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South Africa win hands France World Cup ‘cornerstone’ | SA News

France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey said Friday’s grinding victory over South Africa can be a “cornerstone” for the team as they build towards next year’s Rugby World Cup.

Les Bleus held on to edge the world champions 21-19 in Paris, with Bielle-Biarrey among the try-scorers in a tense affair 11 months out from the start of the showpiece tournament.

The success over the Springboks was the last time three-time World Cup runners-up France will play against either of the two highest-ranked teams before the competition, having lost by two points to New Zealand in July.

“We know matches against nations from the south are rare in the build-up to the World Cup,” Bielle-Biarrey told…

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