Full time19 August 1961
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1961Head-to-head
New Zealand won by 29 points.
Scoring
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke2–0
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke4–0
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke6–0
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke8–0
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke11–0
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke14–0
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke17–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Paul Little20–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Victor Yates23–0
- –TNew Zealand try · John Graham26–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Kel Tremain29–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Colin Meads32–0
- –TFrance try · Michel Crauste32–3
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Wilson WhinerayProp
- 2Dennis YoungHooker
- 3Ian ClarkeProp
- 4Colin MeadsSecond row
- 5Ian MacEwanSecond row
- 6Kel TremainFlanker
- 7John GrahamFlanker
- 8Victor YatesNumber 8
- 9Des ConnorScrum-half
- 10Neil WolfeFly-half
- 11Russell WattWing
- 12Ross BrownCentre
- 13Paul LittleCentre
- 14Donald McKayWing
- 15Don ClarkeFull-back
France
- 1Gerard BouguyonProp
- 2Jacques RolletHooker
- 3Amedee DomenechProp
- 4Jean-Pierre SauxSecond row
- 5Marcel CassiedeSecond row
- 6Francois MonclaFlanker
- 7Michel CrausteFlanker
- 8Michel CelayaNumber 8
- 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
- 10Guy CamberaberoFly-half
- 11Jean PiqueWing
- 12Guy BonifaceCentre
- 13Andre BonifaceCentre
- 14Guy CalvoWing
- 15Claude LacazeFull-back
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
- Previous meeting: 5 August 1961, New Zealand 5–3 France
- Next meeting on record: 8 February 1964
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.