France

17 - 18

Full Time

South Africa

France vs South Africa

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

80'

Louis Picamoles has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

79'

France decide to make a substitution, with Francois Trinh-Duc getting some game time.

76'

France decide to make a substitution, with Geoffrey Doumayrou being replaced.

76'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

76'

Try

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

75'

France have won 100 rucks so far this game.

74'

Francois Louw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73'

South Africa make a substitution with Trevor Nyakane coming on.

73'

South Africa make a substitution with Wilco Louw coming off.

73'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Anthony Belleau as he hooks it left.

72'

South Africa sub Daniel du Preez comes onto the field.

72'

Siya Kolisi departs for South Africa.

72'

South Africa have won 100 rucks so far this game.

69'

Sebastien Vahaamahina has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

69'

Daniel Kotze comes on for France.

68'

Rabah Slimani leaves the field.

68'

Clement Maynadier comes on.

68'

Guilhem Guirado comes off.

68'

France have won 80 rucks so far this game.

68'

Damian Penaud comes on.

67'

Mathieu Bastareaud comes off.

67'

Rabah Slimani has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

Conversion

Handre Pollard converts the try.

62'

Franco Mostert comes on.

61'

Eben Etzebeth comes off.

61'

Try

A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Jesse Kriel.

61'

Mathieu Bastareaud has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61'

France decide to make a substitution, with Sebastien Taofifenua getting some game time.

58'

France decide to make a substitution, with Jefferson Poirot being replaced.

58'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

58'

Yellow Card

Baptiste Serin (France) is shown a yellow card.

57'

What a run here by Jesse Kriel as they gets over the gainline!.

57'

South Africa have won 80 rucks so far this game.

56'

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

56'

Nans Ducuing makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

55'

France make a substitution with Baptiste Serin coming on.

54'

France make a substitution with Antoine Dupont coming off.

54'

Handre Pollard steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

54'

France sub Anthony Jelonch comes onto the field.

52'

Kevin Gourdon departs for France.

52'

Steven Kitshoff comes on for South Africa.

52'

Tendai Mtawarira leaves the field.

52'

Jefferson Poirot has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51'

Penalty Goal

Anthony Belleau kicks the penalty.

47'

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

44'

France have won 60 rucks so far this game.

44'

Lodewyk De Jager has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

40'

Handre Pollard takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

40'

Louis Picamoles has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38'

Handre Pollard steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

37'

Guilhem Guirado has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

36'

South Africa have won 60 rucks so far this game.

36'

Anthony Belleau can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

31'

Fabulous play by France has led to Louis Picamoles being able to wriggle through a gap.

29'

Trouble here as Teddy Thomas breaches the defence.

28'

Conversion

Anthony Belleau has kicked a conversion.

27'

That's a great try assist by Antoine Dupont.

26'

Try

A stunning solo try from Anthony Belleau.

26'

This is dangerous for the defence as Anthony Belleau bursts through to advance the France attack.

26'

France have won 40 rucks so far this game.

24'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

19'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard has kicked a penalty goal.

17'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

Handre Pollard sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Dillyn Leyds.

A gap opened in the defence and Courtnall Skosan took full advantage.

Paul Jedrasiak comes on.

Paul Gabrillagues comes off.

France have won 20 rucks so far this game.

The defensive line has been broken as Geoffrey Doumayrou goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

France v South Africa

Sat 18th November 2017, 12:00pm PST

Points Flow Chart

South Africa win +1

Time in lead

Mins in lead

14%

% Of Game In Lead

80%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Belleau

17 - 18

76'

Serin

15 - 18

75'

Pollard

62'

10 - 18

Kriel

61'

10 - 16

Pollard

58'

10 - 11

Serin

10 - 8

57'

Belleau

10 - 8

47'

Half Time

Belleau

7 - 8

27'

Belleau

5 - 8

26'

Pollard

17'

0 - 8

Leyds

0 - 5

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France vs Springboks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

France face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 18th November 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 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.

France vs Springboks Squads

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