Rugby World Cup QF 4 Preview: SPRINGBOKS v France

– against the defending champion Springboks and the side they overtook during the tournament. It doesn’t get much bigger than this.Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber has named 13 of the 15 players who started against Ireland in round three. The only two changes are at scrum-half, where Cobus Reinach gets the nod ahead of Faf de Klerk, and at eight, with Duane Vermeulen in place of Jasper Wiese.

France coach Fabien Galthié has made just one change to his starting XV that defeated Italy 60-7 in the last game, with captain Antoine Dupont returning 24 days after fracturing his jaw against Namibia in Marseille. France have lost just one of their last 28 matches on home soil – against Scotland in March 2021 – and have won their last 18 games on French soil. Antoine Dupont has not lost a match as captain, and Maxime Lucu has been on the winning side in every test he has played.Ben O’Keeffe . O’Keeffe has officiated both teams already at this Rugby World Cup. He was in charge of South Africa’s 13-8 loss to Ireland, and France’s harder-than-expected win over Uruguay.

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