Prolific right winger Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 in Lyon to reach the quarterfinals in style. Penaud’s brace of tries took him past Vincent Clerc and onto 35 overall with only fullback great Serge Blanco left ahead of him on 38. Coach Fabien Galthie’s France topped Pool A ahead of and having beaten three-time defending champion New Zealand. It means that eight-try France meets the team finishing second in Pool B in the quarterfinals. That will be either defending champion South Africa, top-ranked Ireland or outsider Scotland. The Scots face the Irish on Saturday at Stade de France.
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Of course, Penaud got the first try, off his wing. Following pick-and-goes from hooker Peato Mauvaka, flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert and fullback Thomas Ramos combined to send the right winger into the left corner. Jalibert and Penaud combined to send Ramos over for the third try, and brilliant improvisation from Jalibert saw him kick off-balance to Penaud in the right corner for France’s fourth try.
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