Rugby-South Africa success comes on the back of lessons learnt in France last year-Erasmus

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Quarter Final - France v South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 15, 2023 South Africa's Jesse Kriel in action with France's Gregory Alldritt REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

(Reuters) - South Africa changed their approach for the Rugby World Cup because of lessons learnt when they were in France last year and lost a bruising test in Marseille, the country's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus said on Monday.

In that game last November they were down to 14 men for all but 12 minutes of the encounter, after Pieter-Steph du Toit was sent off early, and lost 30-26.