Last year, the Springboks won 18-17 at Stade de France and this was another attritional affair. Serin and Pollard matched each other to make it 6-6 after an even opening 20 minutes.

Cape Town - Played 14, won 7 and lost 7. That was the Springboks' record in 2018. There were certainly moments of encouragement as preparations for the 2019 World Cup gain momentum, but there also ...

France won the three matches before that, going back to 2005. The results of the last two matches are: Boks 29, France 26 in November 2018 in Saint-Denis and Boks 18, France 17 in November 2017 in ...

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - France v South Africa - Stade De France, Saint-Denis, France - November 10, 2018 France head coach Jacques Brunel during the warm up before the match.