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Toulouse - France have shown they have nothing to fear from stronger teams after standing up to South Africa's physical might during an impressive 20-13 win over the World Cup holders.
The roles were reversed as this time it was the Springboks who lost the one-on-one battles in the scrum during Friday's match in Toulouse, home to some of France's most passionate rugby fans.
France prop Fabien Barcella said that "for once it's good to see that it's not us who are bleeding, but our opponents" after Springbok locks Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield both had to leave the field for treatment.
