France vs South Africa Preview & Prediction | 2025 End-Of Year Internationals
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The Stade de France hosts a repeat of France and South Africa’s famous 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, with the hosts determined to exact revenge on Saturday.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Peacock
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France team news
Squad: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Gael Fickou (captain), 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Nolann Le Garrec, 8 Mickael Guillard, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Regis Montagne, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Baptiste Erdocio
Replacements: 16 Guillaume Cramont, 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Hugo Auradou, 21 Oscar Jegou, 22 Maxime Lucu, 23 Nicolas Depoortere
South Africa team news
Squad: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian De Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter Steph Du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood De Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth 3, Thomas Du Toit, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Gerhard Steenkamp, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Ruan Nortje, 21 Andre Esterhuizen, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Manie Libbok
France vs South Africa prediction
In what is their first Autumn international, France come into this contest having lost all three encounters in New Zealand in July, which was a huge disappointment after they had claimed Six Nations glory earlier in the year.
Les Blues will be gunning for revenge here with this being their first meeting with South Africa since losing 29-28 in heartbreaking fashion at the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final stage. Indeed, of their last 16 matches at Stade de France, that is the only occasion that the hosts suffered defeat.
South Africa, who won their second consecutive Rugby Championship title recently, began their end-of-year internationals with a commanding 61-7 victory against Eddie Jones’ Japan last weekend.
The Springboks are certainly battle-hardened, but against a France side hell-bent on revenge, it would not be a surprise to see the hosts winning this.
France vs South Africa tip: France to win
