# Dupont praises France late grind in South Africa victory > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3727425 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 5:42 PM · Read it: France captain Antoine Dupont said on Friday that beating Rugby World Cup holders South Africa 21-19 was important to show that his side are capable of grinding out victories when it matters."It shows the mentality of the team that never gave in, even if we had it hard on our line," the 2021 World Rugby player of the year added. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 4:35 PM: [France cling on for furious victory against South Africa after Dupont sizzles]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) France 21-19 South AfricaScrum-half key in thriller full of twists and turnsThe French had been waiting 21 years to see their team beat the Springboks at the Stade de France. In that time the team turned through successive generations and multiple iterations, risen, fallen and risen again. Now, at last, they have done it. Only by two, 21-19, and hell, they were hanging on by the fingertips for the final 30 minutes, but they have, at last, beaten the best team in the world in their national stadium. And after all that they did it with a team that had barely won a lineout, lost almost every… - Nov 13, 2026, 5:42 PM: [Dupont praises France late grind in South Africa victory]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) France captain Antoine Dupont said on Friday that beating Rugby World Cup holders South Africa 21-19 was important to show that his side are capable of grinding out victories when it matters."It shows the mentality of the team that never gave in, even if we had it hard on our line," the 2021 World Rugby player of the year added.