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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

France 28-29 South Africa: Hosts knocked out of Rugby World Cup after thriller in Paris

South Africa and France served up another Rugby World Cup classic as the Springboks came out on top 29-28 in Paris on Sunday.

The six first-half tries split evenly between the teams were the most seen in the opening 40 minutes of a World Cup knockout tie and a to-and-fro encounter saw the hosts lead for the bulk of the second half until two late South African scores turned the tide in their favour.

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