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Article: France thrashes Ireland 44-5 to win Six Nations Grand Slam

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France thrashes Ireland 44-5 to win Six Nations Grand Slam France thrashes Ireland 44-5 to win Six Nations Grand Slam EDS: CLARIFIES graf 31 that victory is France's first against Ireland in three matches With AP Photos

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) - Capping a brilliant revival, France thrashed Ireland 44-5 on Saturday to win a Six Nations Grand Slam in breathtaking style.

Flanker Serge Betsen and full back Nicolas Brusque scored two tries each at the Stade de France while Aurelien Rougerie scored a fifth for the French.

Fly half Gerald Merceron scored a total 16 points in penalties and conversions as France claimed its seventh Grand Slam, and its first in four years.

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