The time for revenge is announced. The All Blacks, who lost (27-13) against the Blues at the Stade de France on September 8, during the opening match of the 2023 World Cup, will return to the Saint-Denis grounds ( Seine-Saint-Denis), on November 16 at 9:10 p.m., the French Rugby Federation (FFR) confirmed on Monday.
This match will be held as part of the fall tour of the XV of France, during which the players selected by Fabien Galthié will also face Japan (November 9 at 9:10 p.m., at the Stade de France) and Argentina in a friendly manner. (November 22 at 9:10 p.m., also in Saint-Denis).
On November 16 against New Zealand, the teammates of Antoine Dupont, who should make his return to the Blues after his Olympic break in rugby sevens, will attempt the three-way pass. Before being defeated during the 2023 World Cup, the All Blacks were also beaten by the French on November 20, 2021, in the same Stade de France (40-25).
A “return match” against the Pumas
On November 9, France will face Japan “two years after the last opposition between the two selections in Toulouse, [où] the Blues then won (35-17), notably with a double from Damian Penaud »recalls the FFR in its press release.
At the end of this tour, the Blues will meet the Pumas on November 22. This will be a form of “return match”, because the French XV travels to Argentina at the beginning of July for its traditional summer tour.
Among the shocks expected during this autumn tour are also a tantalizing match between England and the All Blacks on November 2 at Twickenham, and the meeting between Ireland and the same New Zealanders a week later at Dublin. The English and South Africans will meet in London on November 16. This duel will mark the reunion between the two teams after the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup won by the Springboks (16-15).