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2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)	Guy Novès
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	3 0 0 3
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Argentina 2016
Next tour	New Zealand 2018

In June 2017, France played a three-test series against South Africa as part of the 2017 mid-year rugby union tests. They played the Springboks over the three-week June International window (5 June–25 June), and the matches were part of the fifth year of the global rugby calendar established by the World Rugby, which runs through to 2019. This was France' first visit to South Africa since 2010 and the first test series between the teams since 2005. The last time the sides met was during the 2013 end-of-year international, where South Africa won 19–10 in Paris.

Fixtures

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
10 June 2017	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	South Africa	37–14	France
17 June 2017	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	South Africa	37–15	France
24 June 2017	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	South Africa	35–12	France

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 10 June 2017, the first test match of the tour.

France

On 27 May, France named a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against South Africa.

On 29 May, Nans Ducuing was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Djibril Camara.

On 5 June, Paul Jedrasiak and François Trinh-Duc were called up to the squad as injury cover for Arthur Iturria and Camille Lopez.

Coaching team:

• Head coach: Guy Novès
• Defence coach: Gerald Bastide
• Backs coach: Jean-Frederic Dubois
• Forwards coach: Yannick Bru

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Camille Chat	Hooker	(1995-12-18)18 December 1995 (aged 21)	8	Racing 92
Guilhem Guirado (c)	Hooker	(1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 30)	51	Toulon
Clément Maynadier	Hooker	(1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 28)	3	Bordeaux
Uini Atonio	Prop	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 27)	25	La Rochelle
Eddy Ben Arous	Prop	(1990-08-25)25 August 1990 (aged 26)	17	Racing 92
Mohamed Boughanmi	Prop	(1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25)	0	La Rochelle
Xavier Chiocci	Prop	(1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 27)	9	Toulon
Jefferson Poirot	Prop	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 24)	8	Bordeaux Bègles
Rabah Slimani	Prop	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 27)	36	Stade Français
Paul Jedrasiak	Lock	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 31)	6	Clermont Auvergne
Julien Le Devedec	Lock	(1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 31)	9	Brive
Yoann Maestri	Lock	(1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 29)	56	Toulouse
Romain Taofifénua	Lock	(1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 26)	8	Toulon
Yacouba Camara	Flanker	(1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 23)	3	Toulouse
Loann Goujon	Flanker	(1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 28)	15	Bordeaux Bègles
Kevin Gourdon	Flanker	(1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 27)	10	La Rochelle
Anthony Jelonch	Flanker	(1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 20)	0	Castres Olympique
Bernard Le Roux	Flanker	(1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 28)	26	Racing 92
Louis Picamoles	Number 8	(1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 31)	62	Northampton Saints
Antoine Dupont	Scrum-half	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 20)	2	Castres Olympique
Maxime Machenaud	Scrum-half	(1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 28)	29	Racing 92
Baptiste Serin	Scrum-half	(1994-06-20)20 June 1994 (aged 22)	10	Bordeaux Bègles
Jean-Marc Doussain	Fly-half	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 26)	15	Toulouse
Jules Plisson	Fly-half	(1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 25)	13	Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc	Fly-half	(1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 (age 38)	58	Toulon
Henry Chavancy	Centre	(1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 29)	1	Racing 92
Jonathan Danty	Centre	(1992-10-07)7 October 1992 (aged 24)	4	Stade Français
Gaël Fickou	Centre	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 23)	29	Toulouse
Damian Penaud	Centre	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 20)	0	Clermont Auvergne
Nans Ducuing	Wing	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25)	0	Bordeaux Bègles
Yoann Huget	Wing	(1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 30)	47	Toulouse
Vincent Rattez	Wing	(1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 25)	0	La Rochelle
Virimi Vakatawa	Wing	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 25)	12	FFR
Brice Dulin	Fullback	(1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 27)	27	Racing 92
Scott Spedding	Fullback	(1986-05-04)4 May 1986 (aged 31)	21	Clermont Auvergne

South Africa

South Africa named a 31-man squad for South Africa's three-test series against France on 23 May 2017.

