Gabin Villiere notched a stylish hat-trick as France began their 2022 Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point 37-10 victory over battling Italy on home soil.
The fleet-footed Toulon wing notched either side of the interval and again right at the end of the game for the pre-tournament favourites, who got further tries from Antony Jelonch and the terrific Damian Penaud to defeat the spirited Azzurri after making a notably slow start to proceedings in the Paris rain.
