Springboks assistant coach Felix Jones feels there is likely to be revenge lingering in the air from a France perspective when they clash on Friday.

Jones was facing the media on Tuesday alongside hooker Malcolm Marx as the excitement builds towards the showdown at the Stade de France.

South Africa beat the French by a single point in their 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final and the Boks won 32-7, again in Paris, late last year.

French hurt

Despite the two teams having met since that narrow 29-28 result in the global tournament, the Springboks duo still think it carries some weight.

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