Antoine Dupont is already looking ahead to France's likely Six Nations decider with Ireland after his team ran in a record 11 tries in Sunday's crushing 73-24 win over Italy.
PARIS - Antoine Dupont is already looking ahead to France's likely Six Nations decider with Ireland after his team ran in a record 11 tries in Sunday's crushing 73-24 win over Italy.Star scrum-half Dupont was key as France secured their biggest-ever win in the tournament, dotting down twice and conducting a masterclass in ball-handling.
"We suspected from the outset that this would be the biggest match of the competition. Knowing the Irish, we had few doubts," Dupont told reporters. "We now have two weeks to prepare and try to get the best possible result, which is obviously to bring home the victory." "We've felt for a while that we're capable of reaching a really high level of quality," said Galthie.
Galthie also has confidence in France's chances for the rest of the tournament and is looking forward to doing battle with the Irish. Sunday's thrashing was their second worst, with an 80-23 humbling against England in 2001 still their blackest day in the tournament, even though they conceded 10 tries that day.
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