Springboks Name Team to Face France; Etzebeth Misses Out
South Africa Springboks team announcement against France: South Africa arrives at the Stade de France with a strong squad to try to beat France, led by Antoine Dupont, on Friday evening. The Springboks, double reigning world champions and recent winners of the summer series against the All Blacks, must keep their place at the top of the Southern Pool of.
South Africa Springboks team announcement against France, Digi Mart USA News (Stade de France, Paris): South Africa arrives at the Stade de France with a strong squad to try to beat France, led by Antoine Dupont, on Friday evening. The Springboks, double reigning world champions and recent winners of the summer series against the All Blacks, must keep their place at the top of the Southern Pool of the Championship of Nations.
Coach Rassie Erasmus has fielded almost the same side that played the first match in the Northern Hemisphere last weekend. In that one-sided game against Italy, the team gained confidence and benchmarks ahead of the clash with France, according to the report.
Only two changes appear in the official lineup. Wilco Louw takes the right-prop position at number 3, while Thomas du Toit swaps shirts with him and will wear number 18.
On the bench, Cobus Reinach, currently with the Stormers and a former Montpellier player, replaces Sharks scrum-half Grant Williams in the matchday group.
The other notable absence is Eben Etzebeth, the second-row with 147 caps. He had been recalled to the extended squad for this match but will not be among the 23 selected players.
The last time the South Africans visited France, in autumn 2025, they won 32-17.
The starting lineup: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker; 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Morne van den Berg; 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 Jasper Wiese, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain); 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Lood de Jager; 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Cameron Hanekom, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Manie Libbok.
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