New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team is drawing on French fashion as it looks to win the Rugby World Cup kicking off in Paris in just over two months.

Credit: AP Still, France has a record of beating the All Blacks when least expected. France beat New Zealand 30-29 in the last match between the teams in November last year.

Antoine Dupont, the star scrum-half who helped France win Olympic gold in rugby sevens, has returned to the France XVs squad. He has been in exceptional form for his club, Toulouse, since ...