2025 All Blacks v France series
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Most French sauces are not confident of their chances.
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If you scroll down to the "Players" part of the French National Rugby Team's Wikipedia page you'll see the age of the players, their club and their caps.
It's not exactly an experienced international back row that will be taking on the ABs.
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@sparky said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
The French squad to tour New Zealand has been named:
Even after adding 5 players from UBB or Toulouse after the final they will be missing a lot of star power. You can't write the French off as they were more than competitive when they toured Aust in 2021. The pressure will be on Robertson and the ABs to win 3-0.
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Player list by club.
Forwards (Club/ former club)
Esteban Abadie (RC Toulon / Racing Club De France)
Hugo Auradou (Pau / CA Sarladais Périgord Noir)
Demba Bamba (Racing 92 / Saint Denis US)
Gaëtan Barlot (Castres Olympique / AS Montferrandaise)
Giorgi Beria (USA Perpignan / Stade Aurillacois)
Pierre Bourgarit (La Rochelle / ES Gimontoise)
Georges-Henri Colombe (La Rochelle / Racing Nanterre Rugby)
Tyler Duguid (Montpellier HR / Edmonton Nor’westers Rugby Club)
Baptiste Erdocio (Montpellier HR / Bidard UC)
Alexandre Fischer (ASM Clermont / UC Issoirienne)
Mickaël Guillard (Lyon Rugby / RC Maurepas Élancourt)
Matthias Halagahu (RC Toulon / CA St Raphaël Fréjus)
Paul Mallez (Provence Rugby / RCPA Mousson)
Guillaume Marchand (Lyon Rugby / US Montréjeau)
Régis Montagne (ASM Clermont / FC Grenoble)
Rabah Slimani (Leinster Rugby / Aas Sarcelles)
Romain Taofifenua (Racing 92 / Al Echirolles)
Killian Tixeront (ASM Clermont / US Martres De Veyre)
Jacobus Van Tonder (USA Perpignan / Free State Cheetah)
Théo William (Lyon Rugby / CS Bourgoin-Jallieu)
Cameron Woki (Racing 92 / AC Bobigny)Backs
Théo Attissogbe (Pau / Peyrehorade Sports Rugby)
Léo Barré (Stade Français / RC Versailles)
Léo Berdeu (Lyon Rugby / OL Grasse)
Léon Darricarrère (ASM Clermont / La Rochelle)
Thibault Daubagna (Pau / Pau)
Alivereti Duguivalu (USA Perpignan / Nadroga)
Gaël Fickou (c) (Racing 92 / US Seynoise)
Émilien Gailleton (Pau / Cahors Rugby Saint Cadurcien)
Antoine Hastoy (La Rochelle / RC Billere Asptt Lescar)
Baptiste Jauneau (ASM Clermont / AS Buzy Ogeu)
Nolann Le Garrec (Racing 92 / RC Vannes)
Théo Millet (Lyon Rugby / Boitsfort Rugby Club)
Joris Segonds (Bayonne / SG C Decazevillois)
Tom Spring (Bayonne / US Nafarroa)
Cheikh Tiberghien (Bayonne / Bayonne)
Gabin Villière (RC Toulon / RC Du Bocage Virois) -
@DaGrubster said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
@brodean said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
He had the same issues with turnovers against SA last year too.
Yeah, he clearly was rushed back too early and had little confidence.
Still can have very poor games though.
I think we will see him play a lot better rrom fullback this year
I think Jordan has developed into a bloody good fullback. I was all for at 14, but honestly think he has improved (mainly under high ball) as an out and out 15, though can still play 14 if needed.
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I'm aware I'm a rank amateur.
I'm not butt hurt and I didn't have any strong opinions on who shouldn't or should be selected.
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We don't have the same level of depth. They have 14 deep squads because of the season length.
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@KiwiMurph said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
Five are expected to be added from Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles, such as Romain Ntamack, Thomas Ramos, Thibaud Flament, Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey, although they would only be available for the second test in Wellington on July 12.While five are to be added, they can't have played more than 2,000 minutes already this season, which rules out most of the experienced guys, including Penaud, LBB and Ramos. Ntamack would be a shout but France have already named three 10s so seems unlikely.
It's going to very likely be five guys that are equally as experienced as the already named squad.
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@Bovidae said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
The pressure will be on Robertson and the ABs to win 3-0.
Hopefully people/press see the series as a real opportunity for Robertson to put his stamp on things and chance his arm a bit. Ideal scenario is getting 2-0 up and having the confidence to give people like Proctor & Love plenty of game time.
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@sparky said in 2025 All Blacks Squad v France:
If you scroll down to the "Players" part of the French National Rugby Team's Wikipedia page you'll see the age of the players, their club and their caps.
It's not exactly an experienced international back row that will be taking on the ABs.
It’s essentially a France XV squad.
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Frogs are in a cant really lose situation,
they create depth and no one is expecting them to win ,
I dont like it though , if they arent going to send full strength teams we shouldnt have them back
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@kiwiinmelb not like they havent done this before though.
Would be good if we just smoke them...or we should have made it NZ A or the Maori to face them.
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@brodean i guess we will see. If i was a french rugby fan i'd be pretty pissed - i.e if NZ named a squad along those lines, i believe we would be calling for review of how the international team is managed & the impact on our international reputation/rankings etc. I guess just a different attitude there where club>country
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France national rugby union team - Wikipedia
