Victory ensured France topped Pool A with a perfect record of four wins from four and they will play one of Ireland, Scotland and South Africa in the last eight.
DÉCINES-CHARPIEU, France - Damian Penaud edged closer to Serge Blanco's France try record as Les Bleus secured a Rugby World Cup quarter-final with a 60-7 thumping of sorry Italy on Friday.
"The contract has been fulfilled," said Maxime Lucu, who brilliantly covered the absent Antoine Dupont at scrumhalf. This was not quite the unstoppable try-fest New Zealand inflicted on Italy a week ago in a 96-17 hammering, but there was nonetheless a gulf in class between two sides that had been separated only by five points in the Six Nations in February."We are going to enjoy the weekend; it was a tough game. We will now prepare for the quarter-final."
It took only two minutes for France to strike, as Les Bleus went through the phases and then quick hands sent the predatory Penaud over for his 34th France try.Penaud then turned provider. Italy prop Simone Ferrari thought he had scored but he was dubiously penalised for an earlier high clear-out at a ruck and France's tryline remained unbreached.
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