A record demolition. France rocked up in Rome and roared at everyone “See? We can take our chances”. Finishing with 11 tries was a big, bold statement in bleu.

France have made seven changes to their side as fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and wing Damian Penaud have been dropped with ...

France player ratings live from Stadio Olimpico: Fabien Galthie’s France rejuvenated their Guinness Six Nations title bid with a smashing 73-24 win over Italy to set up a tantalising March 8 showdown ...

Result and reaction from Six Nations as Les Bleus run rampant in Rome - Italy 24-73 France: The visitors delivered a ...

Stadio Olimpico Date: Sunday, 23 February Kick-off: 15:00 GMTCoverage: Text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website ...

Backs Damian Penaud and Matthieu Jalibert have been axed from France’s team to play Italy on Sunday in the Six Nations.

France coach Fabien Galthie has swung the selection axe after his side’s Six Nations defeat to England with wing Damian ...

France coach Fabien Galthie has made tactical changes for the Six Nations match against Italy, bringing Thomas Ramos as ...

France coach Fabien Galthie restored Thomas Ramos at flyhalf and named seven forwards on the bench for the Six Nations game ...

Captain and scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, who was paired with the hugely disappointing Matthieu Jalibert in the absence of suspended Romain Ntamack, agreed. "We wasted way too many opportunities," he ...

And the scrum-half, whose partnership with Matthieu Jalibert in the absence of the suspended Romain Ntamack proved disappointing, underlined Galthie's verdict by saying: "We wasted way too many ...