• Location: Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand

• Kick-off: 9:05 AM (Local Time - New Zealand), which translates to a potentially very early start for viewers in Europe.

• Context: Second test match of the France summer tour. France lost the first match.

• France Captain: Gaëtan Barlot (100th Captain in French History)

France Starting XV:

• Backs: Barré, Attissogbe, Depoortere, Barassi, Gailleton, Segonds (o), Le Garrec (m)

• Forwards: Bochaton, Abadie, Van Tonder, Halagahu, Brennan, Colombe, Barlot (Captain), Erdocio

• Replacements: Bourgarit, Mallez, Montagne, Taofifenua, Woki, Vergnes-Taillefer, Hastoy, Daubagna

New Zealand Starting XV:

• Backs: Will Jordan, Emoni Narawa, Billy Proctor, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett (o), Cam Roigard (m)

• Forwards: Ardie Savea (Captain), Christian Lio-Willie, Tupou Vaa’i, Fabian Holland, Patrick Tuipulotu, Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot

Pre-Match Atmosphere / Updates (Chronological)

• 8:59 AM: Announcement of the French team

• 8:55 AM: Announcement of the New Zealand team

• 8:51 AM: Will Jordan (NZ) highlighted as a rising star.

• 8:48 AM: Gaëtan Barlot named as captain of France.

• 8:41 AM: France team announced.

• 8:39 AM: New Zealand team announced.

• 8:32 AM Welcome to the live updates. Kickoff at 9:05 AM.

Live Updates Summary (as of the last update)

The match is about to begin. The teams are on the field and currently New Zealand is doing their traditional haka. It's a highly anticipated match with a young French side looking to compete against the formidable All Blacks.