All Blacks 34 - 32 France

Full time

04 Jul 2026

Nations Championship

Stage: Southern Hemisphere Round 1

One NZ Stadium

All Blacks vs France head to head

🎉 7

👏 6

🔥 2

😭 4

New Zealand triumphed over France 34-32 in a thrilling Nations Championship clash. France took an early lead with a try from Penaud, followed by a conversion from Lucu, making it 7-0. New Zealand responded with tries from Jordan and Lakai, with Love converting both to briefly take the lead. After a back-and-forth first half, Roigard's second try put New Zealand ahead 26-20, but France responded with a try from Attissogbe. A late penalty from Love extended New Zealand's lead, but Jalibert's try brought France within two points. Despite the intense pressure, New Zealand held on for the win. Love's kicking and Roigard's performance were crucial for the home side's narrow victory.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 13.8°C (Feels like 8.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 23.7 km/h, gusting to 44.1 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 95%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Yellow Card

Ruben Love · All Blacks
1'

Try

Damian Penaud · France

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Maxime Lucu · France

0 - 7
6'

Substitution

Antoine Hastoy on for Max Spring · France
7'

Try

Will Jordan · All Blacks

5 - 7
11'

Yellow Card Complete

Ruben Love · All Blacks
14'

Penalty

Maxime Lucu · France

5 - 10
20'

Try

Peter Lakai · All Blacks

10 - 10
20'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

12 - 10
21'

Substitution

Max Spring on for Antoine Hastoy · France
29'

Penalty

Maxime Lucu · France

12 - 13
33'

Substitution

Mickael Guillard on for Pierre Bochaton · France
39'

Try

Cam Roigard · All Blacks

17 - 13
40'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

19 - 13
40'

Substitution

Antoine Hastoy on for Damian Penaud · France
Halftime 19 - 13
Second Half
46'

Try

Antoine Hastoy · France

19 - 18
47'

Conversion

Maxime Lucu · France

19 - 20
47'

Substitution

Regis Montagne on for Demba Bamba · France
49'

Try

Cam Roigard · All Blacks

24 - 20
50'

Conversion

Ruben Love · All Blacks

26 - 20
53'

Substitution

Wallace Sititi on for Peter Lakai · All Blacks
53'

Substitution

Xavier Numia on for Ethan de Groot · All Blacks
53'

Substitution

Tyrel Lomax on for Fletcher Newell · All Blacks
55'

Substitution

Killian Tixeront on for Tom Staniforth · France
55'

Substitution

Reda Wardi on for Jefferson Poirot · France
58'

Try

Theo Attissogbe · France

26 - 25
59'

Substitution

Asafo Aumua on for Codie Taylor · All Blacks
59'

Substitution

Billy Proctor on for Quinn Tupaea · All Blacks
62'

Substitution

Barnabe Massa on for Maxime Lamothe · France
65'

Penalty

Ruben Love · All Blacks

29 - 25
68'

Substitution

Jamie Hannah on for Josh Lord · All Blacks
68'

Substitution

Nicolas Depoortere on for Fabien Brau-Boirie · France
68'

Substitution

Fehi Fineanganofo on for Caleb Clarke · All Blacks
70'

Try

Will Jordan · All Blacks

34 - 25
75'

Substitution

Cortez Ratima on for Cam Roigard · All Blacks
75'

Substitution

Nolann Le Garrec on for Maxime Lucu · France
77'

Try

Matthieu Jalibert · France

34 - 32
77'

Conversion

Antoine Hastoy · France

34 - 27
Fulltime 34 - 32

Player ratings

All Blacks

15 Damian McKenzie 6.3
14 Will Jordan 8.8
13 Quinn Tupaea 6.1
12 Jordie Barrett 7.5
11 Caleb Clarke 7.7
10 Ruben Love 6.6
9 Cam Roigard 9.4
1 Ethan de Groot 7.1
2 Codie Taylor 8.0
3 Fletcher Newell 7.1
4 Josh Lord 7.2
5 Sam Darry 7.8
6 Peter Lakai 7.3
7 Luke Jacobson 8.0
8 Ardie Savea 7.8
16 Asafo Aumua 6.6
17 Xavier Numia 6.8
18 Tyrel Lomax 6.1
19 Jamie Hannah 6.1
20 Wallace Sititi 6.8
21 Cortez Ratima –
22 Billy Proctor 6.1
23 Fehi Fineanganofo 6.7

France

15 Max Spring 6.7
14 Damian Penaud 7.6
13 Fabien Brau-Boirie 9.2
12 Yoram Moefana 7.8
11 Theo Attissogbe 9.2
10 Matthieu Jalibert 7.9
9 Maxime Lucu 6.5
1 Jefferson Poirot 6.6
2 Maxime Lamothe 6.6
3 Demba Bamba 4.8
4 Hugo Auradou 6.7
5 Tom Staniforth 7.4
6 Pierre Bochaton 6.2
7 Oscar Jegou 6.4
8 Marko Gazzotti 7.9
16 Barnabe Massa 6.2
17 Reda Wardi 5.9
18 Regis Montagne 6.2
19 Mickael Guillard 6.8
20 Killian Tixeront 7.0
21 Nolann Le Garrec –
22 Antoine Hastoy 7.2
23 Nicolas Depoortere 5.6