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Telegraph
12 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Live New Zealand v France: Score and latest updates from first Test in Dunedin
7:49AM Teams for today's clash New Zealand starting XV: 15 Will Jordan, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Billy Proctor, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Christian Lio-Willie, 7 Ardie Savea, 6 Tupou Vaa'i, 5 Fabian Holland, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Fletcher Newell, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot. Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho, 17 Ollie Norris, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Samipeni Finau, 20 Du'Plessis Kirifi, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Quinn Tupaea, 23 Damian McKenzie. France starting XV: 15 Theo Attissogbe, 14 Tom Spring, 13 Emilien Gailleton, 12 Gael Fickou (captain), 11 Gabin Villière, 10 Joris Segonds, 9 Nolann Le Garrec, 8 Mickael Guillard, 7 Killian Tixeront, 6 Alexandre Fischer, 5 Tyler Duguid, 4 Hugo Auradou, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Gaetan Barlot, 1 Giorgi Beria. Replacements: 16 Pierre Bourgarit, 17 Paul Mallez, 18 Regis Montagne, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Jacobus van Tonder, 22 Baptiste Jauneau, 23 Antoine Hastoy. Ready to run. Ready to roar. Your All Blacks for Test One. 😤 — All Blacks (@AllBlacks) July 3, 2025 🇳🇿🇫🇷 Le 𝐗𝐕 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞́𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 de nos Bleus ! Samedi à 9h05, le #XVdeFrance affronte la Nouvelle-Zélande pour le premier match de la tournée d'été.💪 #NZLFRA #XVdeFrance — France Rugby (@FranceRugby) July 3, 2025 7:45AM Barrett: France have not been disrespectful France's tour of New Zealand begins today as they face off at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. This is the first of a three-match series, with the next two matches taking place in Wellington and Hamilton. This is New Zealand's first taste of action since the end of November last year, when they won 29-11 in Italy. Speaking ahead of the match, New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson was excited for the challenge facing his side. 'Facing France is always special; they bring intensity, flair, and physicality. As a group we have had a fantastic 10 days together, preparing for the three-Test series ahead of us. We are ready for the challenge and what better place to kick it off than under the roof in Dunedin, in front of a packed home crowd.' France were Six Nations champions earlier this year but travel down to New Zealand without a host of key players, including Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack (both injured), as well as resting the likes of Gregory Alldritt and Thomas Ramos. Some in New Zealand, including former All Black Justin Marshall, believe that France are disrespecting the tour by leaving behind so many key personnel but New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has said his side will be showing France the 'utmost respect'. 'I was certainly not reading into anything that it is a weakened French side, I think any French Test side that plays against the All Blacks, you have to give them the utmost respect. We have certainly prepared like that, the Dave Gallaher trophy is on the line, and we certainly have not had much success in recent years against the French, so we are looking to turn that around in this series. I do not think it is disrespectful. 'We have had a great camp in Auckland, and the last few days down here in Dunedin have been great for our preparation and playing under the roof. We are right in behind those boys, and they have got proud families behind them, and as always, it is about them going out there and expressing themselves in the jersey and trusting themselves and their instincts.' Gael Fickou will captain the French on this tour with Dupont and Alldritt not there. France have had the upper hand in recent meetings, winning the last three matches between these sides. These teams were involved in a thrilling encounter during the Autumn Nations Series last November, with France winning 30-29. France have not won in New Zealand since 2009, when they won 27-22 in Dunedin.
