FRENCH REVENGE?

JONES: NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE VISITORS' MINDSET

- Ross Roche

Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones doesn’t know if revenge will be at the forefront of France’s mind, when the two teams battle it out for the first time since the 2023 World Cup quarterfinal, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis on Saturday.

The Boks famously triumphed 29-28 on that occasion, wrecking the hosts hopes of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup on home soil, while the South Africans went on to clinch a second straight title.

Much of the talk ahead of the match has been on whether France are still smarting from that defeat, where a few controversial calls also added to the sense of injustice from the French fans, that even led to death threats against Bok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach.