{
  "id": 19892161,
  "title": "BOK BLEUS : France resist Springboks’ second-half rearguard to win Paris thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/bok-bleus-france-resist-springboks-second-half-rearguard-to-win-paris",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-14-france-resist-springboks-second-half-rearguard-to-win-paris-thriller/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "France defeated South Africa's Springboks 21-19 in a thrilling Nations Championship match at Stade de France on November 13, 2026. Despite their usual formidable pack, the Boks made numerous errors, including a poor front row swap before kickoff and inaccurate play from their backline. France's experiment of swapping flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and scrumhalf Morné van den Berg resulted in chaos in the first half, but their new interchange of Maxime Lucu and Antoine Dupont as halfbacks proved decisive. The French team out-hustled the Boks defensively, winning the gain-line battle, while also benefiting from a yellow-carded Grandidier-Nkanang. The Springboks conceded three tries, two during De Jager's sin bin, and despite a late flurry of tries, failed to secure the win due to a missed conversion and a poorly converted try.",
  "summary": "France beat the Springboks 21-19 (halftime 21-7) in a pulsating Nations Championship clash at Stade de France on Friday.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}