France beat Italy in Six Nations rugby to end winless streakGETTY IMAGES Mathieu Bastareaud was among the tryscorers for France. (FILE PHOTO)France overpowered Italy 34-17 on Saturday morning (NZ time) to end an eight-game winless streak and claim their first victory in this year's Six Nations. Scrumhalf Maxime Machenaud added five penalties and a conversion while replacement Francois Trinh-Duc added another conversion. Italy scored a first-half penalty try, while Tommaso Allan's penalty and Matteo Minozzi's late try, converted by Carlo Canna, gave the scoreline a touch of gloss for the visitors. France next take on England on March 10, while Italy travel to Wales a day later.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 22:41 UTC