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France beats Italy 30-12 in Six Nations
4 Feb 2012 at 9:02am
Six Nations title favorite France opened with a convincing 30-12 win over Italy at Stade de France on Saturday. France scored four tries while keeping its own tryline spotless in its first match since losing the World Cup final to New Zealand last October. Italy played well and shaded France for long periods but simply lacked the playmakers the home side had.
6 Nations favorite France, England open with win
4 Feb 2012 at 11:02am
France justified its status as Six Nations favorite with a 30-12 win over Italy, while England's rebuilt side showed it has spirit as well as talent to open its title defense with a 13-6 win at Scotland on Saturday. In their first match since losing the Rugby World Cup final in October, the French touched down four times at Stade de France and conceded only four kicks to gain some payback for...
France freeze out Italy in Six Nations
4 Feb 2012 at 10:59am
World Cup finalists France handed new coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning start in the Six Nations with a 30-12 victory over Italy at a freezing Stade de France on Saturday.
France plans new Syria initiatives, mulls more sanctions
5 Feb 2012 at 11:44am
PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to bring together all those opposed to developments in Syria in the next few days and is considering new sanctions against Damascus after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution, its foreign minister said Sunday. President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday France was consulting with Arab and European countries to create a contact group on Syria to ...
France, partners planning Syria crisis group: Sarkozy
4 Feb 2012 at 1:48pm
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday France was consulting with Arab and European countries to create a contact group on Syria to find a solution to its crisis after Russia and China vetoed a resolution at the U.N. Security Council. France and Britain had crafted the resolution, which condemned the Syrian government's violent crackdown on 11 months of protests and backed ...
Rugby-France know they must improve as Ireland game looms
4 Feb 2012 at 9:02am
France were happy to avenge last year's surprise defeat against Italy with a 30-12 home win against the Azzurri on Saturday, but they were aware they would have to do much better next week against Ireland.
France bid to bury W.Cup memories, play Italy in Six Nations
3 Feb 2012 at 7:21pm
World Cup finalists France will bid to get their Six Nations campaign off with a resounding bang when they host Italy at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Rugby-Malzieu inspires France to 30-12 win over Italy
4 Feb 2012 at 8:02am
* France make winning start under Saint-Andre
France ups pressure on Russia over Syria
4 Feb 2012 at 6:11am
PARIS (Reuters) - France raised the pressure on Russia on Saturday by warning that countries that blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria after activists said more than 200 people were killed in Homs would bear a "heavy responsibility in history." The comments came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a draft U.N. resolution on Syria was "not hopeless," but needed ...
Favorite France starts Six Nations campaign with rousing win
5 Feb 2012 at 8:17am
France justified its status as Six Nations favorite with a 30-12 win over Italy, while England's rebuilt side showed it has spirit as well as talent to open its title defense with a 13-6 win at Scotland on Saturday. In their first match since losing the Rugby World Cup final in October, the French touched down four times at Stade de France and conceded only four kicks to gain some payback for ...
