South Africa Torment France – South Africa 42-17 France

Gio Aplon scored two tries and Morne Steyn kicked 15 points as world champions South Africa crushed France 42-17 in Cape Town on Saturday.

Tries from Pierre Spies, Aplon and Gurthro Steenkamp helped the Springboks into a 25-10 half-time lead, with the French score coming from Aurelien Rougerie.

After the break Aplon scored a length of the field try for South Africa. Francois Louw added the fifth try for the Boks before Marc Andreu’s late consolation for the visitors., giving us the final score of:

South Africa 42-17 France

Scorers

South Africa: Tries: Spies 2, Aplon 7,48, Steenkamp 31, Louw 75 Cons: Steyn (3), Pienaar Pens: Steyn (3)

France: Tries: Rougerie 30, Andreu 79 Cons: Parra, Skrala Pen: Parra

Teams

South Africa: Z Kirchner (Bulls, J de Villiers Glnwi. Stormers); G Aplon (Stormers), J Fount; (Stormers), W Olivier (Bulls, J de Jongh Blmin, Stormers). B Hanaro (Stormers): M Steyn (Bulls, R Pienaar 66min, Sharks). R Januarie (Stormers); G Steenkamp (Bulls), J Smit (Sharks, capt. C Ralepelle 30mm, Bulls), BJ Botha (Ulster, J du Plessis 57min, Sharks), 0 Rossouw (Bulls, F van der Merwe Blmin. Bulls), V Matfield (Bulls). S Burger (Stormers, D Potgieter Blmin, Bulls), F Louw (Stormers), P Spies (Bulls)

France: C Poitrenaud (Toulouse, D Skrela Tlmin, Toulouse); V Clerc (Toulouse), D Marty (Perpignan, M Andreu 64min, OTympique), M Mermo! (Perpignan). A Rougene (Clermont Auvergne); F Trinh-Ouc (Montpellier), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne, D Yachvili 67min, Biarritz); T Domingo (Clermont Auvergne, JB Poux 41min, Toulouse), D Szarzewski (Stade Frangais. G Guirado B4min, Perpignan), N Mas (Perpignan), L Nallet (Racing Metro), R Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), T Dusautoir (Toulouse, capt), W Laurel (Biarritz), J BJwaire (Clermont Auvergne)

Yellow cards: South Africa: Van der Merwe France: Yachvili

Referee: B Lawrence (New Zealand)

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