Plus: stadium details, both teams’ World Cup records so far and latest odds
Faf de Klerk (left) against Antoine Dupont will be a match-up to savour
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What a clash of the titans! Hosts and Rugby World Cup favourites France against highly-fancied South Africa, the reigning champions.
France made it through Pool A, which included New Zealand, with four wins from four and finished top, ensuring they faced the second-placed team in Pool B, South Africa. The Springboks’ only defeat in their group was to Ireland.
When is it?
France v South Africa in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals is on Sunday, October 15. The game kicks off at 8pm (BST), 9pm local time.
Where is it?
Stade de France, Saint Denis
Capacity: 80,023
The Stade de France, just outside of Paris
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This stadium was built for the 1998 Fifa World Cup and has been the national stadium for France ever since, as well as the home for the country’s rugby team. Les Bleus first played here on February 7, 1998, when Philippe Bernat-Salles and the late Christophe
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