Springboks skipper John Smit faces a disciplinary hearing in Paris on Tuesday after being cited for elbowing France captain Jerome Thion in Saturday's game at the Stade de France.
Lock Thion, who was taken to hospital with a fractured larynx and placed on a ventilator, will be sidelined for at least six weeks. He was expected to leave hospital on Monday.
The incident occurred 12 minutes into the game when Smit charged at Thion and caught him in the throat with his elbow.
Hooker Smit faces a ban from two weeks up to a year.
