France punish Japan 42-15 in scrappy Tokyo try-fest

(Corrects paragraphs 1-2, 9 to show that Jalibert scored two tries, not one, and that Romain Ntamack did not score a try)TOKYO, July 18 : France ran in six tries against a ragged Japan at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday with hooker Maxime Lamothe and fullback Matthieu Jalibert each grabbing a brace as Les Bleus rounded off their first leg of the inaugural Nations Championship with a 42-15 win. The Six Nations holders took advantage of the high-tempo, unstructured match with, lock Alexandre Roumat and scrumhalf Maxime Lucu also dotting down, and Lucu and Romain Ntamack converting all the scores.While Japan showed flashes of attacking brilliance, it was a disappointing end to a strong run of matches which included an emphatic 27-10 win over Italy and a dogged 20-36 loss to Ireland