In a remarkable sporting gesture, France team manager Jo Maso says he will waive the side's right to be the home team if Les Bleus meet New Zealand and win the coin toss in the Rugby World Cup final, ensuring the All Blacks would wear their legendary black strip.

The two team managers will toss a coin to decide who will be the home team, and, in the event of a jersey clash, the winner of the toss gets to wear their normal strip, with the loser forced to wear the away strip.

Of course, New Zealanders will remember that France won the toss at Cardiff four years ago, meaning New Zealand had to play in their dull grey strip as the French surged to a famous upset win in their quarterfinal.

But there will be no grey again should the two teams progress to the October 23 final at Eden Park. Maso said his team would respect the fact the All Blacks are on home soil if they win the toss and allow the hosts to wear black, while France would wear their white away strip.

Maso, who will step down as France manager after the World Cup having been with the side for 15 years, said they had too much respect for the All Blacks and it was only right that they should wear black on their home turf.

New Zealand play Australia and France meet Wales in the two semifinals in Auckland this weekend.