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Sep 8, 2023 · France convincingly beat New Zealand 40-25 with a flair characteristic of the way New Zealand has dominated the game for the last half-century. Rugby World Cup 2023: Fan zones so French rugby ...
- Unity Or Mutiny?
- The Tinkerman
- All Blacks Holding back?
- Chalk and Cheese
- Losing Streak
The France starting XV that takes to the pitch on Saturday night will be their least experienced in a World Cup knockout game since their semi-final defeat to England in 2003. However, it is also the most experienced team named by Saint-Andre in this tournament! The France head coach has called for unity ahead of their meeting with the World Cup ho...
Much of the ire directed at Saint-Andre is because of his failure to settle on a half-back pairing during his underwhelming four-year reign. While Stuart Lancaster constantly tinkered in midfield, Saint-Andre has chopped and changed at nine and 10. One of the few constants has been the selection of Frederic Michalak, the enigma of French rugby who ...
New Zealand progressed through the pool stages with relative ease and topped the try-scoring charts with 25, but their performances have been below the levels we'd normally expected of the No 1 ranked side in the world. Barring a nervy opening 50 minutes against Argentina, it has been plain sailing for the All Blacks, with Namibia, Georgia and Tong...
Two big-name centres must be content with places on the bench for Saturday's quarter-final, with Sonny Bill Williams and Mathieu Bastareaud both failing to make their respective starting XVs. Williams, who has the third-highest number of offloads in the tournament, misses out again as Hansen sticks with the experienced midfield pairing of Ma'a Nonu...
France have the best record of any northern hemisphere side against New Zealand, their 12 victories from 55 Tests outlining the All Blacks' European dominance, but they are on an eight-game losing streak, their worst run against New Zealand for 47 years. Les Bleus have never lost nine Tests in succession against New Zealand but after being outclass...
Sep 9, 2023 · The hosts beat the All Blacks at the Stade de France as the 2023 World Cup began with a heavyweight showdown ... France face the Haka ahead of their 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New ...
- Lawrence Ostlere
Sep 8, 2023 · Updated / Saturday, 9 Sep 2023 08:06. France handed a nation the result it craved as they opened their Rugby World Cup campaign on home soil by beating New Zealand in Paris. It was the All Blacks ...
Oct 17, 2015 · New Zealand booked a World Cup semi-final against South Africa with a nine-try demolition of France at the Millennium Stadium. Julian Savea scored a hat-trick as the French had no answers to a lethal All Blacks attack that had power, pace and panache.
- Sarah Mockford
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Sep 8, 2023 · Les Bleus, having convincingly beat New Zealand at the same ground 40-25 at the end of 2021, could feel confident they could get the job done. But the All Blacks had returned to form since then.
Sep 8, 2023 · France make the perfect start on their quest for a first Rugby World Cup title as they beat three-time champions New Zealand to delight the Stade de France in Paris.
