Pieter-Steph hopes for Daan Human's French connection could be a Bok trump card

In Marseille

Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit hopes Daan Human's knowledge of French rugby will come in handy during Saturday's Test against France in Marseille.

Human, who played four Tests for the Boks in 2002 and was on the winning side in all of them, spent eight years in France where he played for Toulouse.

Human speaks perfect French and since he replaced Matthew Proudfoot as scrum coach, the Bok scrum has taken teams to dark places.

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The French scrum though is a menacing one that needs to be given the respect it deserves, but they're about more than just scrummaging.

Du Toit said Human's presence in the team has allowed them to adopt a lot of things that the French team does.

"The knowledge that Daan took from France, he's transferred that to us," Du Toit said.

France

15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Yoram Moefana, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Anthony Jelonch; 5 Thibaud Flament, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille

Substitutes: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Bastien Chalureau, 21 Sekou Macalou, 22 Maxime Lucu, 23 Matthieu Jalibert

South Africa

15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche

Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Kwagga Smith 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Manie Libbok, 23