Rugby World Cup 2023: head-to-head France - South Africa (quarter-final on 15/10/2023, 21:00 CET)

With 3.67 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X), the South African Rugby Union's 'Springboks' accounts have 236,000 more than the French Rugby Federation's 'France Rugby' accounts (3.43 million) as the two national teams prepare to face each other in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2023 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (FRA). In France, the match will be broadcast on the free-TV channel TF1.

South Africa has been equipped by Nike since 01/01/2023 (until 2028), after a nine-year partnership with Asics. Le Coq Sportif, chosen on 03/06/2017 by the FFR executive committee as the equipment supplier for the French teams and amateur rugby for the 2018-2024 cycle (six seasons), pays an annual fee of €3.7m. The French brand will be replaced by adidas after the Paris 2024 Games.

MTN and Altrad, the main jersey sponsors of South Africa and France respectively, are not visible on match clothing at the World Cup, in compliance with World Rugby regulations.

The South African telecommunications group has been the main jersey sponsor of the three-time…