The Independent
30 minutes ago
- The Independent
Waratahs vs British and Irish Lions live: Latest score and updates as tourists back in action after shock Farrell call-up
The British and Irish Lions continue their hectic tour itinerary as they take on a talented New South Wales Waratahs side just three days after dispatching the Queensland Reds. Andy Farrell 's tourists have swapped Brisbane for Sydney with little time to take stock between games - and the Lions will soon have a rather significant new member of their squad. Owen Farrell has been called up after the tour-ending injury suffered by Saracens teammate Elliot Daly, a hardly like-for-like replacement positionally nonetheless ensuring no Lions experience is lost with the English fly half set to become a four-time tourist. If it is a selection that might ruffle a few feathers, Farrell's competitive spirit may well be valuable over the next few weeks. He will not be involved here though the Lions head coach again shuffles his pack, with Tadhg Beirne skippering another intriguing selection with the possible Test side yet to really settle into place. The Waratahs will hope to provide a sterner test than that which the Reds and Western Force offered, with Taniela Tupou and Andrew Kellaway among the Wallabies bolstering the hosts' side. Maro Itoje stamps authority on Lions in Reds thrashing - but another sloppy start will concern Andy Farrell Let's start, though, by looking back at the midweek action, with the Lions overcoming a clunky start to blow away the Reds with skipper Maro Itoje to the fore. Itoje stamps authority on Lions in Reds thrashing - but sloppy start concerning Queensland Reds 12-52 British and Irish Lions: Making his first appearance in Australia as Lions captain, Itoje was at the heart of an eight-try rout Harry Latham-Coyle5 July 2025 07:30 Waratahs vs Lions live A very good morning. The British and Irish Lions are back in action as they continue their preparations for the three Tests against the Wallabies, with a tight turnaround between beating the Queensland Reds and facing the New South Wales Waratahs rather enlivened by the news that Owen Farrell will be joining the tour. We'll get to that in a moment as we build up to today's kick off at 11am BST. Harry Latham-Coyle4 July 2025 13:05
BBC News
39 minutes ago
- BBC News
Scotland hold on to beat Maori All Blacks in tour opener
Maori All Blacks: (12) 26Tries: Nock, Walker-Leawere, Eklund, Wrampling. Con: Reihana 2, (24) 29Tries: Paterson, Horne 2, Reed. Cons: Hastings 3 Pens: Hastings. Scotland held off a Maori All Blacks fightback at the death to hang on to a slender lead and win a nail-biting first game of their summer tour to New Hastings' first-half penalty proved to be crucial, with both sides scoring four tries and three penalties in Scots have not toured New Zealand in 25 years and, although this was a non-capped international, both sides played with typical Southern Hemisphere flair hosts enjoyed more possession, made more metres and re-arranged more ribs than their visitors, but Gregor Townsend's side were a little more clinical in attack and produced a huge defensive set at the last to clinch while the side was predominantly made up of Scotland's second-string, with stars like Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge, Darcy Graham and Tom Jordan rested for the next two games against Fiji and Samoa, they had to produce their best to see off the Maoris. Although the next two games of Scotland's travels have taken on more importance due to world ranking points, the tourists might not face a sterner test than the one they had in northern New pace was set early and tries were traded quickly. Maori scrum-half Sam Nock scored in the opening minute before Harry Paterson dotted down an Ollie Smith grubber-kick that unlocked the hosts' blitz Horne scored after his box-kick caused chaos, but then Isaia Walker-Leawere hit back while the Scots were under pressure and replacement Alex Masibaka was sent to the going down to 14 men, it was the visitors who went in ahead at the break. Stafford McDowall's superb 50-22 kick got Scotland up the pitch and another Smith kick-through sent Arron Reed over the Maoris started the second-half in harum-scarum fashion, going down to 13 men when TK Howden and Bailyn Sullivan both committed yellow-card offences, but Scotland could only score five points in that 10-minute might have been the try of the day, though. Striking from deep, Rory Hutchinson released Reed with a cat-flap offload and the speedy winger found Horne in support for the scrum-half to score his soon as the Maoris were back to their full compliment, they went to wiping out the advantage the Scots had built. Captain Kurt Eklund scored from the back of a driving maul and then Gideon Wrampling went over in the corner after a superb Daniel Rona 50-22 put the hosts into a great was a three-point game and Scotland had the ball in their mitts in the 79th minute as they looked to see it out. It is never so simple with this team, Maoris won the turnover and launched phase after phase of attack. The Scots creaked, Cam Henderson was sent to the bin, the clock was deep in the red at the 85-minute having held out on their own line, they capitalised on a slack pass and the back-line piled into a ruck to win the ball back and secure a famous victory on the North Island. Line-ups Maori All Blacks: Z Sullivan, Forbes, B Sullivan, Wrampling, Rona; Reihana, Nock; Proffit, Eklund (c), Sykes-Martin, Shalfoon, Walker-Leaware, Howden, Brown, Devery, Rakete-Stones, Kumeroa, McWhannell, Delany, Hauiti-Parapara, Trask, Smith, Paterson, Hutchinson, McDowall (c), Reed, Hastings, Horne; McBeth, Harrison, Richardson, Sykes, Henderson, Bayliss, Onyeama-Christie, Turner, Hepburn, Hurd, Williamson, Brown, Masibaka, Burke, Nika Amashukeli (Georgia).
