France victorious at Italy

France have smashed Italy in round 3 of the Six Nations this afternoon.

The visitors ran in 9 tries to beat their hosts by 73-24 in Rome.

Les Bleus will travel to Dublin in two weeks time.

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Ireland "A" were beaten by their English counterparts in Bristol today.

The hosts had the control from the start and come away with a 28-12 victory.

Shane Daly, Ciar�n Frawley and Harry Byrne all picked up injuries during the game.