South Africa

37 - 14

Full Time

France

France vs South Africa

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Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Elton Jantjies has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

France have won 80 rucks so far this game.

76'

Siya Kolisi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

75'

South Africa make a substitution with Dillyn Leyds coming on.

72'

South Africa make a substitution with Raymond Rhule coming off.

72'

France sub Vincent Rattez comes onto the field.

70'

Brice Dulin departs for France.

70'

Jean-Marc Doussain comes on for France.

70'

Jules Plisson leaves the field.

70'

The defensive line has been broken as Francois Steyn goes through the gap.

70'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies adds the two points for South Africa.

68'

Spellbinding play by Andries Coetzee is finished off with a try.

68'

Try

A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Jan Serfontein.

67'

What a run here by Francois Hougaard as he gets over the gainline!.

66'

France have won 60 rucks so far this game.

66'

South Africa have won 60 rucks so far this game.

65'

Coenraad Oosthuizen comes on.

63'

Frans Malherbe comes off.

63'

Bernard Le Roux comes on.

63'

Louis Picamoles comes off.

63'

Pieter-Steph du Toit comes on.

63'

Franco Mostert comes off.

63'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Francois Hougaard getting some game time.

63'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Ross Cronje being replaced.

63'

South Africa make a substitution with Mbongeni Mbonami coming on.

63'

South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming off.

63'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

61'

Warren Whiteley played a key part in that try.

61'

Try

A stunning solo try from Ross Cronje.

60'

Ross Cronje makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

60'

South Africa sub Jean-Luc du Preez comes onto the field.

59'

Teboho Mohoje departs for South Africa.

59'

Eddy Ben Arous comes on for France.

59'

The referee awards a penalty try to South Africa.

59'

Jefferson Poirot leaves the field.

59'

Yellow Card

Brice Dulin (France) is shown a yellow card.

59'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Warren Whiteley being able to wriggle through a gap.

58'

Francois Steyn comes on.

56'

Jesse Kriel comes off.

56'

Conversion

Jules Plisson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

55'

Try

France are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Baptiste Serin touching down.

54'

Trouble here as Henry Chavancy breaches the defence.

54'

Steven Kitshoff comes on.

53'

Tendai Mtawarira comes off.

53'

Mohamed Boughanmi comes on.

53'

Uini Atonio comes off.

53'

France decide to make a substitution, with Camille Chat getting some game time.

51'

France decide to make a substitution, with Clement Maynadier being replaced.

51'

France make a substitution with Kevin Gourdon coming on.

51'

France make a substitution with Loann Goujon coming off.

51'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jesse Kriel bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

50'

Eben Etzebeth has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

49'

France have won 40 rucks so far this game.

49'

A gap opened in the defence and Jesse Kriel took full advantage.

48'

Yacouba Camara has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47'

France sub Baptiste Serin comes onto the field.

46'

Maxime Machenaud departs for France.

46'

The defensive line has been broken as Virimi Vakatawa goes through the gap.

42'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Penalty Goal

Elton Jantjies makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

39'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

38'

Conversion

Jules Plisson converts the try.

36'

That's a great try assist by Yoann Huget.

35'

Try

The kick through from France has allowed Henry Chavancy to touch down.

34'

What a run here by Yoann Huget as he gets over the gainline!.

34'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies has kicked a conversion.

32'

Andries Coetzee makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

31'

Malcolm Marx sets up the try.

31'

Try

Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Jesse Kriel.

30'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Siya Kolisi being able to wriggle through a gap.

27'

Uini Atonio comes on for France.

26'

Mohamed Boughanmi leaves the field.

26'

France have won 20 rucks so far this game.

25'

Trouble here as Virimi Vakatawa breaches the defence.

25'

Mohamed Boughanmi comes on.

21'

Uini Atonio comes off.

21'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Raymond Rhule bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

19'

Penalty Goal

Elton Jantjies kicks the penalty.

14'

Penalty Goal

Elton Jantjies has kicked a penalty goal.

10'

A gap opened in the defence and Malcolm Marx took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Teboho Mohoje goes through the gap.

Jules Plisson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

South Africa v France

Sat 10th June 2017, 08:00am PDT

Points Flow Chart

South Africa win +23

Time in lead

Mins in lead

89%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jantjies

37 - 14

68'

Serfontein

35 - 14

67'

Jantjies

30 - 14

61'

Cronje

28 - 14

60'

Dulin

59'

23 - 14

Penalty Try

23 - 14

59'

Plisson

55'

16 - 14

Serin

54'

16 - 12

Half Time

Jantjies

16 - 7

39'

Plisson

36'

13 - 7

Chavancy

34'

13 - 5

Jantjies

13 - 0

32'

Kriel

11 - 0

30'

Jantjies

6 - 0

14'

Jantjies

3 - 0

10'

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Springboks vs France Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks face off against France in Internationals on Sat 10th June 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.

Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and France in position 5, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Springboks vs France Squads

The official squads for Springboks vs France will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.