The French Ireland recently on this fall tour. Fabien Galthié's squad managed to stay together with a view to achieving new success against the New Zealanders. More than a year after the opening match of the 2023 World Cup, where the Blues also won and shone, the XV of France did it again in front of their audience to bag a second success in their fall tour. But with this victory against the Blacks, several Blues players are approaching a record size in the selection.
Dupont and other players close to a hell of a record
Given that the XV of France had also beaten New Zealand in 2021, with a 40-25 success in a friendly, it turns out that Fabien Galthié became the first coach of the XV of France to have won three times against the All Blacks . And regarding the players, several elements can also boast of having beaten the triple world champions so many times. We obviously find the star and captain of the XV of France Antoine Dupont, who is accompanied by several other players like Jean-Baptiste Gros, Gabin Villière, Peato Mauvaka, Thibault Flament, Gregory Alldritt, Gaël Fickou and Romain Taofifenua. All these players have beaten the New Zealanders three times and they are only one length away from the record of four victories, held by five important players from the 90s-2000s: Abdelatif Benazzi, Christian Califano, Emile Ntamack, Fabien Pelous and Jean-Luc Sadourny. In view of the upcoming duels between the two nations, this record is therefore achievable.
To summarize
The French Ireland recently on this fall tour.
