Patrice Collazo has been busy planning for 2020/21 at Toulon, signing ex-All Black Toeava and keeping French skipper Ollivon and veteran Parisse on board.
France raced to an early lead against Italy, and dominated the opening 20 minutes of the match with tries from Teddy Thomas and Charles Ollivon.
The blunder occurred as Vakatawa casually jogged into the in-goal, failing to put the ball down quickly as Toulon winger Gabin Villiere snuck up behind him.
France have been fastest out of the blocks ahead of the 2021 Six Nations, naming a 37-strong squad that contains three newcomers.
By the time they face the British and Irish Lions in July, that drought will be stretched to 20 months, and even then it's increasingly unlikely that the tour won't go ahead due to COVID-19.
Thomas Castaignede has dismissed claims the Autumn Nations Cup final has become a farce and warned England not to underestimate the new-look French team.
Despite a strange end to the elongated 2020 Guinness Six Nations, television viewing figures for France versus Ireland were strong, French media auditors have revealed.