| FRANCE 27 | V | NEW ZEALAND 22 | |||||
| COMPETITION: First Test | DATE: 13 June 2009 | Updated 26.07.2009 | |||||
| VENUE: Carisbrook, Dunedin | SPECTATORS: | ||||||
| REFEREE: George Clancy (Ireland) | HALFTIME: 17-11 | Home Page | |||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Trinh-Duc, Servat, Medard | TRIES: Messam, Nonu | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Dupuy (3) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Duput (2) | PENALTY GOALS: Donald (4) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Maxime Médard | Stade Toulousain | 15 | Mils Muliaina (Capt.) | Waikato | ||
| 14 | Cedric Heymans | Stade Toulousain | 14 | Joseph Rokocoko | Auckland | ||
| 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud (21) | Stade Francais | 13 | Isaia Toeava (21) | Auckland | ||
| 12 | Damien Traille | Biarritz Olympique | 12 | Ma'a Nonu | Wellington | ||
| 11 | Vincent Clerc | Stade Toulousain | 11 | Corey Jane | Wellington | ||
| 10 | Francois Trinh-Duc | Montpellier | 10 | Stephen Donald | Waikato | ||
| 9 | Julien Dupuy (20) | Leicester, England | 9 | James Cowan (20) | Southland | ||
| 8 | Louis Picamoles (19) | Montpellier | 8 | Liam Messam | Waikato | ||
| 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo | Montpellier | 7 | Adam Thomson (19) | Otago | ||
| 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (Capt.) | Stade Toulousain | 6 | Kieran Read | Canterbury | ||
| 5 | Romain Millo-Chluski | Stade Toulousain | 5 | Issac Ross (18) | Canterbury | ||
| 4 | Pascal Pape (18) | Stade Français | 4 | Bradley Thorn | Canterbury | ||
| 3 | Sylvain Marconnet (17) | Stade Français | 3 | Neemia Tialata (17) | Wellington | ||
| 2 | William Servat (16) | Stade Toulousain | 2 | Andrew Hore (16) | Taranaki | ||
| 1 | Fabien Barcella | Auch | 1 | Tony Woodcock | North Harbour | ||
| 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski (2) | Stade Français | 16 | Keven Mealamu (2) | Auckland | ||
| 17 | Nicolas Mas (3) | Perpignan | 17 | John Afoa (3) | Auckland | ||
| 18 | Sebastien Chabal (4) | Sale Sharks, England | 18 | Bryn Evans (5) | Hawkes Bay | ||
| 19 | Julien Puricelli (8) | Bayonne | 19 | Tanerau Latimer (7) | Bay of Plenty | ||
| 20 | Dimitri Yachvili (9) | Biarritz | 20 | Piri Weepu (9) | Wellington | ||
| 21 | Yannick Jauzion (13) | Stade Toulousain | 21 | Luke McAlister (13) | North Harbour | ||
| 22 | Alexis Palisson | Brive | 22 | Lelia Masaga | Counties Manukau | ||
| HEAD COACH: Marc Lièvrement | HEAD COACH: Graham Henry | ||||||
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| MATCH NOTES This was France's first win in New Zealand since 1994. Dupuy and Puricelli were making their test debuts for France; Ross, Evans and Latimer for New Zealand. McAlister last played for New Zealand, v France, in the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi-final. Clerc last played for France v Wales, March 2008; Yachvili v Australia, June 2008, as did Picamoles, and Pape v England, February 2008. Messam's try was his first for New Zealand. Dupuy's points were his first for France, on debut. Servat's try was his first for France. Sources http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSP43292320090613 http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&MT_ID=2167 |
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