Rugby World Cup: France get off to a flying start against New Zealand in opening game
France and New Zealand locked horns in Paris for the opening game of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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00:00 France got off to a winning start at this year's Rugby World Cup as they beat New Zealand
00:05 27-13 in the opening game at the Stade de France in Paris.
00:10 Both teams are among the favourites to win the tournament, but it was the All Blacks
00:13 who were the first to break the deadlock. New Zealand's Mark Tullia scored after just
00:17 93 seconds after latching on to a Bowden-Barrett kick.
00:21 Thousands of supporters gathered in fan parks across France to watch the action, and they
00:26 were spurred on by solid kicking from Thomas Ramos and tries from Peno and Jaminé.
00:32 [WHOOSH]