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Full time14 July 1979
New Zealand
19–24
France
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1979Head-to-head

France won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. 11’PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre0–3
  2. 20’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson3–3
  3. 25’TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson7–3
  4. 39’TFrance try · Jerome Gallion7–7
  5. 42’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson10–7
  6. 43’TFrance try · Jean-Luc Averous10–11
  7. 58’DFrance drop goal · Alain Caussade10–14
  8. 60’CFrance conversion · Alain Caussade10–16
  9. 60’TFrance try · Didier Codorniou10–20
  10. 63’PNew Zealand penalty · Bevan Wilson13–20
  11. 81’CNew Zealand conversion · Bevan Wilson15–20
  12. 81’TNew Zealand try · Graham Mourie19–20
  13. 83’TFrance try · Alain Caussade19–24

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. 11Murray WattsWing
  12. 12Lyn JaffrayCentre
  13. 13Bruce RobertsonCentre
  14. 14Stu WilsonWing
  15. 15Bevan WilsonFull-back
  16. 16Johnny BlackBench
  17. 17Bill BushBench
  18. 18Wayne GrahamBench
  19. 19Dave LoveridgeBench
  20. 20Brian McKechnieBench
  21. 21Gary CunninghamBench

France

  1. 1Robert PaparembordeProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Daniel DubrocaProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Alain MaleigSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Luc JoinelFlanker
  8. 8Patrick SalasNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-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. 17Guy ColomineBench
  18. 19Yves LaffargeBench
  19. 20Guy LaporteBench
  20. 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
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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.