PARIS MASTERS

HULLE is moeg, hulle is moeg. F**k them up.

With these words from Springbok centurion and captain Siya Kolisi from the sidelines, his 14-man Springbok manskap wysed France who the best rugby team in the world is, as they klapped Les Bleus 32-17 at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday.

South Africa totally outplayed the French who at one stage led 14-6 after two brilliantly crafted tries for wing Damien Penaud.

The Boks found themselves in trouble early-on, after Lood de Jager was sent off for recklessly charging – skouer eerste – into the neck of a dipping French fullback Thomas Ramos during the first half.

De Jager’s sending off meant the Boks had to pay the rest of the match with 14 players as captain Kolisi’s big day was cut short after he was sacrificed by coach Rassie Erasmus at halftime for replacement lock Ruan Nortje.

But even with 14 manne, and the French seemingly in the ascendancy, the Boks found a way, with scrumhalf Cobus Reinach’s individual brilliance getting them to within one point of the lead.

From a powerful scrum, Reinach sniped and broke the French defensive line, before neatly chipping, chasing and regathering to score the Boks’ first try of the game.

It was 14-13 for France at the break. But the hosts could only get three more points off the boot of Ramos (17-13), before the Boks took control of the contest. Replacement flank and centre Andre Esterhuizen barged over from a lineout maul.

The Boks smelled more blood a few minutes later as a geharde scrum opened space for replacement srummie Grant Williams to also snipe and score onder die pale (25-17).

Maar die Bokke was nog nie klaar nie, as man of the match and flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu put his signature on the win, finishing off a kwaai backline move to rasper die Hane.