Winger Gio Aplon scored two tries and first five Morne Steyn kicked 15 points as world champions South Africa crushed France 42-17 at Newlands last night.
The diminutive Aplon celebrated his first Test on home soil with two superb solo tries that broke the Six Nations champions' resolve and earned him the man-of-the-match award.
The Springboks netted a further three tries through their forwards on a day when the visitors were outplayed up front and regularly harried off the ball at the breakdowns.
