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00:00 Here are the highlights of the fourth quarterfinal. France against South Africa
00:06 and the home team started with a bang. Oh they just used their power to get go
00:11 forward, set a couple of rucks up to the left-hand side and then just seen number
00:17 one Cyril Baez has come across to get their first score. And then South Africa
00:22 went to the high ball tactic and it reaped a lot of reward in this
00:26 quarterfinal. And Kurt Liadonso, look at the way he just reacts to that bouncing ball
00:30 and he finishes it easy. You won't be catching Kurt Li with that kind of space
00:38 and then another high ball from Marnie Libich and it ended in a try for Damian
00:43 Zealindi. Yeah the number 12 heavily involved does the dummy, takes it up
00:47 brilliantly and ahead the French defense scrambling but he gets off the deck
00:52 places himself, looks for the ball, back to back efforts and he gets it done.
00:57 But France would hit back and Pecho Malvaca from the past from Dupont would
01:04 go into the corner but then a crucial moment in the game in the final wash-up
01:09 Ramos charged down by the lightning quick Chaslin Colby. Well it's all about
01:14 moments and it was the big one in the end because the one point score that was
01:19 the difference. And then he would pop up once more Jesse Creel with their heads
01:25 up chipped through in behind and look at the pace of Colby. Absolutely skins him
01:31 on the outside stops two and gets five. It's seesawed the first half, Cyril Baye
01:36 would show up again and pick up another try for France. Oh yeah the number one
01:41 pro he was on he was coming to the base of that ruck he walked and then he comes
01:45 and look at it come in the back of the boot. He uses his power he gets down low
01:50 and the French needed this one to equal up the score.
01:55 Ramos added another penalty 25-19 but then a huge moment from a huge man
02:07 Eben Etzabeth. The conversion from Andre Pollard and then Pollard again from 52
02:17 meters with the kick that would end up winning the quarterfinal.
02:30 Ramos got them within one but it wouldn't be enough. South Africa just
02:38 edged it over France 29 points to 28.

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