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France (21) 21
Tries: Grandidier-Nkanang, Attissogbe, Bielle-Biarrey Cons: Lucu (3)
South Africa (7) 19
Tries: Wessels, Reinach, Marx Cons: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2)
France held on to end their five-match losing run against South Africa at Stade de France with an enthralling 21-19 victory in Paris.
asserted
France → hold → Paris
The victory dents the world champions' hopes of reaching the Nations Championship final and puts Les Bleus in a strong position to top the Northern Hemisphere standings.
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victory → dent → standings
The hosts, inspired by their captain Antoine Dupont, showed their class and skill to score three first-half tries.
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hosts → inspire → tries
France's back three of Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, Theo Attissogbe and Louis Bielle-Biarrey all crossed in a thrilling opening 40 minutes.
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back → cross → minutes
The Springboks' try came before Bielle-Biarrey's, with Jan-Hendrik Wessels scoring off the back of a maul.
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Wessels → come → maul
Number eight Jasper Wiese was shown a 20-minute red card early in the second half for a tucked-shoulder charge, but it had the opposite effect to derailing the world champions.
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it → show → champions
Replacement scrum-half Cobus Reinach and hooker Malcolm Marx scored to set a thrilling finale, with South Africa's set-piece power proving too much.
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power → score → finale
However, Manie Libbok missed the vital conversion to Marx's try that would have levelled the game.
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that → miss → game
With South Africa pushing for a winning score, Bielle-Biarrey produced a huge defensive play to force the ball loose, before Dupont, who was named player of the match, gathered possession to help seal the victory.
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who → push → victory
The result will come as a blow to both England and Ireland, who are in direct competition with France for a place in the Nations Championship final at the end of the month.
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who → come → month
Les Bleus, who are six points clear at the top of the Northern Hemisphere standings, now face Argentina next Saturday, putting them in a strong position to reach the final at Allianz Stadium on Sunday, 29 November.
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who → face → Sunday
Dupont wears 10 but excels from nine
Injuries to France's three first-choice fly-halves - Matthieu Jalibert, Romain Ntamack and Antoine Hastoy - left France coach Fabien Galthie with little option but to deploy his captain and talismanic scrum-half at number 10.
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Injuries → wear → number
Despite wearing the France number 10 shirt for the first time, Dupont lined up at scrum-half, as Galthie played Erasmus, who had again swapped his entire front row an hour before kick-off, at his own game.
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who → wear → game
It was an electric start from the hosts, as a clever move sent Kalvin Gourgues through a gap, with Grandidier-Nkanang eventually crossing in the corner.
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Nkanang → send → corner
A monstrous left-footed 50:22 from Dupont, with South Africa lock Lood de Jager in the sin-bin for a high tackle, gave France the field position, before the ball cannoned off Gourgues' head and Attissogbe crossed for a fortunate try.
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Attissogbe → give → try
Dupont supplied more magic, grubber kicking through on his stronger right foot for Bielle-Biarrey to score.
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Biarrey → supply → foot
South Africa's power told as they scored their opening try from a maul, before Erasmus changed his entire front row again, five minutes before half-time.
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Erasmus → tell → time
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