There are only six survivors in the French starting XV that lost the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final to the Boks.
They are missing the 8, 9 and 10 from that magnificent match. Significantly, they are without the injured Antoine Dupont.
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Rassie Erasmus has picked a settled and experienced 23, with Siya Kolisi playing his 100th Test and Erasmus in charge for the 50th time. Erasmus has the best success rate in Springboks Test history of coaches who have been at the helm for more than 20 Tests.
Kolisi is the most successful captain in the history of the Springboks, and he is in his eighth successive season as Springboks captain.
Physicality and a winning habit will be the Boks formula on Saturday night. Equally the presence of Pieter-Steph du Toit and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
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South Africa 27 – 16 France
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