Round 1 Wrap
OSCAR Boutez scored a double as tournament hosts France fought off spirited debutants Spain 36-12.
It only took Spain nine minutes to shock the hosts, as No.8 Marcos Lopez muscled over the line and Pedro Perez kicked the extras to hand the visitors a deserved lead.
Conceding the advantage early on seemed to rouse France, and it didn’t take long for Les Bleuets to answer through loosehead Amir Hattouma, with Virgil Dreux slotting home from the tee to tie the scores.
France took the lead when second row Boutez powered over the whitewash before clinching his double…