Coaching team:

• Head coach: Allister Coetzee
• Defence coach: Brendan Venter
• Backs coach: Franco Smith
• Forwards coach: Johann van Graan

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 22)	2	Lions
Bongi Mbonambi	Hooker	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26)	5	Stormers
Chiliboy Ralepelle	Hooker	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 30)	22	Sharks
Ruan Dreyer	Prop	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 26)	0	Lions
Steven Kitshoff	Prop	(1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25)	10	Bordeaux
Frans Malherbe	Prop	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 26)	15	Stormers
Tendai Mtawarira	Prop	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 31)	87	Sharks
Lizo Gqoboka	Prop	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	Bulls
Coenie Oosthuizen	Prop	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 28)	23	Sharks
Lood de Jager	Lock	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 24)	28	Bulls
Pieter-Steph du Toit	Lock	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 24)	20	Stormers
Eben Etzebeth	Lock	(1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 25)	54	Stormers
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 26)	7	Lions / Ricoh Black Rams
Siya Kolisi	Flanker	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 25)	16	Stormers
Jaco Kriel	Flanker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 27)	7	Lions
Oupa Mohojé	Flanker	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26)	15	Cheetahs
Duane Vermeulen	Number 8	(1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 30)	37	Toulon
Warren Whiteley (c)	Number 8	(1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 29)	15	Lions / NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Ross Cronjé	Scrum-half	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 27)	0	Lions
Francois Hougaard	Scrum-half	(1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 29)	39	Worcester Warriors
Rudy Paige	Scrum-half	(1989-08-02)2 August 1989 (aged 27)	7	Bulls
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 26)	11	Lions / NTT Communications Shining Arcs
François Steyn	Fly-half	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 30)	53	Montpellier
Lukhanyo Am	Centre	(1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 23)	0	Sharks
Damian de Allende	Centre	(1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 25)	22	Stormers
Jesse Kriel	Centre	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 23)	17	Bulls
Jan Serfontein	Centre	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 24)	26	Bulls
Dillyn Leyds	Wing	(1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 24)	0	Stormers
Raymond Rhule	Wing	(1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 24)	0	Cheetahs
Courtnall Skosan	Wing	(1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 25)	0	Lions
Andries Coetzee	Fullback	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	Lions

Matches

First test

South Africa	37–14	France
Try: Kriel 30' c Penalty try 59' Cronjé 60' c Serfontein 67' c Con: Coetzee (1/1) 32' Jantjies (2/2) 61', 68' Pen: Jantjies (3/3) 10', 14', 39'	Report	Try: Chavancy 34' c Serin 54' c Con: Plisson (2/2) 36', 55'

FB 15 Andries Coetzee RW 14 Raymond Rhule  72' OC 13 Jesse Kriel  56' IC 12 Jan Serfontein LW 11 Courtnall Skosan FH 10 Elton Jantjies SH 9 Ross Cronjé  63' N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c) OF 7 Oupa Mohojé  59' BF 6 Siya Kolisi RL 5 Franco Mostert  63' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Frans Malherbe  63' HK 2 Malcolm Marx  63' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  53' Replacements: HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  63' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  53' PR 18 Coenie Oosthuizen  63' LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit  63' FL 20 Jean-Luc du Preez  59' SH 21 Francois Hougaard  63' FH 22 François Steyn  56' WG 23 Dillyn Leyds  72' Coach: Allister Coetzee

FB 15 Brice Dulin 60' to 70'  70' RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 Henry Chavancy IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 Jules Plisson  70' SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  46' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  63' OF 7 Loann Goujon  51' BF 6 Yacouba Camara RL 5 Yoann Maestri (c) LL 4 Julien Le Devedec TP 3 Uini Atonio  21'  26'  53' HK 2 Clément Maynadier  51' LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  59' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  51' PR 17 Eddy Ben Arous  59' PR 18 Mohamed Boughanmi  21'  26'  53' FL 19 Bernard Le Roux  63' FL 20 Kevin Gourdon  51' SH 21 Baptiste Serin  46' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  70' WG 23 Vincent Rattez  70' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

• Andries Coetzee, Ross Cronjé, Dillyn Leyds, Raymond Rhule and Courtnall Skosan (all South Africa) and Mohamed Boughanmi and Vincent Rattez (both France) made their international debuts.

