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⌚ 80'
Game's end! Victory for France in the debut! Good win, 29-13 over New Zealand.
🏉2️⃣ 79'
Two more points for France!Melvyn Jaminet converted the free throw and adds another two points to the scoreboard.
🏉 78'
TRY! TRY! Try for France! Melvyn Jaminet scores another touchdown after catching the ball in the air.
🏉🅿️ 74'
Three more points for France! Thomas Ramos scores a penalty. 22-13 the score now.
🔁 72'
Substitution in New Zealand. Leicester Fainga'anuku comes on in place of Mark Telea.
🔁 69'
Substitution in New Zealand. Brodie Retallick replaces Samuel Whitelock.
🏉🅿️ 65'
Thomas Ramos scores! From the penalty spot, France increases the difference.
🔁 63'
Double substitution for New Zealand. Finlay Christie and David Havili come on in place of Aaron Smith and Anton Lienert-Brown.
🅿️❌ 60'
Thomas Ramos misses a penalty kick and the score remains 16-13.
🔁 58'
France substitution. Arthur Vincent replaces Yoram Moefana.
🟨 58'
Yellow card for Will Jordan in New Zealand.
🔁 57'
Substitution in New Zealand. Luke Jacobson replaces Tupou Vaa'i.
🏉2️⃣ 57'
Two more points for France! Thomas Ramos converts a free throw to increase the lead. 16-13.
🏉 55'
TRY! TRY! Try for France! Damian Penaud popped up to take the ball into the scoring zone.
🔁 53'
Two substitutions for New Zealand. Fletcher Newell and Ofa Tuungafasi come on in place of Ethan de Groot and Nepo Laulala.
🔁 53'
France substitution. Jean-Baptiste Gros and Dorian Aldegheri come on in place of Reda Wadri and Uini Antonio.
🔁 48'
Substitution in France. Romain Taofifenua replaces Cameron Woki.
⌚ 44'
Richie Mo'unga misses the free kick conversion. The score is still in favor of the All Blacks. Now 13-9.
🏉 43'
TRY! TRY! Try for New Zealand! Mark Telea arrives again and surprises on the left sector to take the ball to the scoring area.
Second half begins
The match restarts at the Stade de France.
⌚ 40'
End of the first half. France partially wins 9-8 over New Zealand.
🅿️❌ 34'
This time it wasn't for Thomas Ramos. Penalty chance to convert, but this time it went wide of the right post.
🏉🅿️ 29'
Three points for France! The home team scores again from the penalty spot. This time Thomas Ramos scores. 9-8.
🏉🅿️ 25'
Three points for New Zealand! Richie Mo'unga converts a penalty and now the All Blacks go ahead on the scoreboard. 8-6.
🏉🅿️ 20'
THREE POINTS FOR FRANCE! The home team takes the lead with a penalty kick taken and scored by Thomas Ramos. 6-5.
🔁 12'
Substitution in France. Peato Mauvaka replaces Julien Marchand.
⌚ 10'
The score remains 5-3 in favor of New Zealand. The match has become very hard fought.
🏉🅿️ 5'
France earns its first three points! Thomas Ramos converts a penalty. The score is 5-3.
⌚ 3'
Richie Mo'unga misses the free kick conversion. Still 5-0 in favor of the All Blacks.
🏉 2'
TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND! The All Blacks quickly go up on the scoreboard. Mark Telea scores the first points of the World Cup.
MATCH STARTS!
The match is underway! The tenth Rugby World Cup is underway!
Match official
Jaco Peyper will be the referee for this match.
Fans are ready
The fans love this atmosphere 🥳#RWC2023 | #FRAvNZL pic.twitter.com/GzAyG8pAly — Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 8, 2023
Teams on the field
MORE THAN READY! The players of France and New Zealand take the field at the Stade de France. The ceremonies are about to begin.
All set
The organization presents the Rugby World Cup trophy. In a few moments the teams will come to the field.
Breaking news in New Zealand
The New Zealand team warns that it will be without its captain for the start of the World Cup today.
Team update.#FRAvNZL pic.twitter.com/gZdpf6CaG3
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 8, 2023
Squad List - New Zealand
The All Blacks are ready! 🇳🇿 #RWC2023 | #FRAvNZL | @AllBlacks pic.twitter.com/Ox1l7CLU4Y — Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 6, 2023
Squad List - France
Here. They. Are. 🇫🇷
The men tasked with delivering a huge home performance!#FRAvNZL | #RWC2023 | @FranceRugby pic.twitter.com/opHZW5yBAx — Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 6, 2023
Everything is ready for the beginning of this party
Empieza el Mundial de Rugby. En el Stade de France en Saint Denis.
(El de la caótica final de Champions Madrid-Liverpool. La cosa parece mejor organizada esta vez) pic.twitter.com/bqq4T0vixh — Antonio Delgado (@adelgadoRne) September 8, 2023
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What time is France vs New Zealand match for Rugby World Cup?
This is the start time of the game France vs New Zealand of September 8th, 2023 in several countries:
Argentina: 4:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 3:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Brazil: 4:15 PM on Star +
Chile: 3:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
USA (ET): 3:15 PM on NBC and Peacock +
Spain: 10:15 PM on Movistar Plus+
Mexico: 1:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Paraguay: 3:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Peru: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 4:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Venezuela: 3:15 PM on ESPN and Star +
Antecedents
The history of the duel between the two teams favors the men in black by a wide margin. In 62 meetings, the All Blacks have been victorious on 48 occasions, the French on 13 and there has been one draw.
They have also met in Rugby World Cups. In fact, they have already met in two finals, both won by New Zealand (in 1987 and 2011).
Group A
Group A is made up as follows:
- New Zealand
- France
- Italy
- Uruguay
- Namibia
New Zealand
New Zealand lost to South Africa 35-7 at Twickenham Stadium in London on August 25, the only preparatory match they had before their World Cup debut. However, a few days ago they had been crowned champions of the Rugby Championship, arriving at the World Cup event as one of the top contenders for the title. As an incentive for their rivals, they boast a great record of 100% of matches won in group stages.
France
France lives in a climate of enormous expectation as the host country. The anxiety is completely noticeable, as in its second opportunity to host the World Cup, its national team arrives as one of the great favorites to win the title, and that position was ratified with a victory against Australia in the last friendly match, which served as a measuring stick to arrive to this tournament in high spirits.
Tournament format
The Rugby World Cup celebrates its tenth edition. This tournament that is held every four years comes to French territory, which overcame the bids of Ireland and South Africa. The tournament will run from September 8 to October 28.
We recall that there are 20 participating teams, which have been drawn by lot and divided into four groups of five teams that will play in a round-robin format. Four points will be awarded to the winner, two to each team if there is a tie and none to the loser. An extra point will be given for scoring four or more tries and an extra point for losing by seven points or less.
The match will be played at the Stade de France
The France vs New Zealand match will be played at the Stade de France, located in the Saint-Denis district, in the city of Paris, France. This venue, inaugurated in 1998, has a capacity for 81,338 spectators.
The Stade de France has been the home of the French rugby team, not only in the Six Nations Tournament, but has also played official matches against other important teams in this sport. It hosted one of the 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final matches, the 2009-10 Heineken Cup final and hosts the Top 14 final every season. Now it will be the stadium that will be one of the venues for the Rugby World Cup 2023.
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