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Since the creation of the World Cup in 1987, the Blues have reached the final three times without a win. Since the first edition, 1987, the Blues have defied the odds and secured themselves a place in the final by defeating Australia in the semi-finals. They were sadly defeated by the All Blacks who won 29 to 9. Twelve years later, in 1999, they took revenge beating the New Zealanders in the semi-finals, 41 to 33. They reached the final again, but the effort was not enough because they lost Against Australia 12 to 35. 1991 champions Australia have already won their second title.
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Three finals without a win
In 2011, after a prestigious victory over England in the quarter-finals, and then against Wales in the semi-finals, France XV found a pet peeve, New Zealand (on home soil). In the end, defeat by the smallest margins, 8-9, which will leave regret, especially because of the sometimes questionable refereeing. An episode narrated by Emmanuel Harunourdoky on the podcast.
On three other occasions, France have reached the semi-finals. In 1995, after a brutal defeat against the Springboks with the support of an entire nation after the end of apartheid, the Blues climbed to third place on the podium by defeating England.
In 2003, they again fell short against England and played the minor final against New Zealand, to yet another defeat. In 2007, a bis. Despite beating New Zealand well in the quarter, France faltered at home to Argentina and again fell short in the fourth, a poor performance considering the ambitions on display.
Blues worst performance: defeat in the quarter. 2015 was a particularly traumatic year. A severe correction (62-13) by the All Blacks. In the last edition, in 2019 in Japan, they lost again in the quarter-finals against Wales, due to a first-half red card foul that hampered them throughout the end of the match. Even if Galthié is not yet in charge, Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont, Grégory Alldritt and Damian Penaud are already part of France’s fifteenth. Also at 91, the Blues of On will find the Blues on September 8, 2023 at 9pm against New Zealand in the opening match of the competition.
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