Kwagga Smith will play a key role for the Boks on Saturday. Photo by Gordon Arons/Gallo Images
There is a blockbuster schedule of Test rugby on Saturday, ending with the Springboks v France. Here are all the kick-off times.
Kwagga Smith will play a key role for the Boks on Saturday. Photo by Gordon Arons/Gallo Images
There is a jam-packed schedule of highly-anticipated Test match rugby on Saturday, with Springboks supporters of course set for a late night as the day’s action ends with the battle in Marseille.
There are also other exciting games to look out for such as Ireland against Fiji, Australia against Italy, England against Japan, while Scotland take on the All Blacks at 16:15 on Sunday.
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Leading permutation highlights:
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:
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Miscellaneous:
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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 Kwagga Smith, 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 Deon Fourie, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 Makazole Mapimpi.
France – 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Yoram Moefana, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Thibaud Flament, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille.
Subs: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Bastien Chalureau, 21 Sekou Macalou, 22 Maxime Lucu, 23 Matthieu Jalibert.