A 14-man Springbok side played out of their skins, but it was not enough to stop France from claiming a 30-26 win at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday. | Sport24news
One could say a little bit too much because in their over-eagerness to clean out rucks and have quick ball, Damian de Allende dragged Du Toit into a ruck.
They did so five minutes later through loosehead prop Cyril Baille after the hosts went through eight phases before busting open the Boks' defensive line. In the 28th minute, with the Boks having a lineout in France's 22, Malcolm Marx came on for Bongi Mbonambi as an head injury assessment replacement. Up to that stage, there had been some lineout issues with Mbonambi not communicating well with Franco Mostert.
After all, the Boks' physicality saw Baille and lock Thibaud Flament leaving the field for head injury assessments. However, Ramos restored France's six-point buffer three minutes later as the one-short Bok forwards infringed at a rolling mall. The Boks had three successive rolling mauls that were stopped illegally by the French, but the line was eventually breached by Arendse in the 51st minute.Suddenly, the Boks were leading, playing the more fluent rugby and more importantly, using their momentum.
The Boks again surged up the field and would likely have scored in the 62nd minute if Damian de Allende had passed down the line instead of skipping Makazole Mapimpi to find Arendse.
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