Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Captain Antoine Dupont praised the mentality and resilience of his France teammates after their stunning 21-19 takedown of world champion South Africa in Nations Championshiprugby on Friday.
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Dupont → praise → Friday
The French played at a breathless tempo in the first half and built a 21-7 lead.
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French → play → lead
They spent most of the second half with 14 men and getting ground down in scrums and mauls but withstood the Springboks’ inevitable comeback to achieve a statement win.
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They → spend → win
The Six Nations champion beat South Africa at the Stade de France for the first time since 2005 and bolstered its lead in the northern hemisphere standings.
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champion → beat → standings
France hosts Argentina next weekend and should clinch a berth in the final in two weeks at Twickenham.
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France → host → Twickenham
“It’s important to win these games, and it shows the mindset of this team,” Dupont said.
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Dupont → ’ → team
“We were able to contain them when they came into our half, we were able to fight and hold the score until the end.
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we → contain → end
“The South Africans always push us to our limits.
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Africans → push → limits
Tonight, there wasn’t one guy who slacked off, not one who took a rest.
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who → be → rest
We saw a great attitude.”
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We → see → attitude
Dupont wore the No. 10 jersey in a test for the first time because of a spate of flyhalf injuries but he played mainly at scrumhalf to be closer to the ball and was the best player on the pitch.
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he → wear → pitch
He set up a try for Louis Bielle-Biarrey, held up Pieter-Steph du Toit over the tryline and his vision on both sides of the ball was typically remarkable.
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vision → set → ball
He acknowledged only one of France’s three converted tries came off the training ground, the 16-phase effort finished by winger Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, including a kick-pass by Dupont.
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one → acknowledge → Dupont
“We weren’t able to show the full range of what we had worked on in training,” he said.
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he → show → training
Also outstanding were No. 8 and former captain Grégory Alldritt, recalled for the first time in a year after Paul Boudehent was injured against Fiji last weekend, and rookie lock Florian Verhaege, who has been grabbing his chance in the absence of the injured Thibaud Flament.
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who → recall → Flament