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The 45-year-old surprised many by joining the coaching staff in an unofficial, unpaid capacity for the four-match ODI series against New Zealand.

Wales coach Warren Gatland warned his side to be prepared for a tough World Cup opening game against a Fiji squad boasting players featuring in French Top 14 teams as well as the Super Rugby competition in Australia and New Zealand.

Flintoff has unofficially joined England’s backroom team in an unpaid capacity for four ODIs against New Zealand this month.

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France launched their bid for a first world rugby union crown on Friday night with a pulsating 27-13 win over over New Zealand at he Stade de France.

The hosts rode a wave of patriotic fervour inside the Stade de France to recover from a dismal start and stun New Zealand

Les Bleus defeated three-time Webb-Ellis Cup winners the All Blacks convincingly Friday evening at a sold-out Stade de France. Second-half tries by winger Damian Penaud and replacement fullback Melvyn Jaminet helped seal France's historic 27-13 victory.