France v South Africa: what the numbers say
France meet South Africa at Stade de France, Saturday 7:10am (Nations Championship). South Africa have won 6 of the 7 meetings with France since 2017.
Form
France have won four of their last five and most recently beat England 48–46.
South Africa have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Australia 38–42.
Head to head
These sides have met 7 times on our records since 2017: France 1, South Africa 6.
Last time out (2025), South Africa won 32–17 at Stade de France.
Biggest margin between these two: South Africa by 23 points in 2017 (35–12).
Players to watch
For France, watch Louis Bielle-Biarrey (67.6 metres a game, 9 tries in 2026) and Matthieu Jalibert (64.5 metres a game, 2 tries in 2026).
For South Africa, watch Kurt-Lee Arendse (56.3 metres a game, 2 tries in 2026) and Aphelele Fassi (29.5 metres a game in 2026).
At Stade de France
France have won 11 of their last 12 at Stade de France.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
