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{{Short description|Rugby competition between France and New Zealand}}
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}}The '''Dave Gallaher Trophy''' is a [[rugby union]] [[Rugby union trophies and awards|perpetual trophy]] contested between {{nrut|France}} and {{nrut|New Zealand}}. It is named after [[Dave Gallaher]], the [[The Original All Blacks|1905–06 All Black]] captain who was killed in Belgium during [[World War I]].

==History==
{{main|History of rugby union matches between France and New Zealand}}
When it comes to [[Rugby Union|rugby]], [[France national rugby union team|France]] and [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] have a very rich common history. France played their first ever test match in [[1906 in sports|1906]] against the famous "Originals" New Zealand team, on their way home after an eventful tour of the British Isles.

Between 1906 and 1999 both teams met a total of 34 times, New Zealand winning 25 times and France 9, including two games in the [[Rugby World Cup]] with New Zealand winning the [[1987 Rugby World Cup Final|1987 final]] and France taking their revenge in the semi-final [[1999 Rugby World Cup|12 years later]] in what remains one of the most famous upsets in the sport's history.

In [[2000 in sports|2000]] it was decided that a new trophy would be created to emphasize the two teams' great rivalry. The trophy would be named after [[Dave Gallaher]], the charismatic captain of the 1906 New Zealand team, who died 11 years later during the [[Battle of Broodseinde]] in [[World War I]].

==Challenges and defences==

The Dave Gallaher Trophy is based on a challenge system, the holding union must defend the trophy in challenge matches, and if the other union defeats them, they become the new holder of the trophy. If both teams draw then the holder retains the trophy. 

Rugby World Cup games between both teams - such as the [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003 RWC]] 3rd place play-off won by New Zealand or the [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 RWC]] quarter final won by France and 2011 RWC final won by NZL - do not qualify as challenge matches.

France won the 2009 challenge 37–36 on [[aggregate score]] over two matches, having won the first test 27–22 and lost the second 10–14. The New Zealand team had assumed the series would be drawn if each team won one test, and were upset to discover that aggregate was taken into account, which their coaching staff had deliberately withheld from them.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2522446">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/2522446/When-a-wins-not-a-win |title=When a win's not a win |author=Robson, Toby |date=22 June 2009 |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |access-date=27 September 2011}}</ref>

New Zealand would retain the trophy for 12 years until being defeated 40–25 by France in Paris.

==Matches==
{| class="wikitable center"
|-
!align=center|Details
!align=center|P
!align=center|{{ru|France}}
!align=center|{{ru|New Zealand}}
!align=center|D
!align=center|France points
!align=center|New Zealand points
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|France}} France
| 12
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 246
| 388
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 12
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 153
| 411
|-
| '''Overall'''
| '''24'''
| '''4'''
| '''19'''
| '''1'''
| '''399'''
| '''799'''
|-
|}

==Results==
*{{bg|#cc9966|ST}} – [[June rugby union Tests|Summer Test]]
*{{bg|#9acdff|AI}} – [[Autumn rugby union internationals|Autumn International]]
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year
! Date
! Venue
! Home
! Score
! Away
! Trophy<br>winner
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#9acdff|2000
|11 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|26–39
|rowspan=2|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|18 November
|[[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|align=center|42–33
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966|2001
|30 June
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium|Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|37–12
|{{ru|France}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2002
|16 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|20–20
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|align=center|''Draw''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966|2003
|28 June
|[[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|31–23
|{{ru|France}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2004
|27 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|6–45
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#9acdff|2006
|11 November
|[[Stade de Gerland]], [[Lyon]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|3–47
|rowspan=2|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|18 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=center|11–23
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#cc9966|2007
|2 June
|[[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|42–11
|rowspan=2|{{ru|France}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|9 June
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium|Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|align=center|61–10
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#cc9966|2009
|13 June
|[[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|22–27
|rowspan=2|{{ru|France}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|France|size=50px}}
|-
|20 June
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium|Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|align=center|14–10
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2009
|28 November
|[[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|12–39
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#cc9966|2013
|8 June
|[[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|23–13
|rowspan=3|{{ru|France}}
|rowspan=3|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|15 June
|[[Rugby League Park]], [[Christchurch]]
|align=center|30–0
|-
|22 June
|[[Yarrow Stadium]], [[New Plymouth]]
|align=center|24–9
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2013
|9 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|19–26
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2016
|26 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|19–24
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2017
|11 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|align=center|18–38
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#cc9966|2018
|9 June
|[[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
|rowspan=3 align=right|{{ru-rt|New Zealand}}
|align=center|52–11
|rowspan=3|{{ru|France}}
|rowspan=3|{{flagicon|New Zealand|size=50px}}
|-
|16 June
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium|Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|align=center|26–13
|-
|23 June
|[[Forsyth Barr Stadium]], [[Dunedin]]
|align=center|49–14
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2021
|20 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|40–25
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|France|size=50px}}
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff|2024
|16 November
|[[Stade de France]], [[Paris]]
|align=right|{{ru-rt|France}}
|30–29
|{{ru|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|France|size=50px}}
|}

==Other trophies==

The All Blacks compete with three other nations for the attribution of a similar kind of trophy.  The [[Bledisloe Cup]], versus [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], being the most famous. The other two are the [[Freedom Cup]] against [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and the [[Hillary Shield]] against [[England national rugby union team|England]].

As for France, they compete with Australia for the [[Trophée des Bicentenaires]] and with Italy for the [[Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy|Garibaldi Trophy]].

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lassen.co.nz/pickandgo.php?&teama=NZL&tourn=DG The Dave Gallaher Trophy results]

{{Rugby union national trophies and awards}}
{{France national rugby union team}}
{{New Zealand national rugby union team}}

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[[Category:Rugby union international rivalry trophies]]
[[Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by France]]
[[Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by New Zealand]]
[[Category:History of rugby union matches between France and New Zealand]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in France]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in New Zealand]]