France, Nov. 13 -- A tribute to the 2015 Paris attacks victims will take place ahead of Friday evening's Nations Championship rugby match between France and South Africa at the national stadium in Saint-Denis, just north of Paris.

Earlier this week, France coach Fabien Galthie said: "We will have a moment's pause for the events of that date and we will think about the families and the victims who are still suffering. And we will think about our Republic of course, which is also suffering."

The commemoration comes 11 years after coordinated attacks by extremists from the Islamic State group plunged the French capital into mourning and triggered a major overhaul of the country's security arrangements. Law enforcement officers outside the ...