Last-gasp Augustus salvages a draw for Boks

GROUP C ROUND-UP
A TRY in the final minute from No.8 Juarno Augustus and a successful conversion by fly-half Curwin Bosch enabled South Africa to secure a 23-23 against France on Wednesday.
Augustus opened up the scoring in the second minute with a pick-and-go and the successful conversion and a subsequent penalty goal by Bosch pushed South Africa 10-0 up on the scoreboard.
French full-back Romain Buros narrowed the gap to five points with a chargedown try in the eighth minute and, with both Wandisile Simelane and Gerhard Steenekamp binned for the Baby Boks, hooker Florian Dufour crossed in...

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