| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 15 | W4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13/15 | 16-4 |
| South Africa | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 2-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-03-29
France entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,210. Half-time and full-time told different stories: France led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.
