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The French, who will host next year's World Cup, claimed their twelfth straight victory on Saturday, edging the world champion Springboks 30-26 in a dour, physical and frequently brutal clash in which both sides had men sent off. France open the global competition next September with a match against the…

The Springboks were down to 14 players after just 11 minutes against France

14 capped Springboks in the line-up for the record-breaking Thursday night encounter at the Cork ground

The Ireland boss dismisses Rassie's 'softies' jibe as a factor in Saturday's rousing three point victory

'Who needs a water break in Dublin in November? I think the marathon didn’t have as many breaks'

Erasmus thanked the Irish supporters for the atmosphere they created at the Aviva Stadium, saying it was a game of "big battles", before adding "but small margins"

The South African skipper paid tribute to the Irish team after Saturday's hard-fought test match.

Skipper Sexton admitted the 19-16 victory over the reigning world champions was "right up there" in terms of career achievements

In their first game since that historic tour series victory in New Zealand, Andy Farrell's men knew they were going to have to empty the well against the reigning world champs

'It would be stupid to bugger around with a guy's career', said South Africa's director of rugby ahead of Saturday's collision with Ireland

'This is a massive Test for us as Ireland are the number one team in the world', said South Africa's head coach Jacques Nienaber