France vs New Zealand – Rugby World Cup 2024: Stream FREE, TV channel as hosts begin campaign against All Blacks
pSouth Africa claimed victory in the 2019 edition following a a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/10252223/rugby-world-cup-final-england-south-africa-five-key-battles/convincing 32-12 victory/a over runners-up England./p
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pWhile it was a year to forget for France who were knocked out at the quarter-final stage by a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196709/wales/Wales/a despite being labelled as one of the favourites./p
pHowever, with the tournament being in their backyard this time, Les Bleus will be expected to progress even further in the competition #8211; some believe that they could even go all the way./p
pBut their first hurdle is to get past the All Blacks in the group stage who are one of the most decorated sides in a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/rugby-world-cup/Rugby World Cup/a history./p
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h2When is France vs New Zealand?/h2
ullia href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/france-rugby/France#8217;s/a Rugby World Cup curtain raiser against a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/new-zealand-rugby/New Zealand/a will take place on strongFriday, September 8./strong/liliIt is scheduled to get underway at strong8:15pm BST./strong/liliStade de France, Paris is the allocated arena for this huge match and it can host approximately 80,000 roaring fans./liliLes Bleus ran out 40-25 winners when the sides last met in a 2021 end-of-year test./li/ul
h2What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?/h2
ulliFrance vs New Zealand will be broadcast strongLIVE/strong on strongITV 1/strong in the UK./liliFans can also stream the entire action live via the a href=https://www.itv.com/watch target=_blank aria-label=ITV X (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerITV X/a app on any tablet or mobile device./liliAlternatively, SunSport will have minute-by-minute action of this Rugby World Cup opener through our live blog./li/ul
h2Can I watch it for FREE?/h2
pYes!/p
pFans can watch France vs New Zealand for FREE as long as you hold a valid TV license in the UK./p
h2Confirmed line-ups/h2
pNew Zealand lock Scott Barrett is free to play against France after his red card against South Africa was deemed not worthy of a ban./p
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pstrongFrance XV:/strongnbsp;Ramos, Penaud, Fickou, Moefana, Villiere, Jalibert, Dupont, Wardi, Marchand, Atonio, Woki, Flament, Cros, Ollivon, Alldritt/p
pstrongReplacements:/strongnbsp;Mauvaka, Gros, Aldegheri, Taofifenua, Boudehent, Lucu, Vincent, Jaminet/p
pstrongNew Zealand XV:nbsp;/strongB Barrett, Jordan, Ioane, Lienert-Brown, Telea, Mo’unga, Smith, De Groot, Taylor, Laulala, Whitelock, S Barrett, Papalii, Cane, Savea/p
pstrongReplacements/strong: Taukei#8217;aho, Tu’ungafasi, Newell, Vaa’i, Jacobson, Christie, Havili, Fainga#8217;anuku/p
h2Latest odds/h2
ulliFrance to win 10/11/liliTie 20/1/liliNew Zealand win 1/1/li/ul
pem*Odds courtesy of a href=https://sports.ladbrokes.com/event/rugby-union/rugby-union/rugby-world-cup-2023/france-v-new-zealand/240838870/all-markets target=_blank aria-label=Ladbrokes (opens in a new tab) rel=nofollow noreferrer noopenerLadbrokes/a are correct at time of publication/em/p