France............... 30
South Africa....26
France secured a 12th consecutive victory with a statement performance in Marseille against current world champions South Africa.
The Springboks’ 2019 World Player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit was sent off inside the first quarter of an hour before last year’s award winner and France captain Antoine Dupont suffered the same fate after the break for the home side.
Les Bleus, next year’s Rugby World Cup hosts, laid down a marker with victory over the holders less than ten months out from the tournament.
France opened with a Thomas Ramos penalty a...