Impressive French tame off-form Boks

WORLD champions South Africa suffered a second successive loss on their northern hemisphere tour as France triumphed in Toulouse last night.

Les Bleus overturned a 13-3 deficit with Julien Dupuy kicking four penalties, his replacement Morgan Parra adding a fifth and Vincent Clerc completing a flowing move with a try.

Morne Steyn – one of two players sin-binned for South Africa – kicked a penalty, a drop goal and converted John Smit’s first-half try for the Tri-Nations champions, who lost to Leicester last week.