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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff · 6 October 2007Head-to-head
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France won by 2 points.Half-time 13–3 · Tries 2–2 · NZL 1 yellow card

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185564703321Attacks78Ball won896046181745981178937421161%Own 2260%Own half75%Opp half71%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL446
FRA20521
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL1/12/20
FRA2/22/20
← France attack · New Zealand attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
18′New ZealandTry, Luke McAlister, converted8–0
55′FranceTry, Thierry Dusautoir, converted13–11
64′New ZealandTry, Rodney So'oialo18–13
70′FranceTry, Yannick Jauzion, converted18–18
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′1 NZL card
18′Luke McAlister55′Thierry Dusautoir64′Rodney So'oialo70′Yannick Jauzion
NZL

Team stats

FRA
77%Possession23%
80%Territory20%
185Carries50
620Metres gained334
21Defenders beaten6
153Passes59
22Offloads5
44Tackles made205
6Tackles missed21
150/156Rucks won28/33
9/9Lineouts won11/16
2/2Mauls won6/6
5Turnovers won11
6Penalties conceded2
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · FRA conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Anton OliverHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Keith RobinsonSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Jerry CollinsFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Byron KelleherScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Luke McAlisterCentre
  13. 13Mils MuliainaCentre
  14. 14Josevata RokocokoWing
  15. 15Leon MacDonaldFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Neemia TialataBench
  18. 18Chris JackBench
  19. 19Chris MasoeBench
  20. 20Brendon LeonardBench
  21. 21Nick EvansBench
  22. 22Isaia ToeavaBench

France

  1. 1Olivier MilloudProp
  2. 2Raphaël IbanezHooker
  3. 3Pieter de VilliersProp
  4. 4Fabien PelousSecond row
  5. 5Jérôme ThionSecond row
  6. 6Serge BetsenFlanker
  7. 7Thierry DusautoirFlanker
  8. 8Julien BonnaireNumber 8
  9. 9Jean-Baptiste ElissaldeScrum-half
  10. 10Lionel BeauxisFly-half
  11. 11Cédric HeymansWing
  12. 12Yannick JauzionCentre
  13. 13David MartyCentre
  14. 14Vincent ClercWing
  15. 15Damien TrailleFull-back
  16. 16Dimitri SzarzewskiBench
  17. 17Jean-Baptiste PouxBench
  18. 18Sébastien ChabalBench
  19. 19Imanol HarinordoquyBench
  20. 20Frederic MichalakBench
  21. 21Christophe DominiciBench
  22. 22Clément PoitrenaudBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 53–15 France, 1 drawn in 69 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.