France turn to Dupont at fly-half against South Africa

France will host South Africa in a Nations Championship match on Friday, November 13, at the Stade de France, with Antoine Dupont set to start at fly-half for the injury-hit hosts. South Africa arrive with a perfect record after winning their first four matches in the tournament, while France beat Fiji 54-17 in their previous outing.

France are without Romain Ntamack, Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Hastoy and Thomas Ramos, leaving Dupont to move from scrum-half to No. 10. Maxime Lucu is named at scrum-half. Coach Fabien Galthié has also selected Julien Marchand at hooker and Grégory Alldritt at No. 8 after France’s victory over Fiji.

South Africa have named Wilco Louw at tighthead prop, with Thomas du Toit among the replacements. The team announcement described two changes to the matchday group that faced Italy, whom South Africa beat 66-7. Siya Kolisi captains the side, and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is named at fly-half.

The match brings together the top teams in their respective Nations Championship groups, according to the team previews. France have won three consecutive tournament matches after opening with a 34-32 loss to New Zealand, while South Africa have won all four of...