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VIDÉOS : retour sur six France - Nouvelle-Zélande entrés dans la légende

Quart de finale de la Coupe du Monde 2007 : l'équipe de France forme un grand drapeau bleu, blanc, rouge et s'approche au plus près des All Blacks pendant le Haka. Les prémices d'un match entré dans la légende des Bleus, vainqueurs ce jour-là 20-17. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

A la veille de France – Nouvelle-Zélande, RugbyPass vous propose un retour en vidéo sur six duels entre Bleus et All Blacks passés à la postérité.

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La France, qui affronte la Nouvelle-Zélande samedi au Stade de France, reste sur deux succès consécutifs contre les Blacks, et pourrait égaler son record de trois victoires d’affilée de 1994/1995. Retour sur quelques-unes des grandes oppositions entre ces deux nations.

1994 : l’essai du bout du monde

Pour remporter leur première tournée de l’histoire chez les mythiques All Blacks, les Français devaient marquer le coup. Après s’être imposés à Christchurch, retour à l’Eden Park pour une deuxième rencontre le 3 juillet 1994. Au terme d’une partie où les deux équipes se rendent coup pour coup, le XV de France est mené 20-16. Le capitaine français Philippe Saint-André sonne la charge à une minute de la sirène.

Les passes après contact et les croisées s’enchaînent et 80 mètres plus loin, Jean-Luc Sadourny finit par aplatir un ballon passé entre les mains de neuf joueurs bleus. Un « essai du bout du monde » pour une victoire 23-20 qui clôture la seule tournée remportée par les Français en Nouvelle-Zélande, qui signent un nouveau succès face aux Blacks l’année suivante à Toulouse (22-15).

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1999 : exploit à Twickenham

En demi-finale du Mondial-1999, les All Blacks, avec l’ailier Jonah Lomu comme figure de proue, mènent à la mi-temps (17-10) mais ils regagnent les vestiaires « la tête basse », se souvient le sélectionneur français de l’époque Jean-Claude Skrela. « J’ai dit aux joueurs : ‘Regardez, ils sont cuits !’ ».

À leur retour sur la pelouse de Twickenham, les Bleus, survoltés, renversent la demi-finale et l’emportent 43-31, avec trois essais supplémentaires, et une démonstration de l’ouvreur Christophe Lamaison, auteur au total de 28 points (un essai, trois pénalités, quatre transformations et deux drops).

2007 : les Blacks font grise mine

Les Néo-Zélandais qui jouent, fait rare, en gris, sont les grands favoris de ce quart de finale du Mondial-2007 à Cardiff. Mais les Bleus de Bernard Laporte, après avoir défié au plus près le haka néo-zélandais, réalisent un tour de force au niveau défensif à l’image des 38 plaquages exécutés par Thierry Dusautoir.

Le troisième ligne, surnommé alors le « Dark Destroyer », inscrit aussi l’un des deux essais français. Le second est signé de Yannick Jauzion. Alors que les Blacks sont contenus à deux essais (McAlister, So’oialo), les Bleus feront la différence (20-18) devant les perches grâce à Lionel Beauxis et Jean-Baptiste Elissalde.

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2011 : l’arbitrage contesté

Surclassés en phase de poules par les All Blacks (37-17), les Français parviennent à se hisser miraculeusement en finale. À l’Eden Park, Dusautoir et ses partenaires forment le V de la victoire devant le haka et font cette fois-ci jeu égal avec leurs adversaires en noir.

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Ils ne s’inclinent que d’un point (8-7) au terme d’une rencontre où l’arbitrage du Sud-Africain Craig Joubert, et son refus de pénaliser les Blacks en fin de match, sera très contesté par le camp tricolore. Un match que vous pouvez revoir en intégralité sur la chaine YouTube de RugbyPass.

2021 : la démonstration

C’était les All Bleus. Survolté et audacieux, le XV de France s’offre le 20 novembre 2021 un succès référence face à son adversaire N.1. Emportés 40-25, les All Blacks n’ont pas tenu le choc face aux hommes de Fabien Galthié.

Portés par le talonneur Peato Mauvaka, auteur d’un doublé, un match plein du demi d’ouverture Romain Ntamack auteur notamment d’une relance restée dans les mémoires, les Bleus prennent rendez-vous à deux ans de la Coupe du Monde organisée en France.

Une prouesse majuscule, au cœur de l’automne, et un record historique, qui efface des tablettes le succès 22-8 de 1994, le plus large jusque-là.

2023 : dans la douleur

Pour le match d’ouverture de leur Mondial à domicile, les Français veulent éviter de répéter le couac de 2007, où ils s’étaient inclinés face à l’Argentine (17-12). Les Bleus se font peur, cueillis à froid à chaque début de mi-temps par l’ailier Mark Telea (2e, 43e). Mais ils parviennent à redresser la barre pour s’imposer assez largement à l’arrivée 27-13.

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Un match à revoir en intégralité sur la chaine YouTube de RugbyPass.

Un deuxième succès d’affilée face aux All Blacks un peu trompeur quant à l’écart final, qui met tout de même les Bleus sur la bonne voie. Malheureusement, leur parcours s’arrêtera dès les quarts de finale face aux Springboks (28-29), futurs champions du monde.

