Overview
- Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday at 22:10 South Africa time at the Stade de France in Paris.
- Lood de Jager says South Africa’s forwards are bracing for a direct French pack with maul, scrum and lineout threats.
- Jasper Wiese warns France will be highly emotional after 2023, while Louis Bielle-Biarrey says the team’s focus is longer-term toward 2027 rather than revenge.
- Manie Libbok says the Springboks have kept their core approach but added attacking tweaks since 2023, and he has benefited within the evolved system.
- Rassie Erasmus is due to announce the Springboks’ matchday squad on Thursday.