Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk says the possible return of French captain Antoine Dupont will not change their approach to the game when the two sides meet in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
France booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup after securing a comfortable 60-7 bonus-point victory over Italy at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Friday evening.
France scrum-half Antoine Dupont may have suffered a suspected jaw fracture in a high tackle that forced him off the pitch in their 96-0 thrashing of Namibia.
France recorded their biggest ever victory after hammering Namibia following their 96-0 win in the Rugby World Cup Pool A match in Marseille.
Germany returned to winning ways after clinching a 2-1 victory over France in an international friendly match played at the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday evening.
France full-back Thomas Ramos scored 17 points to help his side defeat New Zealand 27-13 in the opening game of the Rugby World Cup played at the Stade de France on Friday evening.
New Zealand full-back Beauden Barrett is ready to exact his revenge on France when the two sides meet in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup on Friday.
Eddie Jones went looking for the positives despite Australia losing for the fifth straight game under his new reign, beaten 41-17 by France in their World Cup warm-up international on Sunday to leave the Wallabies with their backs to the wall for next month’s tournament.
Xola Nyali has been handed the captaincy as the South African Under-18 team prepare for their U18 International Series opener against France at Stellenberg High School in Durbanville on Tuesday afternoon.
Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui named his squad for next month's Rugby World Cup ahead of their warm-up matches against France and England.