8 November 2025
Stade de France, Paris
South Africa
32
France
17
Captain: Siya Kolisi Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Coach: Rassie Erasmus Attendance: 79,000
Team - Combined caps: 924 (starting 15)
PositionPlayerProvinceAgePrev TestsScoring
Loose-head Prop Boan Venter Edinburgh 285 
Hooker Malcolm Marx Spears 3185 
Tight-head Prop Thomas du Toit Bath 3030 
Lock Eben Etzebeth Sharks 34138 
Lock Lood de Jager Wild Knights 3272 
Flank (C) Siya Kolisi Sharks 3499 
Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit Verblitz 3393 
Eighthman Jasper Wiese D-Rocks 3040 
Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach WP 35471 try
Flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu WP 23161 try, 3 conversions, 2 penalties
Left Wing Kurt-Lee Arendse Blue Bulls 2928 
Inside Centre Damian de Allende Wild Knights 3394 
Outside Centre Jesse Kriel Eagles (Canon) 3185 
Right Wing Cheslin Kolbe Sungoliath 3247 
Full Back Damian Willemse WP 2745 
Reserve Ruan Nortjé Blue Bulls 2714 
Reserve Gerhard Steenekamp Blue Bulls 2812 
Reserve Wilco Louw Blue Bulls 3125 
Reserve RG Snyman Leinster 3047 
Reserve André Esterhuizen Sharks 31251 try
Reserve Manie Libbok Liners 2825 
Reserve Grant Williams Sharks 29251 try
Reserve Johan Grobbelaar Blue Bulls 274 
France: 2 tries, 2 conversions, 1 penalty
Match pictures:
Jasper WieseThomas du ToitGerhard SteenekampRG SnymanRuan NortjéAndré EsterhuizenWilco LouwKurt-Lee ArendseManie LibbokBoan VenterSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluDamian WillemseJohan GrobbelaarGrant WilliamsCheslin KolbeCobus ReinachLood de JagerJesse KrielSiya KolisiRassie ErasmusEben EtzebethDamian de AllendePieter-Steph du ToitMalcolm Marx
Team for the Paris test:
Back: Jasper Wiese, Thomas du Toit, Gerhard Steenekamp, RG Snyman, Ruan Nortjé, André Esterhuizen, Wilco Louw
Middle: Kurt-Lee Arendse, Manie Libbok, Boan Venter, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse, Johan Grobbelaar, Grant Williams, Cheslin Kolbe
Front: Cobus Reinach, Lood de Jager, Jesse Kriel, Siya Kolisi (captain & 100th test), Dr. Johan Erasmus (50th test as coach), Eben Etzebeth, Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Malcolm Marx