The talking points ahead of this game in France have been:
- Connie Oosthuizen starting at tighthead prop
- Bok coach Meyer opting to go with a 6-2 split on the bench
- The Boks now on 16 years since their last win against France in France
- And to a lesser extent SA being on 12 wins from their last 14 starts under Meyer.
Kick-off is at 22h00 on Saturday, 23 November 2013
| # | Springboks | Age | Caps | Team / Club | School | # | France |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | 28 | 52 | Sharks | Peterhouse, Zim | 1 | Yannick Forestier |
| 2 | Bismarck du Plessis | 29 | 56 | Sharks | Grey College | 2 | Benjamin Kayser |
| 3 | Coenie Oosthuizen | 24 | 13 | Cheetahs | Grey College | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 22 | 22 | Stormers | Tygerberg | 4 | Pascal Pape |
| 5 | Flip van der Merwe | 28 | 33 | Bulls | Grey College | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| 6 | Francois Louw | 28 | 27 | Bath | Bishops | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c.) |
| 7 | Willem Alberts | 28 | 29 | Sharks | Monument | 7 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| 8 | Duane Vermeulen | 27 | 15 | WP / Stormers | Nelspruit | 8 | Damien Chouly |
| 9 | Ruan Pienaar | 29 | 73 | Ulster | Grey College | 9 | Morgan Parra |
| 10 | Morné Steyn | 29 | 53 | Stade Français | Sand du Plessis | 10 | Remi Tales |
| 11 | Bryan Habana | 30 | 94 | Toulon | KES | 11 | Yoann Huget |
| 12 | Jean de Villiers (c.) | 32 | 95 | WP / Stormers | Paarl Gim | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| 13 | Jaque Fourie | 32 | 71 | Kobelco Steelers | Monument | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| 14 | JP Pietersen | 27 | 50 | Panasonic Wild Knights | General Hertzog | 14 | Sofiane Guitoune |
| 15 | Willie le Roux | 24 | 11 | Cheetahs | Paul Roos | 15 | Brice Dulin |
| 16 | Adriaan Strauss | 27 | 32 | Cheetahs | Grey College | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| 17 | Gurthrö Steenkamp | 32 | 48 | Toulouse | HJS Paarl BH | 17 | Thomas Domingo |
| 18 | Lourens Adriaanse | 25 | 0 | Sharks | Paarl Gim | 18 | Rabah Slimani |
| 19 | Bakkies Botha | 34 | 77 | France | HTS Vereeninging | 19 | Sebastien Vahaamahina |
| 20 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | 21 | 1 | Sharks | Swartland | 20 | Yannick Nyanga |
| 21 | Siya Kolisi | 22 | 9 | WP / Stormers | Grey High | 21 | Jean-Marc Doussain |
| 22 | Jano Vermark | 28 | 3 | Toulouse | HTS Vereeninging | 22 | Frederic Michalak |
| 23 | Pat Lambie | 23 | 31 | Sharks | Michaelhouse | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |
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