Does New Zealand still scare the French XV? After Japan at the opening of the fall tour, the Blues face this Saturday, November 16 (9:10 p.m.) the All Blacks, who no longer hold any secrets for Antoine Dupont and his partners, who beat them in their two last clashes.
Two victories in a row against the Blacks
First there was this historic victory in 2021. Unchained, the French XV had passed more than 40 points to New Zealand, still considered at that time as the best team in the world. Then, there was the one at the opening of the 2023 World Cup (27-13), which perfectly launched the Blues towards… eternal regrets.
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We cannot forget either the 2011 World Cup final lost by a thread (8-7), nor the numerous defeats which followed, but we must not be mistaken, it is France which can keep his current supremacy over the Blacks. If successful, it will equal a thirty-year-old record, that of three consecutive victories against this nation, achieved only once between 1994 and 1995.
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