SA vs France

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DateStatusTeamScoreTeamScoreVenue
11/01/1913TestSouth Africa38France5Bordeaux
16/02/1952TestSouth Africa25France3Paris
26/071958TestSouth Africa3France3Cape Town
16/08/1958TestSouth Africa5France9Johannesburg
18/02/1961TestSouth Africa0France0Paris
25/07/1964TestSouth Africa6France8Springs
15/07/1967TestSouth Africa26France3Durban
22/07/1967TestSouth Africa16France3Bloemfontein
29/07/1967TestSouth Africa14France19Johannesburg
12/08/1967TestSouth Africa6France6Cape Town
09/11/1968TestSouth Africa12France9Bordeaux
16/11/1968TestSouth Africa16France11Paris
12/06/1971TestSouth Africa22France9Bloemfontein
19/06/1971TestSouth Africa8France8Durban
23/11/1974TestSouth Africa13France4Toulouse
30/11/1974TestSouth Africa10France8Paris
21/06/1975TestSouth Africa38France25Bloemfontein
28/06/1975TestSouth Africa33France18Pretoria
08/11/1980TestSouth Africa37France15Pretoria
17/10/1992TestSouth Africa20France15Lyon
24/10/1992TestSouth Africa16France29Paris
26/06/1993TestSouth Africa20France20Durban
07/03/1993TestSouth Africa17France18Johannesburg
17/06/1995RWCSouth Africa19France15Durban
30/11/1996TestSouth Africa22France12Bordeaux
07/12/1996TestSouth Africa13France12Paris
15/11/1997TestSouth Africa36France32Lyon
22/11/1997TestSouth Africa52France10Paris
16/06/2001TestSouth Africa23France32Johannesburg
23/06/2001TestSouth Africa20France15Durban
10/11/2001TestSouth Africa10France20Paris
09/11/2002TestSouth Africa10France30Marseilles
18/06/2005TestSouth Africa30France30Durban
25/06/2005TestSouth Africa27France13Port Elizabeth
26/11/2005TestSouth Africa20France26Paris
13/11/2009TestSouth Africa13France20Toulouse
12/06/2010TestSouth Africa42France17Newlands
23/11/2013TestSouth Africa29France10Paris
10/06/2017TestSouth Africa37France14Pretoria
17/06/2017TestSouth Africa37France15Durban
24/06/2017TestSouth Africa35France12Johannesburg
18/11/2017TestSouth Africa18France17Paris
11/11/2018TestSouth Africa29France26Paris
12/11/2022TestSouth Africa26France30Marseilles
15/10/2023RWCSouth Africa29France28Paris
8/11/2025TestSouth Africa32France17Stade de France
Total Points10267237
Overall RecordMatches PlayedSA WonFrance WonMatches Drawn
4729126

Springbok team to face France in Paris, 8th November 2025

15 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 45 caps, 66 pts (6t, 9c, 4p, 2 dg)
14 Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath) – 47 caps, 126 pts (21t, 3c, 5p)
13 Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 85 caps, 100 pts (20t)
12 Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 94 caps, 55 pts (11t)
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 28 caps, 115 pts (23t)
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 16 caps, 120 pts (5t, 31c, 11p)
9 Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers) – 47 caps, 85 pts (17t)

8 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 40 caps, 10 pts (2t)
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 93 caps, 70 pts (14t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 99 caps, 70 pts (14t)
5 Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 72 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 138 caps, 35 pts (7t)
3 Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 30 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 85 caps, 135 pts (27t)
1 Boan Venter (Edinburgh) – 5 caps, 5 pts (1t)

Replacements:

16 Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 0 pts
17 Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 12 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 25 caps, 5 pts (1t)
19 RG Snyman (Leinster) – 47 caps, 15 points (3t)
20 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 14 caps, 0 pts
21 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 25 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 25 caps, 25 pts (5t)
23 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners) – 25 caps, 141 pts (2t, 46c, 13p)

Stats and facts:

Springbok record against France:
Played 47; Won 29; Lost 12; Drawn 6. Points for: 1026, Points against: 737. Tries scored 111, Tries conceded 64. Highest score 52-10; Biggest win 42 points. Win % 61%.

Miscellaneous:

  • Siya Kolisi, who made his Test debut against Scotland in Nelspruit in 2013, will play his 100th Test match, making him only the ninth Springbok centurion in the history of the game. The last player to reach this significant feat was Willie le Roux against Italy in July.
  • Erasmus will guide the team in his 50th Test as the Springbok head coach, with the former Springbok flanker’s win record currently standing at 73.4%.
  • The last time the Springboks met France was in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, where they registered a 29-28 victory, and went on to lift the trophy for the second time in a row.
  • The entire Springbok backline, apart from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, featured in the RWC quarter-final against France – either in the starting lineup or playing off the replacements bench.
  • Eleven players in the matchday squad played in the RWC match against France, while 12 players were involved in the match-up between the teams in 2022.
  • The Springboks have won the last four matches between the teams in Paris, dating back to 2013, with their highest winning margin in those encounters being by nine points. Les Bleus last won a match against the Boks in the French capital in 2005.
  • The total Test caps in the Springbok starting line-up are 924. There are 362 caps in the backline, with 562 caps among the forwards. On the bench, there are a further 177 caps.
  • The average caps per player in the backline is 52, the forwards 70, while the players on the bench average 22.
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