FIVE-TRY FRANCE REGRET THE INDISCIPLINE

PAUL WILLEMSE has warned France to cut out the indiscipline to stay in the hunt for a first Six Nations title in 10 years. The South Africa-born lock lamented Les Bleus’ errant showing, despite running in five tries to ease past Italy in Paris. Fabien Galthie’s France backed up their victory over England by securing another bonus-point win, fending off the spirited Azzurri at the Stade de France. Les Bleus have not tasted Six Nations success since their 2010 Grand Slam, but have launched a youthful resurgence under Galthie and former Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards. France will now head to Cardiff to take on Wales on February 22, with Willemse admitting Galthie’s men must sharpen up, especially without the ball. ‘It was definitely a bit frustrating against Italy, we got what we wanted with the bonus point so we’re happy with that,’ Willemse told BBC Sport. ‘But our performance had a lot of errors, especially discipline-wise, so we’ve got to fix that as quickly as possible. ‘In our previous game it wasn’t a big thing, so we definitely want to fix that as quickly as possible, it’s not normal for us to have so many penalties. That will definitely be a focus to make sure it doesn’t happen again. ‘It’s really been a great atmosphere in our team, a lot of young guys are just starting and we’re moving forward. ‘We have a plan, a road map of where we want to go. So we’re just getting together and starting to build our history.’ Teddy Thomas, Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt, Romain Ntamack and Baptiste Serin all crossed for the French. Matteo Minozzi, Federico Zani and Mattia Bellini bagged tries for Italy, who fought hard but still slipped to their 24th Six Nations loss in a row.