France scored sixteen tries in their record-setting 96-00 win in Pool A against Namibia on Thursday. France secured their place in the quarter-finals with this emphatic win.
It took France only six minutes to open their account when Damian Penaud controlled a kick-pass from captain Antoine Dupont and scored a try in the corner. Jonathan Danty added the second try three minutes later to increase the French lead to 12-00.
Charles Ollivon, Damian Penaud, Jonathan Danty, Thibaud Flament, Antoine Dupont and Louis Bielle-Biarrey added their names to the try scorers in the first half to increase the French lead to 54-00.
The try fest continued in the second half with tries by Baptiste Couilloud, Damian Penaud, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Charles Ollivon and Melvyn Jaminet entertaining the home crowd.
France: Tries: Damian Penaud (3), Jonathan Danty (2), Charles Ollivon (2), Thibaud Flament, Antoine Dupont, Louis Bielle-Biarrey (2), Baptiste Couilloud, Melvyn Jaminet, Penalty Try. Conversions: Thomas Ramos (12).
Teams:
France: 1 Cyril Baille, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 3 Uini Atonio, 4 Cameron Woki, 5 Thibaud Flament, 6 François Cros, 7 Charles Ollivon, 8 Anthony Jelonch, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 12 Jonathan Danty, 13 Gaël Fickou, 14 Damian Penaud, 15 Thomas Ramos. Replacements: 16 Pierre Bourgarit, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Paul Boudehent, 21 Baptiste Couilloud, 22 Yoram Moefana, 23 Melvyn Jaminet.
Namibia: 1 Desiderius Sethie, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen, 3 Johan Coetzee, 4 Mahepisa Tjeriko, 5 Adriaan Ludick, 6 Max Katjijeko, 7 Johan Retief, 8 Prince Gaoseb, 9 Jacques Theron, 10 Cliven Loubser, 11 JC Greyling, 12 Danco Burger, 13 Johan Deysel (c), 14 Gerswin Mouton, 15 Andre van der Bergh. Replacements: 16 Obert Nortje, 17 Jason Benade, 18 Haitembu Shifuka, 19 PJ Van Lill, 20 Richard Hardwick, 21 Oela Blaauw, 22 Alcino Izaacs, 23 Divan Rossouw.