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It's going to be a cracking opener for sure
Absolutely, New Zealand are a little wounded after being humbled by SA, so they'll be right on it...๐ฟ
Its an interesting one; I think the SA game was a great wake up call and typically the ABs bounce back from those in a big way (see the loss to Argentina & response last year).
But, with Frizell and Retallick still out injured (presumably), and Lomax a casualty from the SA game (unless that cut has healed miraculously) we won't have our top forward pack on the park.
Over the professional era its only become more & more difficult to win games (let alone test matches) away from home so I think its one of those situations where France should be expected to win, but possibly at the same time nobody should be surprised if the All Blacks get the job done.