Dupont picked at 10 amid France fly-half crisis

France captain Antoine Dupont will fill in at fly-half for Friday's Nations Championship game against world champions South Africa in Paris.

Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, who was born and raised in London but moved to France as a 19-year-old after struggling to get a professional contract in England, will win his fourth cap on the wing.

Grandidier-Nkanang focused on Sevens, winning Olympic gold alongside Dupont in 2024 before making a successful switch back to the 15-a-side game with Pau.

Dupont, a specialist scrum-half with only a handful of appearances at 10, has been forced into fly-half by the absence of Matthieu Jalibert, Romain Ntamack, Thomas Ramos and Antoine Hastoy.