Pollard chips ahead, marked called by Penaud who clears to touch

Quick lineout by SA as Kriel crashes it up

Lopez gathers and clears to touch

Pollard gets the match underway

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

The Springboks will kick off to start the match after the toss was won by France

France host South Africa in round 2 of the November Internationals. The Springboks began their tour with a narrow 12-11 loss to England. These side met four times in 2017, with South Africa winning all of them to extend their win streak over the French to six.