Springboks v France: Key stats, facts and kick-off time

On Tuesday, Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber named a team showing five changes and two positional switches from the side that ran out against Ireland last weekend.

The second Test on the Outgoing Tour against France kicks off at 22h00 (SA time) at the Stade Vélodrome.

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Springboks record against France:

Played 44; Won 27; Lost 11; Drawn 6; Points for: 939, Points against: 662; Tries scored 105, Tries conceded 59; Highest score 52-10; Biggest win 42 points. Win % 61%.

Milestones:

• Jesse Kriel is the only player in the squad who has scored more than one try against France. He is currently on three tries.
• Siya Kolisi holds the most Test caps against France in the Springbok squad, with six Tests played.
• Eben Etzebeth is the second most capped Springbok lock with 107 Tests.
• Makazole Mapimpi will feature off the bench for the first time in his Test career

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Miscellaneous:

• The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 725.
• There are 278 caps in the backline, with 447 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are a further 255
• The average caps per player in the backline are 39, the forwards 55, while the players on the bench average 31.

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Teams

Springboks – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 Makazole Mapimpi.

France – TBC