Antoine Dupont steps in at fly-half for France against South Africa

France captain Antoine Dupont will fill in at fly-half for Friday's upcoming Nations Championship match against world champions South Africa in Paris. Normally a specialist scrum-half, Dupont was forced into the fly-half position because of the absences of Matthieu Jalibert, Romain Ntamack, Thomas Ramos, and Antoine Hastoy. Coach Fabian Galthie ultimately selected Dupont over Maxime Lucu, who had more recent experience as a starting fly-half at club level. Additionally, Galthie brought in hooker Julien Marchand and number eight Gregory Alldritt to strengthen the forward pack against the Springboks, while Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang is set to win his fourth cap on the wing.