Huget try catches Italy cold in their warm-up for England

By SAM JACKSON

FRANCE got their rugby World Cup preparations back on track with a powerful seven-try win at the Stade de France on Friday.
Les Bleus, in their final warm-up match before next month’s tournament in Japan, simply had too much power and pace for Conor O’Shea’s Italians despite being reduced temporarily to 13 players midway through the first half.
The French, whose previous two games were back-to-back encounters against Scotland – a home win followed by an away defeat – never looked back after winger Yoann Huget went over in the th...

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