Rugby World Cup 2023: All Blacks to square off with France in blockbuster opening match
26 Feb, 2021 05:45 PM
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The All Blacks will immediately square off against one of their fiercest World Cup rivals at the 2023 tournament. Photo / Photosport
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Three-time champion New Zealand and three-time runner-up France will square off in a blockbuster opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The two nations have combined to deliver some of the most storied matches in the tournament s history, including the 1987 and 2011 finals, both won by the All Blacks.
Host France and New Zealand will kick off the 10th edition on Friday September 8, 2023 at Paris Stade de France.
After scoring a try against New Zealand during a 1995 Rugby World Cup game in Johannesburg, Gary Halpin gave the men in black the finger.
Three-time champions New Zealand and three-time runners-up France will square off in a blockbuster opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The teams have combined to deliver some of the most storied matches in the tournament s history, including the 1987 and 2011 finals, both won by the All Blacks. Hosts France and New Zealand were confirmed on Friday in the schedule release as the first match of 48 on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Paris Stade de France.
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