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In 67 Tests between the two countries, New Zealand leads 51-15, with one drawn. The sides last met in a three-Test series in New Zealand, with the All Blacks completing a clean sweep, 31-27 in Dunedin, 43-17 in Wellington and 29-19 in Hamilton.
Heading into the Nations Championship, New Zealand is ranked second in the world, behind South Africa, on 90.33 points, while France is fourth on 87.46 points.
New All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said the side selected for the first Test was forced by the quality of Super Rugby Pacific performances. He said: “We have selected an exciting blend of experience and youth.
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There is, perhaps, an in-house irony that by being picked at openside for the first test of 2026 Luke Jacobson blindsided the nation.
Of all the loose forward combinations available to Rennie for the
opening game against France, no one imagined he would pick the one he did.
The Super Rugby Pacific form trio in the eyes of the media had been Peter Lakai, Anton Segner and Wallace Sititi.Those three were seen to be competing for two places, as one of the three slots was reserved for captain Ardie Savea.
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Ruben Love and Beauden Barrett in action for the All Blacks.
Hurricanes star Ruben Love has long been seen as a future All Blacks fly-half, according to the legendary New Zealand back Sir John Kirwan.
The 25-year-old will make his first Test start in the position on Saturday when Dave Rennie’s side take on France in the Nations Championship.
Love will feature alongside ‘Canes team-mates Cam Roigard and Jordie Barrett, who take the scrum-half and inside centre roles respectively.
“Ruben has deserved it on form and Dave Rennie said he was going to pick on form. I think he’s done the majority of that and I understand why he hasn’t done it in some of the positions,” Kirwan said on the Rivals podcast.
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