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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 15 October 2023Head-to-head
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South Africa won by 1 point.Half-time 22–19 · Tries 3–4 · RSA 1 yellow card

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16′41′54′69′73′48182226316735%Own 2254%Own half78%Opp half60%Opp 22
← South Africa attack · France attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
4′FranceTry, Cyril Baille, converted5–0
8′South AfricaTry, Kurt-Lee Arendse, converted7–5
18′South AfricaTry, Damian de Allende, conversion missed7–12
22′FranceTry, Peato Mauvaka, conversion missed12–12
26′South AfricaTry, Cheslin Kolbe, converted12–17
31′FranceTry, Cyril Baille, converted17–19
67′South AfricaTry, Eben Etzebeth, converted25–24
16′FrancePenalty goal missed
41′FrancePenalty goal scored
54′FrancePenalty goal scored
69′South AfricaPenalty goal scored
73′FrancePenalty goal scored
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′1 RSA card
4′Cyril Baille8′Kurt-Lee Arendse18′Damian de Allende22′Peato Mauvaka26′Cheslin Kolbe31′Cyril Baille67′Eben Etzebeth
FRA

Team stats

RSA
60%Possession40%
63%Territory37%
154Carries80
520Metres gained424
13Clean breaks6
43Defenders beaten12
156Passes82
13Offloads2
92Tackles made158
12Tackles missed43
103/108Rucks won56/59
12/12Lineouts won5/5
5/9Scrums won7/8
4/4Mauls won1/1
5Turnovers won8
6Penalties conceded6
24Kicks from hand27
773Kick metres736
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 2/3, penalties 3/4 · RSA conversions 3/4, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Cyril BailleProp
  2. 2Peato MauvakaHooker
  3. 3Uini AtonioProp
  4. 4Cameron WokiSecond row
  5. 5Thibaud FlamentSecond row
  6. 6Anthony JelonchFlanker
  7. 7Charles OllivonFlanker
  8. 8Gregory AlldrittNumber 8
  9. 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Matthieu JalibertFly-half
  11. 11Louis Bielle-BiarreyWing
  12. 12Jonathan DantyCentre
  13. 13Gael FickouCentre
  14. 14Damian PenaudWing
  15. 15Thomas RamosFull-back
  16. 16Pierre BourgaritBench
  17. 17Reda WardiBench
  18. 18Dorian AldegheriBench
  19. 19Romain TaofifenuaBench
  20. 20Francois CrosBench
  21. 21Sekou MacalouBench
  22. 22Maxime LucuBench
  23. 23Yoram MoefanaBench

South Africa

  1. 1Steven KitshoffProp
  2. 2Mbongeni MbonambiHooker
  3. 3Frans MalherbeProp
  4. 4Eben EtzebethSecond row
  5. 5Franco MostertSecond row
  6. 6Siya KolisiFlanker
  7. 7Pieter-Steph Du ToitFlanker
  8. 8Duane VermeulenNumber 8
  9. 9Cobus ReinachScrum-half
  10. 10Manie LibbokFly-half
  11. 11Cheslin KolbeWing
  12. 12Damian de AllendeCentre
  13. 13Jesse KrielCentre
  14. 14Kurt-Lee ArendseWing
  15. 15Damian WillemseFull-back
  16. 16Deon FourieBench
  17. 17Ox NcheBench
  18. 18Vincent KochBench
  19. 19RG SnymanBench
  20. 20Kwagga SmithBench
  21. 21Faf de KlerkBench
  22. 22Handre PollardBench
  23. 23Willie Le RouxBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, France 12–29 South Africa, 6 drawn in 47 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.