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Depth of French Rugby is 'Crazy': Cruden
The Straits Times
|April 09, 2025
Former New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden believes that France will pose a serious threat to the All Blacks in July, despite sending a depleted outfit on the three-Test tour.
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PARIS - Former New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden believes that France will pose a serious threat to the All Blacks in July, despite sending a depleted outfit on the three-Test tour.
Six Nations champions Les Bleus are set to rest first-choice players such as Romain Ntamack, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos for the games, starting on July 5, due to a clash with the end of the French club season.
The French Rugby Federation and the country's professional sides had announced in October that no players involved in the Top 14 final on June 28 would be included in the tour to the three-time Rugby World Cup champions.
"They've got a great chance and I don't think it matters to the players who come, or who doesn't come," Cruden said.
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