The hosts had more possession and enjoyed territorial advantage in the first half, and their back-three of Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, Theo Attissogbe, and Louis Bielle-Biarrey all crossed for tries.
Their first two tries came while Lood de Jager was in the sin-bin for a dangerous tackle, with Maxime Lucu yellow carded for the same reason later in the half.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels scored the Boks’ only try in the opening half, while Kurt-Lee Arendse went over on the stroke of half-time, but he was adjudged to be offside at the lineout.
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**Scorers:**
**France (21)** – Tries: Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, Theo Attissogbe, Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Conversions: Maxime Lucu (3).
**Springboks (7)** – Try: Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Conversion: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
Source: Original report at SA Rugby.
