Rugby Union - France vs Italy - Stade de France, Paris, France - 6/2/16. France's Virimi Vakatawa celebrates after scoring a try during a Six Nations tournament match. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Virimi Vakatawa and Jules Plisson shone in a new-look France team who secured a hard-fought 23-21 victory over Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday.
Coach Guy Noves made a winning start as sevens stalwart Vakatawa, who had not played 15-man rugby in more than two years, scored the first try from the wing.
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