South Africa underlined their status as the world’s leading side as they beat France 32-17 on Saturday in Paris despite lock Lood de Jager’s first-half red card.
The Springboks played 40 minutes down a man after De Jager’s shoulder charge on Bleus fullback Thomas Ramos but secured victory thanks to second-half tries from replacements Andre Esterhuizen and Grant Williams and starting flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
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“The guys who started softened up the opposition and the bench finished it off,” South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said after his team won a re-match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final won by
