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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin

France 27-13 New Zealand: Rugby World Cup 2023 – as it happened

Damian Penaud and his France teammates celebrate victory at full-time.
Damian Penaud and his France teammates celebrate victory at full-time. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

Robert Kitson’s match report from Stade de France is here:

That was a thrilling start to the tournament, overall, and even the opening ceremony was fun. Thanks for reading and emailing in … and I’ll see you tomorrow for much more.

Confusion reigns over that final conversion by Jaminet. It seems one touch judge raised the flag to indicate it had been scored, and the other didn’t. We’ll go with 27-13 final score … and that has just been confirmed that the final kick did indeed miss.

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