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Rugby World Cup: Les Bleus launch their World Cup, triumphing over the All Blacks

9/8/2023, 9:21:46 PM

Highlights: The France XV beat the All Blacks 27-13 in their first World Cup match. It was the first shock of the tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup. The New Zealand "haka" will not have made the French tremble with fear. The France XV is led by its capital Antoine Dupont. It is the first time a French XV has ever won a World Cup game. The match was played at Twickenham on Friday night. The game was played in front of a crowd of 80,000.

The France XV triumphed All Blacks on Friday in its first World Cup match.


It was the first shock of the tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup. A dream poster. The France against New Zealand. And it was the XV of France who won. Led by its capital Antoine Dupont, the Blues beat the All-Blacks (27-13). The New Zealand "haka" will not have made the French tremble with fear.

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