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France and New Zealand first met on 14 September 1996 in the Canada Cup, the Black Ferns trounced the French (109–0) in Edmonton. New Zealand won their next four encounters with three of them occurring in different Rugby World Cups in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

France registered their first win against the Black Ferns on 17 November 2018 at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble. The Black Ferns then suffered three consecutive losses to the French in the following years, before recording a win in their fourth World Cup encounter in 2022.

Summary

Overall

Details	Played	Won by  France	Won by  New Zealand	Drawn	France points	New Zealand points
In France	4	3	1	0	97	61
In New Zealand	2	1	1	0	42	42
Neutral venue	6	1	5	0	56	259
Overall	12	5	7	0	195	362

Record

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results

No.	Date	Venue	Score	Winner	Competition	Ref.
1	14 September 1996	Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Canada	0 – 109	New Zealand	1996 Canada Cup
2	21 May 2002	Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain	30 – 0	New Zealand	2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-final
3	12 September 2006	Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Canada	20 – 10	New Zealand	2006 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-final
4	1 September 2010	Twickenham Stoop, London, England	45 – 7	New Zealand	2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Semi-final
5	9 November 2018	Stade Mayol, Toulon	0 – 14	New Zealand	2018 New Zealand tour of France
6	17 November 2018	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble	30 – 27	France
7	6 July 2019	Chula Vista, San Diego, United States	25 – 16	France	2019 Women's Rugby Super Series
8	13 November 2021	Stade du Hameau, Pau	38 – 13	France	2021 New Zealand tour of England and France
9	20 November 2021	Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres	29 – 7	France
10	5 November 2022	Eden Park, Auckland	25 – 24	New Zealand	2021 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
11	21 October 2023	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington	17 – 18	France	2023 WXV 1	—
12	12 October 2024	BC Place, Vancouver	39 – 14	New Zealand	2024 WXV 1

References

1. ^ Pearson, Joseph (2022-11-02). "Black Ferns, France to play in traditional colours, avoiding historic jersey switches at Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
2. "Black Ferns end tour without a win after second loss to France". NZ Sports Wire. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
3. Julian, Adam (2022-11-04). "SEMIFINAL PREVIEW: Black Ferns v France (Rugby World Cup)". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
4. Rusnell, Charles (15 September 1996). "Kiwis top class in women's rugby". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. p. 26.
5. "IRB Women's World Cup – Results". irb.org. IRB. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
6. "France-Nouvelle-Zélande : les Bleues un peu tendres" [France-New Zealand: The Blues a little tender]. Le Parisien (in French). LVMH. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021.
7. "Rugby : l'équipe de France féminine renverse la Nouvelle-Zélande" [Rugby: France's women's team topple New Zealand]. Le Monde (in French). Groupe Le Monde. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019.
8. Francis, Ben (7 July 2019). "Women's Rugby Super Series: Black Ferns stunned by rampant France". Newshub. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
9. "Rugby: Black Ferns fall to France for third straight defeat". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022.
10. "France – Nouvelle-Zélande. Les Bleues croquent une seconde fois les championnes du monde en titre" [France–New Zealand. Les Bleues take a second bite out of the reigning world champions]. Ouest-France (in French). Groupe Sipa – Ouest-France. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022.
11. Rendell, Sarah (5 November 2022). "New Zealand edge France 25–24 in Rugby World Cup thriller – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023.
12. "As it happened: New Zealand v France - Pool WXV1". www.world.rugby. 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-13.

External links

• Results Summary at stats.allblacks.com

• France women's national rugby union team
• New Zealand women's national rugby union team