Teams

New Zealand	France
Tries Brewer	Tries none
Cons Cooper	Cons none
Pens Cooper	Pens none
Drops Botica 2, Cooper	Drops Lescarboura 3
Team 15 FB Greg Cooper 14 W John Kirwan 13 C Joe Stanley 12 C Arthur Stone 11 W Terry Wright 10 FH Frano Botica 9 SH David Kirk (c) 1 P Brian McGrattan 2 H Sean Fitzpatrick 3 P Kevin Boroevich 4 L Andy Earl 5 L Gordon Macpherson 6 F Brett Harvey 7 F Mark Brooke-Cowden 8 N8 Mike Brewer	Team 15 FB Serge Blanco 14 W Patrice Lagisquet 13 C Philippe Sella 12 C Denis Charvet 11 W Marc Andrieu 10 FH Jean-Patrick Lescarboura 9 SH Pierre Berbizier 1 P Pierre-Edouard Detrez 2 H Daniel Dubroca (c) 3 P Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou 4 L Francis Haget 5 L Jean Condom 6 F Eric Champ 7 F Jacques Gratton 8 N8 Dominique Erbani

Notes

Result New Zealand won by a margin of 9 points

Ground name Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Attendance 24000

Referee FA Howard (England)

New Zealand Test debuts KG Boroevich, FM Botica, MR Brewer, M Brooke-Cowden, GJL Cooper, AT Earl, SBT Fitzpatrick, BA Harvey, G Macpherson, JT Stanley, TJ Wright

France Test debuts none

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3

Other scores

South Pacific Championship
Tonga	13 - 6	Fiji	Nuku A'lofa