France’s clash with New Zealand today is being billed as the tastiest Rugby World Cup opener of all time, with some of the greatest players on the planet, most notably Les Bleus scrum-half Antoine Dupont and All Blacks wing Will Jordan, set to get the party started at the Stade de France.
- Event: France vs New Zealand – Rugby World Cup 2023
- Date: Friday 8 September 2023
- Location: Stade de France, Paris
- Kick-off: 8:15 p.m. GMT / 7.15am NZT Saturday 9 September 2023
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France vs New Zealand Teams
France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gaël Fickou, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Gabin Villière, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain); 8 Grégory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 François Cros, 5 Thibaud Flament, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Réda Wardi.
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Paul Boudehent, 21 Maxime Lucu, 22 Arthur Vincent, 23 Melvyn Jaminet.
New Zealand: 15 Beauden Barrett, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 Mark Telea, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith; 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Dalton Papali’i, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Luke Jacobson, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 David Havili, 23 Leicester Fainga’anuku.
