South Africa and France both went down to 14 men after Antoine Dupont was shown a red card for taking out Cheslin Kolbe in the air.
The Springbok winger jumped to catch a Faf de Klerk chip, before Dupont ran into his airborne legs, causing Kolbe to completely flip and almost land directly on his head.
It was the second time that a World Player Of The Year was sent off in the match, after Pieter-Steph du Toit was given his marching orders on 11 minutes for a dangerous clear out on Jonathan Danty.