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topicnews · July 20, 2025

New Zealand 29-19 France: All Blacks 'hit' on the nose during the victory

New Zealand 29-19 France: All Blacks 'hit' on the nose during the victory


The New Zealand captain Ardie Savea said that his side was “hit” even though he recovered To beat France 29-19 And complete a series Clean Sweep.

After the All Blacks 10: 0 had traveled 10: 19: 17 at half time, they took the lead against a French team under the strength in Hamilton only 20 minutes.

Will Jordan, Anton Lienert-Brown, Du'pessis Kirifi and debutant Brodie McAlister all crossed to New Zealand, while Nolann Le Garrec ranged for France with 92 Scrum-Half-Half halves to convert his own early attempt and hit three punishments.

It meant that France's tour with a 3-0 win of the All Blacks series ended 3-0 after the hosts won 31: 27 in Dunedin and 41: 17 in Wellington in the early this month.

The New Zealand team in Hamilton showed 10 changes to their previous start-XV, and Flanker Savea admitted that his newly looking team was unprepared.

“We somehow hit our noses in the first half and then we came back in the second,” he said.

“We were able to build phases and expand pressure. We converted it into points.”

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson added: “We will be better for the experience as a group. Ten points on a phase and we found a way, played something really good Footy and we are better for it.”

Later on Saturday, debutante Marnus van der Merwe scored two attempts in the first half to help South Africa Thringen Georgia 55-10 in a one-off test in Nelspruit.

Vano Karkadze crossed in three minutes to give Georgia a shock lead, but the jumping boks reacted with nine try to extend their unbeaten run to eight games.