Overview
- The world champions face France at the Stade de France on Saturday to launch their Autumn tour.
- Lock Lood de Jager flags a confrontational French pack with a potent maul and scrum as the key test for the forwards.
- Back-rower Jasper Wiese says he expects an emotional, "hurt" France eager to atone for the 29-28 World Cup quarterfinal defeat.
- Assistant coach Felix Jones emphasizes that the Springboks are not dwelling on 2023 and are zeroing in on execution this week.
- After Paris, South Africa travel to Italy in Turin and Ireland in Dublin before finishing in Cardiff against Wales on November 29.