Second test

South Africa	37–15	France
Try: Serfontein 20' c Kolisi 27' c Oosthuizen 68' c Jantjies 79' c Con: Jantjies (4/4) 22', 28', 70', 80' Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 31', 39'	Report	Try: Spedding 3' c Penaud 54' m Con: Serin (1/1) 4' Pen: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 64'

FB 15 Andries Coetzee RW 14 Raymond Rhule  79' OC 13 Lionel Mapoe  65' IC 12 Jan Serfontein LW 11 Courtnall Skosan FH 10 Elton Jantjies SH 9 Ross Cronjé  65' N8 8 Warren Whiteley (c) OF 7 Oupa Mohojé  14' BF 6 Siya Kolisi RL 5 Franco Mostert LL 4 Eben Etzebeth  65' TP 3 Frans Malherbe  65' HK 2 Malcolm Marx  74' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  53' Replacements: HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  74' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  53' PR 18 Coenie Oosthuizen  65' LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit  65' FL 20 Jean-Luc du Preez  14' SH 21 Francois Hougaard  65' FH 22 François Steyn  65' WG 23 Dillyn Leyds  79' Coach: Allister Coetzee

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Yoann Huget  13' OC 13 Damian Penaud IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  74' SH 9 Baptiste Serin  56' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  22' OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Yacouba Camara RL 5 Romain Taofifénua LL 4 Yoann Maestri  73' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  58' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  74' LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  58' Replacements: HK 16 Clément Maynadier  74' PR 17 Eddy Ben Arous  58' PR 18 Uini Atonio  58' FL 19 Julien Le Devedec  73' FL 20 Bernard Le Roux  22' SH 21 Antoine Dupont  56' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  74' WG 23 Nans Ducuing  13' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

• Nans Ducuing and Damian Penaud (both France) made their international debuts. Penaud scored a try on his debut.
• Elton Jantjies passed 100 international points.

Third test

South Africa	35–12	France
Try: Kriel 6' c Etzebeth 41' m Marx 61' c Paige 74' c Con: Jantjies (3/4) 6', 61', 75' Pen: Jantjies (3/4) 5', 22', 39'	Report	Pen: Plisson (4/5) 11', 15', 40', 57'

FB 15 Andries Coetzee RW 14 Raymond Rhule  71' OC 13 Jesse Kriel IC 12 Jan Serfontein LW 11 Courtnall Skosan FH 10 Elton Jantjies SH 9 Francois Hougaard  71' N8 8 Jean-Luc du Preez  55' OF 7 Jaco Kriel  71' BF 6 Siya Kolisi RL 5 Franco Mostert  67' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth (c) TP 3 Ruan Dreyer  55' HK 2 Malcolm Marx  67' LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira  55' Replacements: HK 16 Bongi Mbonambi  67' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  55' PR 18 Coenie Oosthuizen  55' LK 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit  55' LK 20 Lood de Jager  67' SH 21 Rudy Paige  71' FH 22 François Steyn  71' WG 23 Dillyn Leyds  71' Coach: Allister Coetzee

FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Nans Ducuing OC 13 Damian Penaud  64' IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  77' FH 10 Jules Plisson SH 9 Baptiste Serin  71' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  70' OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Yacouba Camara  40' RL 5 Romain Taofifénua  64' LL 4 Yoann Maestri TP 3 Rabah Slimani  58'  70' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  68' Replacements: HK 16 Clément Maynadier  70' PR 17 Xavier Chiocci  68' PR 18 Uini Atonio  58'  70' LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak  64' FL 20 Loann Goujon  40' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  71' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  64' WG 23 Vincent Rattez  77' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

• Ruan Dreyer (South Africa) made his international debut.
• South African captain Warren Whiteley was declared as forfeit just before the kick-off.

See also

• 2017 mid-year rugby union internationals
• History of rugby union matches between France and South Africa

References

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