Rapid Rebbadj has the final say for hosts

SEMI-FINALS WRAP
■By BEN JAYCOCK

SPURRED on by a boisterous capacity crowd at the home of French rugby, Les Bleus booked their place in the final with a 19-5 win over South Africa.
A tense scoreless first half was followed by a second stanza thriller.
Tristan Leyds’ try out wide threatened to spoil the French party but Varian Pasquet broke through and had the composure to find Rayan Rebbadj, below, who scored under the posts for a converted try to overturn the deficit.
France had the bit between their teeth and second half substitute Antoine Dupont quick tapped and ...

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