Springboks end their improved 2013 year against Les Bleus

22 November, 2013 beet General 0

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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