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England booted for the Stade de France stratosphere, putting up a barrage of kicks for wings Elliot Daly and Jonny May to chase, while a revved-up forward pack matched their Springboks at the set-piece and on the gain-line.

The Stade de France was the scene of a dangerous breakdown in law-and-order at a Uefa Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in 2022.

Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez said that 4,000 officers would be on patrol, 2,500 at the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburbs and the rest on public transport and inside the capital.

New Zealand clinched a dramatic 28-24 victory in a Stade de France quarter-final as they ended Ireland's hopes for the second tournament in a row.

The Lions play Argentina in a warm-up match on 20 June and face Western Force in Perth on the same day as the Top 14's Stade de France showpiece.