- France captain Antoine Dupont will make his first international start at fly half against South Africa following a severe injury crisis.
- Head coach Fabien Galthie selected Dupont at No 10 after Romain Ntamack, Matthieu Jalibert, Thomas Ramos and Antoine Hastoy were ruled out.
- Maxime Lucu steps into the starting side at scrum half, while Gregory Alldritt and Julien Marchand also return to the lineup.
- Uncapped Pau fly half Axel Desperes has been named on the bench to provide cover and could make his Test debut.
- France are looking to bounce back against the Springboks in Paris after losing their previous encounter 32-17 last November.
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