French 'welcome' to support Springboks as thoughts turn to England
If the French public are unsure of where their loyalties lie now that Fabien Galthie's team has gone out of the World Cup, South African hooker Bongi Mbonambi has extended an invitation: support the Boks.In one of the all-time great World Cup encounters French hopes of a first triumph on home soil turned to dust as the Springboks came back from a 25-19 deficit at the Stade de France on Sunday to win a thrilling match 29-28.
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