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© 2025 AFPNew Zealand survive 'hell of a test' against inexperienced France
By Ben STRANG DUNEDIN, New Zealand©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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The much cooler lesser panda.
Well done "inexperienced" and "disrespectful" France. They pushed the Kiwis really close. Perhaps next time the media and pundits there will wait until a team have actually played before they write them off.
LunarTuner
Yeah nah, depends on the grass you sit on.
Whilst Kiwis always moan about referees or the TMO (Who doesnt), this was a pretty good game with a lot of variables. If you are indeed a rugby man, you would have noticed the Lions lost to Argentina in Dublin 2 weeks ago, That was a great TAB payout for a lazy 10 bucks! So, first games with mixed and unfamilar starters will always be swinging either side of the outcome, for the Lions yeah, England beat Argentina a week later but theyll be cokahoop taking a Lions scalp...Lets see what the the next test in Aoeteroa brings??
Newpresident
Yes that was a B or even C French team but they all play in Top14 so it shows only the deep and the talent of the French rugby…
…but AllBlacks are usually not so strong for the « summer tour » since it’s their first match for some time and they will be stronger for the second match.
Allez Les bleus !
Newpresident
erratum !
(the depth and the talent…)