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The Bok match-day 23 from France 2018: 13 survivors remain, but where are the other 10?

In Marseille

Then Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus's 2019 World Cup plan was still in its developmental stage when the Boks went to Paris to face France on 10 November, where they beat them 29-26.

The Boks had controversially lost to England 12-11 the week before at Twickenham where Australian referee Angus Gardner refused to award the visitors a late penalty when England flyhalf Owen Farrell shoulder-charged Andre Esterhuizen.

The Boks then moved to Paris where they hadn't lost to the hosts since 2006. It was also the ground where they had their moment of glory in 2007 when John Smit's charges won the World Cup.

Erasmus's machine at the time was far from perfect, but it had beaten the All Blacks 36-34 in Wellington, a surprisingly welcome reversal after the 57-0 Albany annihilation the year before.

Tries from S'bu Nkosi in the 44th minute and a stoppage-time touchdown from Bongi Mbonambi silenced the capacity crowd in Saint-Denis.

Crucially, there were five penalties and two conversions from Handre Pollard as goalkicking, a talking point leading into this week's Test between the sides at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, had become a talking point.

Pollard is one of the nine players from the 2018 Test who won't be playing, but here's the rest of the nine from the match-day 23 four years ago:

Right-wing - S'bu Nkosi

Nkosi remains in the Springbok frame and was part of the original touring squad before he was injured and withdrawn. His stock at the Boks fell because of the emergence of Cheslin Kolbe and has resurfaced at the Bulls after leaving the Sharks.

Left-wing - Aphiwe Dyantyi

This was one of the few games where the blazing wing didn't score in what was a breakthrough 2018 for the Lions flyer. A positive drugs test in 2019 led

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