France no answer to Springboks' power

South Africa produced a ruthless five-try display as France were brushed aside 42-17 in one-off Test at Newlands in Cape Town.

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Jun 2010, 12:30 BST

Updated 14th Jun 2010, 12:30 BST

The tourists never recovered after a nightmare opening quarter, but in truth they struggled to cope with the Springboks' physicality and supreme lineout work throughout as they were handed a humbling defeat following their Grand Slam winning exploits in the RBS Six Nations.

The world champions roared into a 17-0 lead after 10 minutes thanks to tries from No 8 Pierre Spies and wing Gio Aplon plus a penalty and two conversions from fly-half Morne Steyn.

Steyn added another penalty and prop Guthro Steenkamp went over as the hosts took a 25-10 half-time lead. Aurelien Rougerie crossed for the visitors with Morgan Parra kicking five points.

Steyn, who kicked 15 points in total, added another penalty after the break and Aplon's second try plus a score from Francois Louw sealed an emphatic win. Replacement Marc Andreu got a late consolation for the French.

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