Springboks vs France: Kick off time, teams and officials

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Here is everything you need to know as the Springboks prepare for kick off against France in Paris on Friday night.

0 The Springboks vs France at the 2023 RWC quarter-final. Image: SA Rugby X @springboks The Springboks and France will kick off round five of the Nations Championship on Friday in what is undoubtedly the pick of this weekend’s fixtures.

Rassie Erasmus has made just two changes to his match-23, which sees Wilco Louw move into the starting team, and Cobus Reinach being drafted onto the bench.

Meanwhile, the headline selection for France saw coach Fabien Galthié opt to hand regular scrumhalf Antoine Dupont a start at flyhalf in order to contend with an injury crisis in that position.

The Test kicks off at 22:10 (SA time) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

France: 15 Théo Attissogbe, 14 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, 13 Kalvin Gourgues, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Antoine Dupont, 9 Maxime Lucu (captain), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 François Cros, 5 Mickaël Guillard, 4 Florian Verhaeghe, 3 Sipili Falatea, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Rodrigue Neti, 18 Régis Montagne, 19 Charles Ollivon, 20 Tom Staniforth, 21 Esteban Capilla, 22 Axel Desperes, 23 Emilien Gailleton.

South Africa: 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, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 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.

Date: Friday, November 13Venue: Stade de France, ParisReferee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)Assistant Referees: Christophe Ridley (England), Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Played 47; Won 29; Lost 12; Drawn 6. Points for: 1026, Points against: 737. Tries scored 115, Tries conceded 66. Highest score 52-10; Biggest win 42 points. Win % 61,7%.

When looking at the standings after four rounds of the Nations Championship, the Springboks and All Blacks remain deadlocked on 20 points on the southern hemisphere table, while France lead the way for the northern teams, two points ahead of England and Ireland.

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