New Zealand will be looking to win their sixth game in a row against
the French and keep their undefeated home record against anybody for the
past four years intact, when the sides clash in Wellington.
After their close loss to the Kiwis last weekend, the French will know they are not far off the mark of toppling rugby’s superpower.
Sat 22 France tour
New Zealand v France,
New Plymouth
19:35 local, 07:35 GMT, 13:35 BDT
Despite their terrible Six Nations campaign this year Le Bleus still have plenty of talent in their squad, while the All Blacks will also know they can improve, with the second game still early in their international season.
Generally there is no shortage of fireworks when the French and New Zealand sides with their attacking and naturally flashy styles often leading to perfect examples of running rugby.
New Zealand has scored the most tries in Test history with 1706 while France are second, having scored a total of 1,623 tries in 693 matches.
Richie McCaw continues to be missed by the All Blacks when the ball hits the deck, and the French backrow will again be keen to slow down or spoil as much of the home side’s ball as possible.
France field a more experienced starting XV with a total of 444 caps compared to New Zealand’s total of 391 with the visitors also fielding an older starting XV with an average age of 28 compared to New Zealand’s 26.
Teams
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Tony Woodcock, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Jeremy Thrush, 20 Victor Vito, 21 Piri Weepu, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Rene Ranger.
France: 15 Maxime Médard, 14 Adrien Planté, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Christophe Samson, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20 Yannick Nyanga, 21 Brice Dulin, 22 Remi Tales, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud.
After their close loss to the Kiwis last weekend, the French will know they are not far off the mark of toppling rugby’s superpower.
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Sat 22 France tour
New Zealand v France,
New Plymouth
19:35 local, 07:35 GMT, 13:35 BDT
Despite their terrible Six Nations campaign this year Le Bleus still have plenty of talent in their squad, while the All Blacks will also know they can improve, with the second game still early in their international season.
Generally there is no shortage of fireworks when the French and New Zealand sides with their attacking and naturally flashy styles often leading to perfect examples of running rugby.
New Zealand has scored the most tries in Test history with 1706 while France are second, having scored a total of 1,623 tries in 693 matches.
Richie McCaw continues to be missed by the All Blacks when the ball hits the deck, and the French backrow will again be keen to slow down or spoil as much of the home side’s ball as possible.
France field a more experienced starting XV with a total of 444 caps compared to New Zealand’s total of 391 with the visitors also fielding an older starting XV with an average age of 28 compared to New Zealand’s 26.
Teams
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Tony Woodcock, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Jeremy Thrush, 20 Victor Vito, 21 Piri Weepu, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Rene Ranger.
France: 15 Maxime Médard, 14 Adrien Planté, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Christophe Samson, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Dimitri Szarzewski, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Kayser, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20 Yannick Nyanga, 21 Brice Dulin, 22 Remi Tales, 23 Mathieu Bastareaud.
