TheBreakdown
Full time7 July 1979
New Zealand
23–9
France
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1979Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson3–0
  2. 12’DFrance drop goal · Alain Caussade3–3
  3. 13’TNew Zealand try · Mark Donaldson7–3
  4. 41’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson10–3
  5. 67’CNew Zealand conversion · Bevan Wilson12–3
  6. 67’TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson16–3
  7. 70’CFrance conversion · Jean-Michel Aguirre16–5
  8. 70’TFrance try · Patrick Mesny16–9
  9. 71’TNew Zealand try · Murray Watts20–9
  10. 81’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson23–9

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Brad JohnstoneProp
  2. 2Andy DaltonHooker
  3. 3Gary KnightProp
  4. 4Frank OliverSecond row
  5. 5Andy HadenSecond row
  6. 6Leicester RutledgeFlanker
  7. 7Graham MourieFlanker
  8. 8Gary SeearNumber 8
  9. 9Mark DonaldsonScrum-half
  10. 10Murray TaylorFly-half
  11. 11Stu WilsonWing
  12. 12Lyn JaffrayCentre
  13. 13Bruce RobertsonCentre
  14. 14Murray WattsWing
  15. 15Bevan WilsonFull-back
  16. 16Bill BushBench
  17. 17Johnny BlackBench
  18. 18Wayne GrahamBench
  19. 19Dave LoveridgeBench
  20. 20Jim CarrollBench
  21. 21Richard WilsonBench

France

  1. 1Guy ColomineProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Patrick SalasSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Luc JoinelFlanker
  8. 8Christian BeguerieNumber 8
  9. 9Yves LaffargeScrum-half
  10. 10Alain CaussadeFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Didier CodorniouCentre
  13. 13Patrick MesnyCentre
  14. 14Frederic CostesWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back
  16. 16Jean PercheBench
  17. 17Daniel DubrocaBench
  18. 18Yves MalquierBench
  19. 19Jerome GallionBench
  20. 20Guy LaporteBench
  21. 21Michel DuffrancBench

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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.