Full time10 March 1946
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Tour 1945Head-to-head
New Zealand won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –TFrance try · Elie Pebeyre3–0
- –TFrance try · Georges Baladie6–0
- –TFrance try · Maurice Terreau9–0
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Bob Scott9–2
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott9–5
- –TNew Zealand try · JR Sherratt9–8
- –TNew Zealand try · JR Sherratt9–11
- –TNew Zealand try · Kiwi Blake9–14
Line-ups
France
- 1Jean Prin ClaryProp
- 2Marcel VolotHooker
- 3Euqene BuzyProp
- 4Alban MogaSecond row
- 5Robert SoroSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Yves BergougnanScrum-half
- 10Maurice TerreauFly-half
- 11Georges BaladieWing
- 12Louis JunqasCentre
- 13Michel SorondoCentre
- 14Elie PebeyreWing
- 15Andre AlvarezFull-back
New Zealand
- 1Pat RhindProp
- 2FM HaighHooker
- 3JG BandProp
- 4KT ArboldSecond row
- 5SL YoungSecond row
- 6SW WooleyFlanker
- 7Kiwi BlakeFlanker
- 8Jack FinlayNumber 8
- 9Charlie SaxtonScrum-half
- 10RL RobsonFly-half
- 11Fred AllenWing
- 12Eric BoggsCentre
- 13Johnny SmithCentre
- 14JR SherrattWing
- 15Bob ScottFull-back
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
- Previous meeting: 18 January 1925, France 6–30 New Zealand
- Next meeting on record: 27 February 1954
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.