"South Africa showed all their world champions' resilience, storming back from 14-6 down and the first-half sending-off of the lock Lood de Jager to crush France 32-17 in a bruising Autumn international on Saturday. Down a man for the entire second half, the Springboks absorbed early pressure before overwhelming Les Bleus through sheer physicality and composure, silencing a raucous Stade de France crowd expecting revenge for France's World Cup heartbreak."
"Two years after their agonising 29-28 World Cup quarter-final loss to the Springboks on home soil, Les Bleus looked eager to make amends even without their injured captain Antoine Dupont. But France, now on a four-match losing streak, cracked under pressure as their discipline disintegrated despite the Springboks being reduced to 14 men on the stroke of half-time. Fabien Galthie's side looked irresistible early on as the winger Damian Penaud scored twice to become his country's all-time leading try-scorer with 40."
South Africa recovered from a 14-6 deficit and the first-half sending-off of lock Lood de Jager to defeat France 32-17. The Springboks played the entire second half with 14 men, absorbing early pressure before taking control through physicality and composure. France began strongly, with Damian Penaud scoring twice to reach 40 international tries, but France's discipline collapsed and costly infringements shifted momentum. South African tries came from Cobus Reinach, Andre Esterhuizen, Grant Williams and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who also kicked two penalties and three conversions. France stayed on a four-match losing run without injured captain Antoine Dupont.
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