The Boks held a slim 6-3 lead at the break, but a fast start to the second half gave them a good lead that Scotland couldn't real in.
Springbok wing Kurt-Lee Arendse goes in to score the teams second try of the match against Scotland in Marseille on Sunday evening. Picture: Paul Harding/Getty Images
Bok flyhalf Manie Libbok had an early opportunity to get points on the board but his shot from to the right of the posts was wide.However he was on target from in front a few minutes later as they took a 3-0 lead after 12 minutes, before he doubled the lead after 24 minutes with a second successive penalty.
Scotland however finished the half on top with two strong scrum penalties, the second allowing flyhalf Finn Russell to knock over from near the halfway line to make it 6-3 at the break.The Boks came out firing in the second half with a scrum penalty of their own giving Libbok a long range shot at goal, but he was short and wide.
Three minutes later the Boks were in again as they counterattacked into the Scotland half, with a pinpoint cross kick from Libbok finding Arendse out wide to run into the corner to score.
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