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Les Bleus defeated three-time Webb-Ellis winners the All Blacks convincingly Friday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, a suburb outside Paris. Two second-half tries by winger Damian Penaud in the 55th minute and replacement fullback Melvyn Jaminet in the 79th minute helped France to a 27-13 victory.

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Thomas Ramos’s kicking and tries by Damian Penaud and Melvyn Jaminet helped France inflict New Zealand’s first ever pool loss

The hosts beat the All Blacks at the Stade de France as the 2023 World Cup began with a heavyweight showdown

France vs New Zealand LIVE!

Watch live as France and New Zealand fans arrive ahead of the Rugby World Cup opening match at the Stadium de France.

South Africa are flying high ahead of their title defence after crushing New Zealand at Twickenham last month

Maddy Lawrence waited more than five hours in agony on pitch for ambulance and then developed sepsis in Bristol hospital

Despite losing all five of their warm-up games, the draw has been kind for the Wallabies, but they will watch out for Fiji