Help support journalists, the guardians of independent journalism, through our, off the pitch with the World Cup hosting rights, Allister Coetzee made ten changes to his starting XV, Beat digital distancing with these four great gaming escapes, Get your groove on: Here’s seven music videos you just have to watch, WATCH: The latest on Uzalo, Thursday 8 October 2020 – E154 S6. Willie le Roux's pass to his winger is forward so we are back for a SAF scrum. 0 of 5. France vs South Africa: 5 Famous Matches . (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile/Gallo Images). Kolbe takes a quick lineout as South Africa try to break out of their own 22, but a forward pass hands France a scrum. Leyds has his first Test try. Serin angles a kick over the top of the South Africa line. That’s it from us, though, cheers! SA kept losing the ball to France at crucial times and at lineouts. South Africa's changes are more straighforward from their defeat to England. Refresh your browser to see the latest updates. Execution and decision making was woeful at times and kicking away possession is still a problem. The game to the point is notable for nothing so much as the kicking game of scrum-halves Faf de Klerk and Baptiste Serin. Big effort from Kolisi, but Cronje fumbles close to the line and South Africa lose some ground. The teams have run out into the atmospheric cauldron that is Stade de France, and we have the anthems. Both sides came into this match short on confidence and shorter still on form having lost last weekend - France going down 38-18 to New Zealand. Postal: Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican, PO Box 44354, Claremont, 7735, South Africa, United Kingdom– Blue Sky Publications Ltd – Company Registration Number: 04683692. Doumayrou makes way for Fickou for the home side. They absorbed the pressure from the home side well enough and used the boot of Pollard to score their points. This time they're able to power over the line. Elton Jantjies has South Africa on the French 5m line. Rugby News of the All Blacks, Wallabies, Springboks and England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Rugby Championship and Super Rugby. France have lost their impetus from the early stages. What do you expect? Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. It hands France another kick to extend their lead as Serin lines up a strike. France 10-18 South Africa. It's like Donald Trump is writing your tweets. Marx carries the ball with intent before De Klerk takes the decision to pen France back with a kick into touch inside the 10 metre line. A scrum takes the half beyond regulation. However, one penalty led to many others that allowed the Springboks to drive the length of the field before Bongi Mbonambi touched down in the corner in the fifth minute beyond regulation. Fickou lines up a kick from almost 50 metres and gets his effort all wrong, firing well wide of the posts. England 30-6 Australia 23:10 But you know what they say, when it rains, it pours and South Africa look to drive forward, but there’s a collapse and France have a scrum. Mbongeni Mbonami steals it at the death for South Africa, touching down untouched after a key lineout inside the French 5m line. The visitors are sitting back and absorbing the pressure, while using the boot of Pollard to get on the board. Mathieu Bastareaud involved often as France look to bend the South African defensive line, but the centre is struggling to make an impression. Sorry there are no live games. We'll see you next week for the next find of the November Tests. PENALTY GOOD! Referee Nigel Owens opts for a scrum inside the France 22, with the home side having the put-in. Homepage. International SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE GAME!! Serin sends the ball out wide to the backs. Owen penalises Les Bleus and South Africa remain alive in the contest. Pollard (63) SA kept losing the ball to France at crucial times and at lineouts. Excellent counterattack from France, for whom Camille Lopez's crosskick just evades Damian Penaud in space on the left wing. Got a bit tetchy there, but Leyds finds a way through. The final was played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and refereed by Ed Morrisonof England. "Just a mistiming.". Serin misses for the first time in the contest, firing his kick just wide of the left upright from his position from the right flank. Pollard kicks his effort through the posts from close range, taking him past 300 international points for the Springboks. France win the first major battle at the breakdown as Iturria and Picamoles get the better of their counterparts. France are trying to build through their forwards. There’s now debate over whether the ball was lost forward by Etzebeth or not… it’s gone up to the TMO…. Having converted his own try, Belleau missed a penalty but France's tails were up as both sides showed an eagerness to run the ball on almost every possession. France 0-5 South Africa, 08:32 minutes gone, 22:09 0-0 First scrum of the match after France knock-on. There were very few bright moments for the Boks in that match, but far too many unforced errors. Pollard will go for the posts. Whiteley makes way for South Africa and is replaced by Snyman. Or maybe it’s just late and we’re tired. @StevenKitshoff and @vincentkoch1 at the @StadeFrance.