South Africa

37 - 15

Full Time

France

France vs South Africa

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France have won 120 rucks so far this game.

80'

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

80'

Dillyn Leyds comes on for South Africa.

79'

Raymond Rhule leaves the field.

79'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies adds the two points for South Africa.

79'

The defensive line has been broken as Siya Kolisi goes through the gap.

78'

Siya Kolisi sets up the try.

78'

Try

Silky skills by South Africa ends with a try for Elton Jantjies.

78'

What a run here by Virimi Vakatawa as he gets over the gainline!.

75'

Jean-Marc Doussain comes on.

73'

Francois Trinh-Duc comes off.

73'

Clement Maynadier comes on.

73'

Guilhem Guirado comes off.

73'

Mbongeni Mbonami comes on.

73'

Malcolm Marx comes off.

73'

France decide to make a substitution, with Julien Ledevedec getting some game time.

72'

France decide to make a substitution, with Yoann Maestri being replaced.

72'

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

72'

Francois Trinh-Duc has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

71'

Damian Penaud makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

70'

Spellbinding play by Scott Spedding is finished off with a try.

70'

Try

A wonderful passing move by France is finished off by Damian Penaud.

70'

Conversion

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

69'

Pieter-Steph du Toit played a key part in that try.

68'

Try

South Africa are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Coenraad Oosthuizen touching down.

67'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

65'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Jean-Luc du Preez being able to wriggle through a gap.

65'

France have won 100 rucks so far this game.

64'

South Africa make a substitution with Francois Steyn coming on.

64'

South Africa make a substitution with Lionel Mapoe coming off.

64'

South Africa sub Pieter-Steph du Toit comes onto the field.

64'

Eben Etzebeth departs for South Africa.

64'

Coenraad Oosthuizen comes on for South Africa.

64'

Frans Malherbe leaves the field.

64'

Francois Hougaard comes on.

64'

Ross Cronje comes off.

64'

Penalty Goal

Francois Trinh-Duc does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

63'

Franco Mostert has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

61'

Uini Atonio comes on.

57'

Rabah Slimani comes off.

57'

Eddy Ben Arous comes on.

57'

Jefferson Poirot comes off.

57'

France decide to make a substitution, with Antoine Dupont getting some game time.

54'

France decide to make a substitution, with Baptiste Serin being replaced.

54'

France have won 80 rucks so far this game.

52'

Lionel Mapoe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

South Africa make a substitution with Steven Kitshoff coming on.

51'

South Africa make a substitution with Tendai Mtawarira coming off.

51'

Tendai Mtawarira has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

50'

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

50'

Jan Serfontein has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48'

Frans Malherbe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48'

France have won 60 rucks so far this game.

47'

Franco Mostert has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46'

France have won 40 rucks so far this game.

45'

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Elton Jantjies as it drops short of the posts.

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.

38'

Penalty Goal

Elton Jantjies kicks the penalty.

30'

South Africa have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Elton Jantjies, but he pulls it to the left.

29'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

26'

Try

Siya Kolisi intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for South Africa.

26'

Trouble here as Siya Kolisi breaches the defence.

26'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23'

France sub Bernard Le Roux comes onto the field.

21'

Louis Picamoles departs for France.

21'

Conversion

Elton Jantjies converts the try.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jan Serfontein bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

20'

That's a great try assist by Siya Kolisi.

19'

Try

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

19'

Scott Spedding steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

15'

Jean-Luc du Preez comes on for South Africa.

13'

Teboho Mohoje leaves the field.

13'

Nans Ducuing comes on.

12'

Yoann Huget comes off.

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Raymond Rhule took full advantage.

France have won 20 rucks so far this game.

Penalty Goal

Elton Jantjies has kicked a penalty goal.

Conversion

Baptiste Serin has kicked a conversion.

Damian Penaud sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by France leads to a try for Scott Spedding.

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

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

South Africa v France

Sat 17th June 2017, 08:00am PDT

Points Flow Chart

South Africa win +22

Time in lead

Mins in lead

78%

% Of Game In Lead

21%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jantjies

37 - 15

79'

Jantjies

35 - 15

78'

Penaud

70'

30 - 15

Jantjies

30 - 10

69'

Oosthuizen

28 - 10

67'

Trinh-Duc

63'

23 - 10

Half Time

Jantjies

23 - 7

38'

Jantjies

20 - 7

30'

Jantjies

17 - 7

26'

Kolisi

15 - 7

26'

Jantjies

10 - 7

21'

Serfontein

8 - 7

19'

Jantjies

3 - 7

Serin

0 - 7

Spedding

0 - 5

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Springboks vs France Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks face off against France in Internationals on Sat 17th 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 3 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and France in position 4, 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.