New Zealand v France 
Nations Championship - Round 1 
Sat 4th July 2026, 12:10am PDT 
One NZ Stadium 
Luke Pearce Last 5 Games
New Zealand v France Nations Championship - Round 1 Sat 4th July 2026, 12:10am PDT One NZ Stadium Luke Pearce 
44' 52' 64' 68' 76' 
Will Jordan 
Matthieu Jalibert Matthieu Jalibert 
Sam Darry 
Fabien Brau Boirie 
Ardie Savea Matthieu Jalibert 
Cam Roigard All Blacks face off against France in Nations Championship Round 1 on Sat 4th July 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:10. In South Africa it’s at 09:10 SAST, 19:10 NZST in New Zealand, 17:10 AEST in Australia and 00:10 EST in the US.
All Blacks won the last encounter but France are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with All Blacks in position 2 and France in position 4, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for All Blacks vs France will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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