France v South Africa live: Score and updates as rugby heavyweights renew hostilities in mouth-watering grudge match

The Boks won’t panic. They’ve been here before. But they do make an early change! Boan Venter – brought in at loosehead prop for the injured Ox Nche – is hooked by Rassie Erasmus, as Gerhard Steenekamp comes on. Tough on the Edinburgh man but Rassie clearly wants to send a message

The Springboks earn a scrum off the French lineout maul. It’s solid enough and, in fact, they earn penalty advantage for the collapse of it

Could the kicking be the difference today? Ramos has nailed two tough conversions, while Feinberg-Ngomezulu has erred with two of his four penalties.

Les Bleus are currently giving the world champions everything they can handle anyway.

TRY TIME! Huge from France and it’s that man Damian Penaud again, adding to his try record.

France turn down the three points to kick to the corner. From the lineout they go all the way across the field. Through the hands, long final pass from Ramos makes it out to Penaud and he has enough acceleration to slide over in the corner, with two Springboks defenders trying to push him out.

Takes a hard hit from the LED advertising board as he slides and he is slow to get up but he’ll be fine. What a conversion from Ramos! From right on the touchline he moves the lead beyond one score

Hard hits coming from everywhere in this match! Willemse then spills the ball backwards metres from his own line and the French defence buzzes around sniffing a turnover.

Pieter-Steph du Toit with a tough carry gives South Africa enough room to kick clear, although France come again.

France make decent ground with a series of carries, including one from Barassi. Eventually Ntamack chips ahead for Penaud but it’s straight into Willemse’s hands.

Good news for the Boks as De Jager passes his HIA, so Nortje heads back off.

But again, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu errs from long range. Jeers around the ground as his effort slips wide.

An immediate chance for redemption for the South African fly half as he’ll have another shot at the posts after a penalty.

Great contest by Willemse who chases his own kick and plucks it out of the ball. Boudehent then takes out Etzebeth off the ball and it’s a South African penalty on the halfway line.

The Boks go for the posts. This will be a test for Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu… Has the distance but not the direction and it slips wide.

Contestable kick-off from France but Barassi gets over-excited and clatters into Etzebeth illegally, so South Africa can immediately set a platform in enemy territory.

Well defended by Les Bleus to kick clear but a good return down the wing from Willemse and a back-of-the-hand offload to keep it alive. He was in trouble when he collected that ball in his 22.

And the Springboks young No 10 makes no mistake. The lead cut to one.