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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis · 8 September 2023Head-to-head
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France won by 14 points.Half-time 9–8 · Tries 2–2 · NZL 1 yellow card

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5′20′25′29′34′60′65′74′243557834%Own 2257%Own half46%Opp half38%Opp 22
← New Zealand attack · France 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
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
2′New ZealandTry, Mark Tele'a, conversion missed0–5
43′New ZealandTry, Mark Tele'a, conversion missed9–13
55′FranceTry, Damian Penaud, converted14–13
78′FranceTry, Melvyn Jaminet, conversion missed27–13
5′FrancePenalty goal scored
20′FrancePenalty goal scored
25′New ZealandPenalty goal scored
29′FrancePenalty goal scored
34′FrancePenalty goal missed
60′FrancePenalty goal missed
65′FrancePenalty goal scored
74′FrancePenalty goal scored
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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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′1 NZL card
2′Mark Tele'a43′Mark Tele'a55′Damian Penaud78′Melvyn Jaminet
FRA

Team stats

NZL
49%Possession51%
62%Territory38%
104Carries113
449Metres gained631
8Clean breaks6
16Defenders beaten32
108Passes154
11Offloads7
135Tackles made93
32Tackles missed16
55/59Rucks won75/80
13/14Lineouts won10/11
4/5Scrums won5/7
6/6Mauls won1/1
8Turnovers won5
4Penalties conceded12
44Kicks from hand39
1,747Kick metres1,312
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 1/2, penalties 5/7 · NZL conversions 0/2, penalties 1/1. 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.

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Reda WardiProp
  2. 2Julien MarchandHooker
  3. 3Uini AtonioProp
  4. 4Cameron WokiSecond row
  5. 5Thibaud FlamentSecond row
  6. 6Francois CrosFlanker
  7. 7Charles OllivonFlanker
  8. 8Gregory AlldrittNumber 8
  9. 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Matthieu JalibertFly-half
  11. 11Gabin VilliereWing
  12. 12Yoram MoefanaCentre
  13. 13Gael FickouCentre
  14. 14Damian PenaudWing
  15. 15Thomas RamosFull-back
  16. 16Peato MauvakaBench
  17. 17Jean-Baptiste GrosBench
  18. 18Dorian AldegheriBench
  19. 19Romain TaofifenuaBench
  20. 20Paul BoudehentBench
  21. 21Maxime LucuBench
  22. 22Arthur VincentBench
  23. 23Melvyn JaminetBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Ethan de GrootProp
  2. 2Codie TaylorHooker
  3. 3Nepo LaulalaProp
  4. 4Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  5. 5Scott BarrettSecond row
  6. 6Tupou Vaa'iFlanker
  7. 7Dalton Papali'iFlanker
  8. 8Ardie SaveaNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Richie Mo'ungaFly-half
  11. 11Mark Tele'aWing
  12. 12Anton Lienert-BrownCentre
  13. 13Rieko IoaneCentre
  14. 14Will JordanWing
  15. 15Beauden BarrettFull-back
  16. 16Samisoni Taukei'ahoBench
  17. 17Ofa TuungafasiBench
  18. 18Fletcher NewellBench
  19. 19Brodie RetallickBench
  20. 20Luke JacobsonBench
  21. 21Finlay ChristieBench
  22. 22David HaviliBench
  23. 23Leicester Fainga'anukuBench

Match officials

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Context

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

France going in
New Zealand 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.