By PAUL REES

PREVIEW...France vs Italy (Today. Kick-off 3pm, Decathlon Arena, Lille)

IT does not come any more demanding in the Six Nations than visits to Ireland and France in consecutive rounds, but that is the lot of Italy who are in Lille today less than five months after they were thrashed in the World Cup by Les Bleus.
The 36-0 scoreline may not suggest it, but Italy did not suffer any reputational damage in Dublin in the last round. They saw little of the ball but did not cave in as they had against New Zealand and France in the World Cup when they conceded a total of 22 tries.
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