Follow the action as the All Blacks host France in the opening test of the Nations Championship.Listen to live commentary on Newstalk ZB Sport and iHeartRadio.It’s the first test for new coach Dave Rennie, the opening test at the new Christchurch stadium and the first-ever Nations Championship test.The All Blacks haven’t played a test in Christchurch since a 25-18 defeat to Argentina in 2022, and it’s been almost a decade since their last win in the city, which was a 41-13 victory over the Springboks in 2016. Beauden Barrett, Ardie Savea, Codie Taylor and Anton Lienert-Brown are the only members of the current squad to have won a test in Christchurch.France last played in Christchurch in 2013, a 30-0 defeat. Their only win was back in 1994.The Six Nations champions will be without eight players who took part in the Top 14 final, including Romain Ntamack, Alexandre Roumat and Peato Mauvaka. They will be free to play against Australia and Japan, however. Antoine Dupont withdrew from the July campaign with a calf injury but would have missed the All Blacks test.Rennie named his first squad last week, which features four uncapped players in Fehi Fineanganofo, Josh Moorby, Xavier Numia and Anton Segner, while Ardie Savea is the new captain.The inaugural Nations Championship sees the Southern and Northern Hemispheres square off every two years in a 12-team, two-pool tournament format, featuring the Six Nations, the four Sanzaar nations, Japan and Fiji.All Blacks v France historyPlayed - 67All Blacks won - 51France won - 15Draws - 1All Blacks points scored - 1781France points scored - 961France tests in Christchurch1961 - All Blacks 32 France 31968 - All Blacks 12 France 91979 - All Blacks 23 France 91984 - All Blacks 10 France 91986 - All Blacks 18 France 91987 - France 20 Scotland 201989 - All Blacks 25 France 171994 - France 22 All Blacks 82003 - All Blacks 31 France 232013 - All Blacks 30 France 0All Blacks v France line-upsAll Blacks team to play France: 1. Ethan de Groot, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Fletcher Newell, 4. Josh Lord, 5. Sam Darry, 6. Peter Lakai, 7. Luke Jacobson, 8. Ardie Savea (c), 9. Cam Roigard, 10. Ruben Love, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. Jordie Barrett, 13. Quinn Tupaea, 14. Will Jordan, 15. Damian McKenzieReserves: 16. Asafo Aumua, 17. Xavier Numia, 18. Tyrel Lomax, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Wallace Sititi, 21. Cortez Ratima, 22. Billy Proctor, 23. Fehi FineanganofoFrance squad to play All Blacks:France: 1. Jefferson Poirot 2. Maxime Lamothe 3. Demba Bamba 4. Hugo Auradou 5. Tom Staniforth 6. Pierre Bochaton 7. Oscar Jegou 8. Marko Gazzotti 9. Maxime Lucu (c) 10. Matthieu Jalibert 11. Theo Attissogbe 12. Yoram Moefana 13. Fabien Brau-Boirie 14. Damian Penaud 15. Max Spring.Bench: 16. Barnabe Massa 17. Reda Wardi 18. Regis Montagne 19. Mickael Guillard 20. Killian Tixeront 21. Nolann Le Garrec 22. Antoine Hastoy 23. Nicolas DepoortereForm guide (past five tests)All Blacks: Beat Wales 52-26Lost to England 33-19Beat Scotland 25-17Beat Ireland 26-13,Beat Australia 28-14France: Beat England 48-46Lost to Scotland 50-40Beat Italy 33-8Beat Wales 54-12Beat Ireland 36-14All Blacks v France refereeEnglishman Luke Pearce is in charge of the test with Christophe Ridley and Katsuki Furuse as the assistant referees. Pearce has refereed six All Blacks matches before, including a famous 35-23 victory over the Springboks under Ian Foster. His only All Blacks-France clash was in 2018 at Eden Park when the home side won 52-11.All Blacks v France TAB oddsAll Blacks $1.20, France $4.20All Blacks 1-12 $2.90All Blacks 13+ $1.92Draw $26France 1-12 $5.75France +13 $12All Blacks v France - how to follow the actionFor live commentary of All Blacks v France, join Elliott Smith on Newstalk ZB and iHeartRadio.Plus, The Alternative Commentary Collective will be providing commentary on their iHeartRadio stream.You can watch the game on Sky Sport 1 and it will be livestreamed on Sky Sport Now.You can also find live updates at nzherald.co.nz.