New Zealand 34-32 France
Date:
Venue: One NZ Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Attendance: 29,152
New Zealand v France Match Reports
New Zealand made a winning start to the inaugural Nations Championship with a thrilling 34-32 victory over France in Christchurch. Cam Roigard and Will Jordan both scored two tries as the All Blacks held off a spirited France side to secure an entertaining nine-try win. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: All Blacks beat France in thrilling Nations Championship opener
- Guardian: All Blacks edge France in thriller to open Nations Championship in style
- Telegraph: All Blacks edge depleted France in breathless Nations Championship opener
- Sky Sports: New Zealand edge France 34-32 in thrilling tournament opener as Will Jordan closes in on All Blacks try record
New Zealand v France - Match Highlights
New Zealand v France - Match Stats
New Zealand (19) 34
Try: Jordan (8', 71'), Lakai (21'), Roigard (40', 50')
Conversion: Love (21', 40'+1, 51')
Penalty: Love (66')
France (13) 32
Try: Penaud (2'), Hastoy (47'), Attissogbe (59'), Jalibert (78')
Conversion: Lucu (3', 48'), Hastoy (78')
Penalty: Lucu (15', 30')
Man of the match: Cam Roigard (New Zealand)
New Zealand v France - Team Line-ups
New Zealand Team
Forwards
- 1 Ethan de Groot
- 2 Codie Taylor
- 3 Fletcher Newell
- 4 Josh Lord
- 5 Sam Darry
- 6 Peter Lakai
- 7 Luke Jacobson
- 8 Ardie Savea (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Cam Roigard
- 10 Ruben Love
- 11 Caleb Clarke
- 12 Jordie Barrett
- 13 Quinn Tupaea
- 14 Will Jordan
- 15 Damian McKenzie
Replacements
- 16 Asafo Aumua
- 17 Xavier Numia
- 18 Tyrel Lomax
- 19 Jamie Hannah
- 20 Wallace Sititi
- 21 Cortez Ratima
- 22 Billy Proctor
- 23 Fehi Fineanganofo
France Team
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Maxime Lamothe
- 3 Demba Bamba
- 4 Hugo Auradou
- 5 Tom Staniforth
- 6 Pierre Bochaton
- 7 Oscar Jegou
- 8 Marko Gazzotti
Backs
- 9 Maxime Lucu (Captain)
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Theo Attissogbe
- 12 Yoram Moefana
- 13 Fabien Brau-Boirie
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Max Spring
Replacements
- 16 Barnabé Massa
- 17 Reda Wardi
- 18 Régis Montagne
- 19 Mickaël Guillard
- 20 Killian Tixeront
- 21 Nolann Le Garrec
- 22 Antoine Hastoy
- 23 Nicolas Depoortere