SOUTH Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said: “I don’t think we have anyone to blame but ourselves. It was almost like we were a bit tentative tonight, and when something like that happens, it normally comes down to the coaching staff.
“If you look at the week, we only had two training sessions and a six-day turnaround, and it was the same for France; they even played later last Saturday, so they even had a shorter turnaround.”
France skipper Antoine Dupont thanked the home support for helping his team get over the line.
He said: “The crowd was with us t...