26 November 2005
Stade de France, Paris
	South Africa 20 France 26
Captain: John Smit		Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
Coach: Jake White		Attendance: 70000

Team:
Combined caps: 454 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Os du Randt	Cheetahs	33	60
Hooker (C)	John Smit	Sharks	27	50
Tight-head Prop	CJ van der Linde	Cheetahs	25	23
Lock	Bakkies Botha	Blue Bulls	26	30	1 try
Lock	Victor Matfield	Blue Bulls	28	44
Flank	Schalk (jnr) Burger	WP	22	24
Flank	Juan Smith	Cheetahs	24	20
Eighthman	Jacques Cronjé	Blue Bulls	23	19
Scrumhalf	Michael Claassens	Cheetahs	23	5
Flyhalf	Meyer Bosman	Cheetahs	20	1	1 penalty
Left Wing	Bryan Habana	Blue Bulls	22	14
Inside Centre	Jean de Villiers	WP	24	19
Outside Centre	Jaque Fourie	Lions	22	18	1 try
Right Wing	Breyton Paulse	Clermont	29	55
Full Back	Percy Montgomery	Sharks	31	72	2 conversions, 1 penalty
Reserve	Eddie Andrews	WP	28	15
Reserve	Danie Rossouw	Blue Bulls	27	12
Reserve	Albert van den Berg	Sharks	31	33
Reserve	Gary Botha	Blue Bulls	24	1
Reserve	De Wet Barry	WP	27	37

France: 3 tries, 1 conversion, 3 penalties

Match pictures:

Team for the test against France in Paris Back: Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, Schalk Burger, Albert van den Berg, Bakkies Botha, Juan Smith, Danie Rossouw, Jacques Cronjé, CJ van der Linde Middle: Bolla Conradie, Michael Claassens, Conrad Jantjes, Meyer Bosman, De Wet Barry, Bryan Habana, Eddie Andrews, Gary Botha Front: Breyton Paulse, Allister Coetzee (asst coach), Percy Montgomery, Jake White (coach), John Smit (captain), Arthob Petersen (manager), Os du Randt, Gert Smal (asst coach), Victor Matfield