Overview
- France and South Africa meet on Saturday in Paris for their first clash since the Springboks’ 29-28 World Cup quarter-final win in 2023.
- Scrum-half Maxime Lucu says the defeat has lingered for France, declaring it felt like “our World Cup” that the Boks “came and stole.”
- Lucu is set to start for Les Bleus with Antoine Dupont still unavailable.
- South Africa arrive ranked No. 1, while France have dropped to No. 5 after recent results, including a 3-0 summer series loss to New Zealand.
- Praising the opposition, Lucu described the Springboks as a complete side with power, speed and emerging young talent.