About this episode

Kirst and Beav discuss the upcoming match between the All Blacks and France, including Beav's predicted starting XV and strategies to win.

0:30 - Test Week One — The New Era Begins!2:02 - Christchurch & The French Are Coming2:45 - New Coach, New Captain — Rennie & Ardie4:25 - Ardie's Incredible Backstory12:00 - Beav's Predicted Starting XV20:00 - All Blacks vs France Preview20:30 - Platinum Homes Blueprint — How to Beat France32:27 - The French Psyche — How Do They Do It?33:30 - Nations Championship Explained34:49 - Round One Predictions37:01 - Pick Rennie's Team & Win

People in this episode

Host: Kirstie Stanway-Thorne

Guest: Beav

Topics covered

• All Blacks
• France
• Rugby Preview
• Test Week
• Starting XV
• Nations Championship

Keywords

• All Blacks
• France
• Rugby
• Starting XV
• Nations Championship
• Test Week
• Rennie
• Ardie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All Blacks, France

Places: Christchurch

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