Allez Les Bleus! Forsyth Barr predicts French will win Rugby World Cup

France's rugby team players pose during the Rugby World Cup 2023 Welcome Ceremony for France on Sept 02 2023 in Rueil-Malmaison, France. (Image: Getty)

Ella Somers

Thu, 07 Sep 2023

Although Forsyth Barr’s chair, David Kirk, is backing the All Blacks, the investment company is placing its bet on France to win the upcoming Rugby World Cup.This is the fourth time Forsyth Barr (Forbarr) has put a stake in the ground – and it has successfully picked two out of the past three winners, only losing when the Springboks (South Africa) won the Webb Ellis Cup in 2019.It’s also the first time the company has decided that the All Blacks don’t have the best chance at bringing home the trophy.A 25% probabilit...

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