France reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup after beating Italy 60-7 in their final Group A match.

French national rugby teamPhoto: Alexis Sciard / Zuma Press / Profimedia

The French got points after eight attempts, seven conversions and two penalties.

Essay: Penault (‘2, ’38), Biel-Biarray (’13), Ramos (’22), Jaliber (’47), Mauvaka (’54) and Moefana (’63, ’75).

Transformations: Thomas Ramos (‘4, ’14, ’23, ’39, ’48, ’55) and Melvin Jaminet (’65).

Penalty: Ramos (‘7) and Jaminet (’81).

Italy’s points came from a try by Zuliani (’71), which was converted by Allan (’72).

Know:

  • Thanks to their success in Lyon, the Galician Roosters finished first in Group A, three points ahead of New Zealand.
  • France will play in the quarterfinals against the second place in Group B, most likely South Africa.

CM Rugby final standings Group A

1. France (210-32) 18 points

2. New Zealand (253-47) 15

3. Italy (114-181) 10

4. Uruguay (65-164) 5

5. Namibia (37-255) 0.