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No 8 Sebastien Chabal celebrated his international return with two tries as France demolished Italy 39-3 in their Six Nations match.
Man-of-the-match Chabal, who has played only four internationals since 2003, was in outstanding form for the defending champions.
He bullocked over for a try just before halftime and scored a second four minutes after the interval.
The French started slowly at Rome's Stadio Flaminio but first-half tries by wingers Christophe Dominici and Cedric Heymans and Chabal put them 22-3 ahead at halftime.
They continued to dominate after the break, with Chabal scoring his second and inside centre Yannick Jauzion adding a fifth. First five David Skrela added 11 points with the boot before he was replaced by Lionel Beauxis.
- REUTERS
