France down Boks iAfrica.com
France extended their 12-year unbeaten run against South Africa on French soil when they recorded a hard-fought 20-13 win at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, on Friday.
With the teams scoring one try each, the boots of scrumhalves Julien Dupuy (four penalties) and Morgan Parra (one penalty) made the difference against the Boks that had two players yellow carded for professional fouls.
It is South Africa's second defeat on their year-end tour - after also going down to Leicester Tigers in the opener last week Friday.
France won it all, From the anthems to the final whistle, France won.
They won the wind, the nervous energy, the tactics, the scrums, the line-outs, the tackle, the behaviour, the calm, the penalty count. They won so much that if the winning margin had been three times what it was in their favour it would not have been unfair.
It started all wrong for the Springboks. First there was the weirdest rendition of the national anthem possible. It was impossible to sing it with what looked like some street musicians singing off-key. It would almost have worked as a parody. It was a disgrace. Then came the Marseillaise sung with passion and vigour. What a difference!
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