Elton’s calling the tune

STEVE SLOANE South Africa 37 France 15 SOUTH AFRICA were too strong for France in the second Test in Durban to seal a series win and help forget a miserable 2016.

Jan Serfontein, Siya Kolisi, Coenie Oosthuizen and Elton Jantjies scored tries for South Africa and Jantjies added 17 points with the boot. Scott Spedding and debutant Damian Penaud went over for the French.

The Springbok forwards laid the platform as they edged France in a bruising battle.

France were ahead after just three minutes as South African-born Spedding scored in the corner but Serfontein and Kolisi dotted down for the Boks before the break.

Kolisi’s try was a moment of magic after he caught a pop-up ball millimetres off the ground and sprinted over.

Prop Oosthuizen burst through for their third try, only for Peanud to evade several tackles straight from the resultant kick-off and touch down for France.

Jantjies (above) got his first Test try after Kolisi set him up with a break in the closing stages.