus point win over Romania after fielding a moment string side
9.53pm BSTWell, and the scoreline says that France dominated. And they did. But,certainly in the first half, they were a mess and they did not really get it going terribly well in the moment either. Having said that, and this was a team with 13 changes from that one that faced Italy,so perhaps that rustiness can be excused as they learned how to function with one another. They can argue that they got the job done too: a win and a bonus point sets them up very nicely in Pool D. Romania will be delighted by their try and their grunt in the first half. They had a few flashes it will be spellbinding to see how they play against Italy: they could well give them a game. Thanks for reading, Im off. 9.49pm BSTFrance have suddenly woken up, and first La Roux,then Guitoune burst up the pitch as they seek another try. It’s a bit late for that now. And with that, Peyper puts this out of its misery.
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Source: theguardian.com