Scrum Mobile
Popular: Scotland | Shane Williams | Cedric Heymans
New Zealand in Europe / Head to Head
Scrum Fantasy
France v New Zealand, Stade Velodrome, November 28
Feedback Print
France out for revenge
Scrum.com
November 24, 2009
Related Links
Tournaments/Tours: New Zealand tour
Teams: France | New Zealand

France are looking for a clean sweep of their November series after defeating the Springboks and Samoa and their final hurdle comes in the form of Graham Henry's New Zealand at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday.

Having shared a two-Test series over the summer there is plenty of spice to this encounter, with the French full of confidence after their victory in Dunedin. The All Blacks have the overwhelming advantage through the years, winning 35 of the countries' 48 Tests, but lost the only previous meeting in Marseille in 2000. The All Blacks returned to the ground in 2007 for a 76-14 Rugby World Cup canter against Italy.

In recent years the fixture has become synonymous with France dumping the All Blacks out of the Rugby World Cup in 2007, a game which incidentally ended a seven Test losing streak for the French against the All Blacks.

France v New Zealand Match Stats:

Played 48; France won 12; New Zealand won 35; One drawn match

First Test: France 8-38 New Zealand, Parc des Princes, January 1, 1906

Latest Test: New Zealand 14-10 France, Westpac Stadium, June 20, 2009

Drawn Test Match: France 20-20 New Zealand, Stade de France, November 16, 2002

France' largest winning margin: 14 points, New Zealand 8-22 New Zealand, Lancaster Park, June 26, 1994

New Zealand's largest winning margin: 51 points, New Zealand 61-10 France, Westpac Stadium, June 9, 2007

New Zealand's winning sequence: One Test, June 20, 2009 to present day

Click Here for France's full Test record courtesy of Statsguru

Click Here for New Zealand's full Test record courtesy of Statsguru

Click Here for a full record of all France v New Zealand matches courtesy of Statsguru

Click Here for a full France v New Zealand record at the Stade Velodrome

© Scrum.com
Feedback Print
Live Scores
Results
Fixtures
Sponsored Links
Download the ESPNscrum toolbar
Get all the rugby news direct to your browser
ESPNF1 - the best online motorsport coverage
With daily updated news, extensive photo coverage and a live tracker of each F1 Grand Prix
ESPNsoccernet - the world's site for the world game
Follow the 2010 World Cup with the latest news, features & live match coverage
Cricinfo - the home of cricket
Get the latest cricket news, features and live ball-by-ball coverage of all international matches
ESPNcricinfo footer panel button
The home of cricket
ESPN Classic logo
The greatest moments in rugby
ESPNsoccernet logo
World's site for the world game
© ESPN EMEA Ltd