Visionnez gratuitement le documentaire en cinq épisodes “Chasing the Sun 2” sur RugbyPass TV (*non disponible en Afrique), qui raconte le parcours des Springboks dans leur quête pour défendre avec succès leur titre de Champions du monde de rugby

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JPM 2 hours ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

Unfortunately you don't know anything about French rugby, coaches and players but still making a lot of assumptions and judgements to push your prefabricated and simplistic point of view that Dupont is manipulating everything and is a bad guy. I am not a NZ rugby specialist and wouldn't dare make such theories about what is going on within the ABs team. Therefore my advice to you is to do like Dupont and stay humble when you don't know all the background of the issues !!!


Firstly if you knew a bit of Galthié, he is not the type of coach who is going to ask advice to his players and even his captain about team selection. He is as stubborn as you...


Second Ramos has played a lot of times as 10 with Toulouse and therefore Dupont (in particular when Ntamack is injured and unfortunately it has often happened recently and for long periods). He even played 10 during the last 3 games of the 2024 6N and this was far better performance than the first two games with Jalibert as 10.


Thirdly Jalibert lacked of respect to a La Rochelle player so your theory is once again out.


Fourth as I explained to you Galthié went for a 6-2 bench and Jalibert can only play 10 which doesn't fit that plan. Furthermore as 15 Buros is better under high balls than Ramos and everybody is prepared for a tactical kicking game.


So you can blame Galthié for a lot of things (as you clearly enjoy doing at the end of your post and you should be very happy as an AB fan) but certainly not Dupont. Sorry once more for your conspiracy theory.


And don't worry about potential disharmony in the French team; they are excellent mates around their captain. Jalibert is well known in the French rugby circles to have not a strong character (and we saw that in the WC quarter finals as he is very nervous in any decisive international game unlike Ntamack and Ramos as for his late penalty kick vs England this year).


In conclusion enjoy the game tmrw night. It is good that the ABs are very upset; we should watch a great game of rugby. I hope for running rugby and not too much kicking. With 5 key players injured on our side (Ntamack, Baille, Atonio, Cros and Penaud) and 2 on your side I and various French fans see you as favourites. I obviously hope for another result.


If you are interested you can read a good article in the Guardian on the subject of France-NZ games.

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KB 2 hours ago
The 'one difference' between Boks and the back-to-back All Blacks

Consistency hasnt been there they have many great players SA were also not unbeaten in the 2023 WC - NZ were in 2015 WC McCaw and Carter Nonu and Smith - SA did not have those Marque players in those postions in 2019 or 2023 - I wouldnt rank them ahead of the 20I5 ABs - They clocked up 60 points against France in the QF - Furthermore I do not believe for one moment SA won 2023 fairly no way - they were so favoured it became obvious that behind the scenes SA the nation bought the title - Their last 3 matches were won by a solitary point there were many contentious decisions that went their way that it became obvious it wasnt coincidence - Sport has been hijacked by a satanic cult just as is Politics

Some players coaches officials and sponsors are involved - they know who they are - its called Freemasonry - any sport that allows betting is corrupt - its not all about money either for these parasites its also about control - Lots of American NFL players have spoken openly about games being scripted - Football is also rigged Referees have been caught on film showing freemason hand signs - The 95 RWC final ranks as the highest and most obvious attempt at cheating There was no way SA were going to allow NZ to gate crash Nelson Mandelas reunification party - NZ were so good they had to posion almost the entire team to get a 3 point win - a Hollywood Movie ( theres your Red Flag ) was made about SAs triumph called Invictus


William Henley wrote a poem called Invictus


It starts


Out of the night that covers me BLACK ( All Blacks ) as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever GODS maybe for my unconquerable Soul ...( Olan says INVICTUS is an evil Malevolent entity who corrupted the Titans ... this is Mandelas double meaning speech ( hes a fraud ) - of thanks for helping overcome SA's adversary NZ - There is only ONE true God Yahuah - Only a false god would be complicit in Cheating Corruption and Harming others to win a RWC for a sick and sinful Nation ) the poem ends with


I am the CAPTAIN of my soul


SA will forever bear the stain of guilt and disgrace over their involvement in poisoning the ABs a day before the 95 RWC Final

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CO 2 hours ago
Forget Ireland, the All Blacks face the real alpha of Europe next

I cannot believe that you don't think the French rugby team coach and captain are not discussing putting Jalibert on the bench in favour of Duponts club teammate that doesn't even play at 10.


This is a terrible, massive insult to a 10 and I'm sure Dupont would also be very enraged if benched for a player that doesn't even play halfback.


A good captain would've insisted to the coach that it was an idea of madness and either select Jalibert or replace him with another 10 if you want him to be reserve.


Jalibert may not be the world's finest tacklers but that's often not a tens main strength that the loose forwards and second five cover. An intercept pass is never great but they happen.


When any player is playing for his club then it's club first, respect doesn't need to be shown to opposition players simply because they're internationals.


Who exactly are you claiming Jalibert hasn't respected? If it's Toulouse international players then it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this bench demotion out.


The outcome of selecting Jalibert to the bench and he then throwing his croissants out the window of the team bus immediately prior to playing the Allblacks is a disaster that will be team disharmony as any team mates of Jalibert are in a state of anger and revolt so a performance that will be sub optimal against a team that is thirsting for revenge against France.


I don't know about you but the Allblacks are very upset they've lost twice in a row to France and want to put out a statement performance so this preparation by Galthie of creating havoc looks to me like a coach that is clueless.

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