The All Blacks will play France in July in the first rugby Test at their new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch, more than 15 years after a deadly earthquake in the city forced the demolition of Lancaster Park.
New Zealand welcome France on July 4 in the 12-team Nations Championship at the state-of-the-art 30,000-seat Te Kaha Stadium, also known as the One New Zealand Stadium.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in February 2011 killed 185 people, toppled buildings and New Zealand’s second largest city with the main rugby stadium damaged beyond repair.