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PARIS : France coach Fabien Galthie was relieved his team eventually managed to shake off the huge pressure weighing on their shoulders to beat New Zealand 27-13 in their World Cup opener after enduring the worst possible start on Friday.
PARIS :Hosts France underlined their Rugby World Cup credentials with a sizzling 27-13 victory against New Zealand, handing the three-time champions their first defeat in a pool phase in a nail-biting curtain raiser on Friday.
PARIS: Dynamic scrum-half Antoine Dupont will lead France into a home Rugby World Cup with hopes high that he can spark a first Northern Hemisphere victory in 20 years in the sport’s quadrennial showpiece.
RUEIL MALMAISON, France :France do not feel the weight of expectations as they prepare for a mouthwatering World Cup curtain raiser against three-time champions New Zealand in a joyous atmosphere even if they have been hit by a string of injuries.
Centre Yoram Moefana will replace the injured Jonathan Danty in France's side for this weekend's World Cup opener with New Zealand, head coach Fabien Galthie announced on Wednesday.
RUEIL MALMAISON, France :Yoram Moefana will start at centre to make up for the absence of the injured Jonathan Danty, while flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert will pair up with Antoine Dupont for France's World Cup opening match against New Zealand on Friday.
Jonathan Danty will miss France's opening Rugby World Cup game with New Zealand on Friday night (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player), with Yoram Moefana named to start in the centre.
RUEIL MALMAISON, France : New Zealand took a record beating by South Africa last month, but France are wary of the threat the All Blacks will pose when the two heavyweights face each other in the World Cup curtain raiser on Friday.