France get aggressive to sweep South Africa aside

By BEN JAYCOCK

South Africa ......5pts
Tries: Mabenge 50

France ................40pts
Tries: Sansus 2, 67; Vernier 11, Boulard 17, Drouin 70, Grisez 80+1 Conversions: Drouin 3, 18; Queryoi 68, 71, 80+2

Star turn: Laure Sansus

LAURE Sansus scored two tries as France underlined their title credentials with a bonus-point victory over South Africa in the tournament opener.
Winger Joanna Grisez recognised how tough the South Africans were to break down and how they had to step up in the second half.
She said: “They were very aggressive, they were present in the contact areas and I think ...

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