France maintain Women's Six Nations Grand Slam bid with victory over Italy

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France maintain Women's Six Nations Grand Slam bid with victory over Italy
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France secured a six-try victory over Italy to keep their hopes of winning the Women's Six Nations Grand Slam alive. Nassira Konde, Annaelle Deshayes, Charlotte Escudero, Melissande Llorens, Assia Khalfaoui, and Madoussou Fall all scored for France, while Alyssa D'Inca replied twice for Italy. Fly-half Lina Queyroi played a key role in France's win, setting up several tries with her excellent playmaking skills. France will face Wales in their next match, with a potential Grand Slam showdown against England on the final day.

France cruised past Italy with a six-try victory to maintain their Women's Six Nations Grand Slam bid and keep up the pressure on leaders England .

Assia Khalfaoui and Madoussou Fall added further tries after the break as Alyssa D'Inca replied twice for Italy.Fly-half Lina Queyroi was influential throughout and her neat chip over the Italian defence led to Konde crossing for the opening try. A rolling maul handed France momentum before Escudero crashed over for the third, and the bonus point was sealed when Queyroi produced an excellent cross-field kick for Llorens to gather and score.

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