Springboks batter France 35-12 for series clean-sweepSIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS Springboks captain Eben Etzebeth scored a stunning try. Eben Etzebeth has scored a try epitomising the revival of South Africa following their disastrous 2016 with the Springboks clean-sweeping their three-match home series with France with a 35-12 victory at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS South Africa's Rudy Paige celebrates a try. An early Jantjies penalty put the home side in front and their energetic start was rewarded with the opening try inside seven minutes. The teams traded penalties before halftime as the Boks went into the break with a 16-9 advantage in front of the best crowd of the series, 55,820.

Source: Stuff June 24, 2017 18:33 UTC