Injuries take gloss off emphatic France win

France's emphatic 52-8 victory over Samoa on Saturday came at a cost as they suffered several injuries ahead of tough encounters against Australia and New Zealand later this month. Flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc will miss the remainder of the November series after sustaining a forearm fracture while prop Jefferson Poirot, number eight Loann Goujon and flanker Kevin Gourdon were also hurt. "It's the big black mark of the evening," said France coach Guy Noves who took over from Philippe Saint-Andre af