The Springboks are expecting a tough onslaught from France in their Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match at Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday, but said they were ready for the challenge.
The Boks had their last field training session on Wednesday before Friday’s traditional captains run, and experienced flanker Pieter Steph du Toit who addressed the media from the team's base in Toulon, in the south of France, said the players were raring to go against the second-ranked team in the world.
“They have an extremely good record having won 11 games in a row, so it is going to be tough to match them,” said Du Toit.
“They have the heaviest pack of forwards, so as a team we’ll make our plans for the weekend.”
Du Toit said they have been putting in the work on and off the field in all facets of play, one of which was the mauls.
“We have been working hard to improve our mauls," he said.
"Opposition teams always come up with new tricks against us and the more we experience that, the better it will be as it allows us to learn to adapt.”
