All Blacks–France rugby rivalry

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rugby union rivalry

The All Blacks–France rugby rivalry is a storied and intense international rugby union matchup between New Zealand and France, marked by dramatic World Cup encounters and memorable upsets.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
All Blacks vs France rugby rivalry	1
All Blacks–France rugby rivalry canonical	1
New Zealand–France rugby rivalry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2137473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: All Blacks–France rugby rivalry
Context triple: [Dave Gallaher Trophy, relatedTo, All Blacks–France rugby rivalry]

A. All Blacks
The All Blacks are New Zealand’s legendary men’s national rugby union team, renowned for their dominance in world rugby and their iconic pre-match haka.
B. New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and developing rugby union in New Zealand, including managing the famed All Blacks team.
C. Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a professional international rugby union competition featuring top provincial and regional teams from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and previously South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.
D. Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
E. Australia national rugby union team
The Australia national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, is one of the world’s leading rugby nations and a multiple Rugby World Cup champion.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: All Blacks–France rugby rivalry
Target entity description: The All Blacks–France rugby rivalry is a storied and intense international rugby union matchup between New Zealand and France, marked by dramatic World Cup encounters and memorable upsets.

A. All Blacks
The All Blacks are New Zealand’s legendary men’s national rugby union team, renowned for their dominance in world rugby and their iconic pre-match haka.
B. New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and developing rugby union in New Zealand, including managing the famed All Blacks team.
C. Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a professional international rugby union competition featuring top provincial and regional teams from countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and previously South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.
D. Bledisloe Cup
The Bledisloe Cup is an annual rugby union trophy contested between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian national team, and is one of the sport’s most storied international rivalries.
E. Australia national rugby union team
The Australia national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies, is one of the world’s leading rugby nations and a multiple Rugby World Cup champion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rugby union rivalry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	All Blacks vs France rugby rivalry ⓘ linked to: All Blacks–France rugby rivalry New Zealand–France rugby rivalry ⓘ linked to: All Blacks–France rugby rivalry
characterizedBy	high-scoring matches ⓘ strong media attention ⓘ unpredictable outcomes ⓘ
competitionType	test match rugby ⓘ
confederation	World Rugby ⓘ
countryOfTeam	France ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor	French rugby supporters ⓘ New Zealand rugby supporters ⓘ
dominantTeamOverall	New Zealand ⓘ
firstMatchDate	1906-01-01 ⓘ
firstMatchLocation	Paris ⓘ
firstMatchResult	New Zealand win ⓘ
firstMatchVenue	Parc des Princes ⓘ
firstMatchYear	1906 ⓘ
governingBodyOfFranceTeam	French Rugby Federation ⓘ linked to: Fédération Française de Rugby
governingBodyOfNewZealandTeam	New Zealand Rugby ⓘ
hasCompetitionContext	Rugby World Cup ⓘ autumn internationals ⓘ mid-year internationals ⓘ test series tours ⓘ
hasStatus	major international rugby rivalry ⓘ
hasVenue	Eden Park ⓘ Lancaster Park ⓘ linked to: Hagley Park Parc des Princes ⓘ Stade de France ⓘ Stade de Gerland ⓘ Stade de Toulouse ⓘ linked to: Stadium de Toulouse Wellington Regional Stadium ⓘ
involvesTeam	France national rugby union team ⓘ New Zealand national rugby union team ⓘ
matchLevel	international ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic Rugby World Cup encounters ⓘ memorable upsets by France ⓘ
notableMatch	1987 Rugby World Cup final ⓘ linked to: 1987 Rugby World Cup 1999 Rugby World Cup semi-final ⓘ 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final ⓘ linked to: Rugby World Cup 2007 matches 2011 Rugby World Cup final ⓘ 2015 Rugby World Cup quarter-final ⓘ
notableUpset	France defeat of New Zealand in 1999 Rugby World Cup semi-final ⓘ France defeat of New Zealand in 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final ⓘ
region	Southern Hemisphere vs Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
sport	rugby union ⓘ
teamNickname	All Blacks ⓘ Les Bleus ⓘ
totalMatchesApproximate	over 60 test matches ⓘ
typicalMatchType	test match ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dave Gallaher Trophy → relatedTo → All Blacks–France rugby rivalry ⓘ

All Blacks–France rugby rivalry → alsoKnownAs → New Zealand–France rugby rivalry ⓘ

linked to: All Blacks–France rugby rivalry

All Blacks–France rugby rivalry → alsoKnownAs → All Blacks vs France rugby rivalry ⓘ