Mapoe only change...France change 8

So on Saturday we get a better sense of where we are, this looks more like the French team that finished next to last in the Six Nations...last week's team was very poor at 15 and 10 for example: ... South Africa 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Raymond Rhule, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20 Jean-Luc du Preez, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Dillyn Leyds France 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Damian Penaud, 12 Gaël Fickou, 11 Virimi Vakatawa, 10 François Trinh-Duc, 9 Baptiste Serin, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Kévin Gourdon, 6 Yacouba Camara, 5 Romain Taofifeuna, 4 Yoann Maestri, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Guilhem Guirado (captain), 1 Jefferson Poirot Substitutes: 16 Clément Maynadier, 17 Eddy Ben Arous, 18 Uini Atonio, 19 Julien le Devedec, 20 Bernard le Roux, 21 Antoine Dupont, 22 Jean-Marc Doussain, 23 Nans Ducuing

 Mozart
This is a much stronger French side than the one the Springboks played on Saturday.
I am not sure what will happen on Saturday.  

 
Mapoe is a poor replacement ... perhaps better than Kriel ... not by much though ... still we could have brought in a few much better players at 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and probably revamped the entire bench with a better assortment.

Glad to see Picomoles back at 8 and Guirado is a massif step up.

Let's see what happens.

Viva Les France!!!!

 Not that I disagree CC, but which players would you want to bring in?

 
Feel free to disagree APD ... it is your right ... I respect your views anyway. 

To my mind ... Kitshoff is a better loosehead ... personally I like Dylan Smith ... Dreyer is a better tighthead and so is Wilco Louw ... Malherbe is as thick as a brick ... Kriel or Cloete would be much better at 6 than Kolisi ... Oupa is a quota and should have been replaced by Jean-Luc ... Jantjies had his best game so perhaps I'm a little harsh there but I would absolutely like to see what Conje has to offer in the last twenty ... Skosan is a good wing but I rate Nkosi as more of what we're looking for ... Serfontein has never managed the step up to test level ... I know everyone's raving about him, but he doestn't do it for me I would replace him with Odendaal ... Mapoe has been tested and we know what he has to offer us at test level ... I would replace him with Vorster ... and lastly ... Combrinck is a must at 14.

What's your preferences or are you happy with Coetzee's side?

 With some reservations I agree with most of the comments of CC - the team has too many passengers and it si definitely not the strongest team that can be fielded. 
I think it is a stronger French side and the result could go either way. 

 Odendaal is an Namibian international. 

 Well good luck to your lads ,I hope they put the wee Froglets in their place .Doesnt seem right you saffas being  in 6th place ,just feels ...wrong?