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French record second victory

France recorded their second victory in the Latin Cup last night when they crushed Romania 39-3 in Lourdes

Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00

France recorded their second victory in the Latin Cup last night when they crushed Romania 39-3 in Lourdes. The French, who beat Italy 30-19 in their first game, were never threatened by Romania.

First-half tries from Philippe Saint-Andre, Franck Tournaire and Olivier Merle put the French firmly in control.

A penalty try and a try from Abdelatif Benazzi rounded off the romp in the second half, with Christophe Lamaison kicking 14 points.

Italy and Argentina fought out an 18-18 draw in the other game.

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Latin Cup

Argentina 18 Italy 18: Argentina - Tries: Scelzo (7), J Fernandez-Miranda (23). Penalties: Fernandez-Miranda (40, 48). Conversion: Fernandez-Miranda (23). Italy: Penalties: Dominguez (16, 36, 47, 51, 70, 75)

France 39 Romania 3: France - Tries: Saint-Andre (15), Tournaire (26), Merle (34), Penalty try (72), Benazzi (76). Penalties: Lamaison (4, 8). Conversions: Lamaison (15, 26, 34, 72). Romania - Penalty: Tofan (29).

Remaining matches: France v Argentina; Italy v Romania (At Tarbes, October 26th)