#boksontour#CastleLagerOutgoingTour#FRAvRSA pic.twitter.com/kX21McqOTn, Les Bleus sont arrivés au @StadeFrance ! France settle for three points rather than the try. 23:12 Frace are now ahead after Belleau slots over a penalty which was awarded for a high tackle. Whichever side loses, we’ll proclaim this is a new low point for them. France kicked it because they didn’t know what else to do and three South African players stuffed up the handling and Belleau is through. 21:48 Both coaches are under a fair bit of pressure heading into this game. That's all she wrote from Paris, where South Africa may or may not consider themselves fortunate to reclaim winning form. CONVERSION! There's not a lot of room out there for the creative players to express themselves. France 0-8 South Africa, 23:07 gone, 22:23 Pollard converts a penalty. He crashes though a couple of tackles before touching down. France beat South Africa 7-20 in this semi final match and they deserved it. France have to mount a tryline stand to keep South Africa at bay here. A mistake by Pollard leads to a scrum at half-way for France. Fortunately, for the Boks, the French are just as clumsy. Pollard (18,59), France vs South Africa Iturria runs into two South Africa defenders and is in danger of turning the ball over. Jantjies kicks deep into France territory. They should just ‘Harry Viljoen’ this and run everything. Accessibility links ... Rugby Union. No games … These are two flawed teams, but this is a weirdly entertaining game of rugby in Paris. a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. He's three from three so far this evening. South Africa defeated Western Samoa in the quarter-finals, and then France in the semi-finals to reach the final; New Zealand defeated Scotland in the quarter-finals, and England in the semi-finals, a game in which Jonah Lomu famously scored four tries for the All Blacks. France get the first try of the game. 22:17 Pollard’s just at a little moment. South Africa held on to earn a sixth win from 11 matches this year ahead of travelling to face Italy next Saturday. Pollard will go for the posts. Watch the brand new event series The Good Lord Bird now on Stan. 22:33 And as we wrote that, South Africa let the ball bounce and France are through the defence… to be fair, they didn’t really get into threatening territory. Medard comes into the side for Les Bleus ahead of Benjamin Fall due to Jacques Brunel’s preference for a stronger kicker at full-back. Chat replaces the France skipper and try-scorer Guirado. Iturria catches Koch late on the neck as he tries to rise from being tackled and it hands Pollard another shot at the posts. Player substituted - Steven Kitshoff , South Africa, Substitute on - Thomas du Toit , South Africa. 23:30 France South Africa have managed to take advantage of the extra man and they are on the tryline. De Klerk tries to send Kolbe away down the wing, but his kick is too long for his team-mate and Thomas touches unopposed to give France an opportunity to clear their lines. France turn the ball over deep in their own half from the restart. He awards a penalty to Les Bleus for the challenge as De Klerk escapes futher action. Pollard sends his effort through the posts from 35 metres and South Africa are back within striking distance. Their progress with their forwards had been slowed by the South Africa defensive line. Penalties: And it was a bruising start for the hosts who within five minutes had lost lock Paul Gabrillagues to a head injury assessment while fellow forwards Louis Picamoles and Kevin Gourdon both needed strapping on an ankle. FRANCE 23-22 SOUTH AFRICA (POLLARD). They created room for Lopez to fire at the posts and he made no mistake in splitting the uprights. Penalties: Ball’s out, South Africa grab it and manage to string a few phases together. Magnificent work from Cheslin Kolbe, who stepped inside his defender on the right wing, but he could not get the ball down under pressure from the magnificent French cover defence. Pollard has just missed another sitter. Referee Owens wants a second look at the tackle on TMO. Neither side looks overly convincing, but at least one side has a number ten who can kick. Belleau missed a penalty from wide left to get France back into the match with eight minutes left but Serin burrowed over from close range on 76 minutes and Belleau's conversion made it a one-point game with two minutes to play. Oh and now it’s raining. France battle at the scrum and are able to clear their lines.