Fragile All Blacks Should Still Be too Strong for France

Analyst Written on June 12, 2009

DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 12: The All Blacks practice the 'Haka' during the New Zealand All Blacks captain's run at Carisbrook on June 12, 2009 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)

(Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)

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They're fragile, perhaps, but there is no such thing as a weak All Black team. If this was a full strength Ireland, then maybe, but New Zealand will win by 10.

New Zealand

15 Mils Muliaina (c)
14 Joe Rokocoko
13 Isaia Toeava
12 Ma'a Nonu
11 Cory Jane
10 Stephen Donald
9 Jimmy Cowan
8 Liam Messam
7 Adam Thomson
6 Kieran Read
5 Isaac Ross
4 Brad Thorn
3 Neemia Tialata
2 Andrew Hore
1 Tony Woodcock

Replacements

16 Keven Mealamu
17 John Afoa
18 Bryn Evans
19 Tanerau Latimer
20 Piri Weepu
21 Luke McAlister
22 Lelia Masaga.

France

15 Maxime Medard
14 Cedric Heymans
13 Mathieu Bastareaud
12 Damien Traille
11 Vincent Clerc
10 Francois Trinh-Duc
9 Julien Dupuy
8 Louis Picamoles
7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
5 Romain Millo-Chluski
4 Pascal Pape
3 Sylvain Marconnet
2 William Servat
1 Fabien Barcella

Replacements

16 Dimitri Szarzewski
17 Nicolas Mas
18 Thomas Domingo
19 Sebastien Chabal
20 Remy Martin
21 Julien Puricelli
22 Dimitri Yachvili
23 Yannick Jauzion
24 Alexis Palisson (two to be omitted).

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