Damian Penaud scores two tries in 41-17 win.
WINGER DAMIAN PENAUD scored twice as Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 in Paris in both sides’ final warm-up game before the tournament.
Matthieu Jalibert started at fly-half for the home side in a lineup which is also expected to face the All Blacks early next month. France full-back Thomas Ramos slotted the conversion to make it 7-0 before the visitors then responded. Despite the lead, France looked sluggish compared to a majority of their performances since Fabien Galthie took over as head coach in December 2019.
France’s tails were up as captain Dupont underlined his brilliance with his second assist of the game, a delicate cross kick, to set up Penaud after Jalibert had tested the Australia defence.
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