France will need the stars to align if they are to end a sorry run of nine defeats from their last 10 matches against South Africa, captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday.

In that run, the Springboks even dished out a humbling 32-17 defeat for the French at the Stade de France last year despite playing the entire second half with 14 men following lock Lood de Jager’s red card at the end of the first period.

‘Effective strategy’

“I’ve played against them in different contexts, but recently they have had a lot of bulk and a very clear and

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