Frenchman Pierre Rivollet and his New Zealand wife, Charlotte Adank, will be sitting at opposite ends of the couch for the Rugby World Cup final tomorrow.
Fortunately, their 16-month-old son, Victor, will be in the middle to act as peacemaker.
"He's half and half.
"He was born in New Zealand, but conceived in France," Ms Adank said last night.
Victor speaks in French and English at home, using the French words for cat (chat), shoes (chassure) and hot (chaud).
"He doesn't know the English word for 'cat' yet," Ms Adank said.
The couple met in England in 2004 "and I dragged Pierre back to Dunedin in 2008", she said, with a laugh.
But one of them is gong to have les bleus tomorrow night.
"I think we will upset the All Blacks by one point," Mr Rivollet, from Lyon, said.
"There's always hope.
"I wouldn't be French if I didn't think we had a chance.
"The French psyche is that the All Blacks are the best in the world, so it's special to play them.
"The French always lift their game for the All Blacks," he said.
"If we do win, I will have just a little smile on my face." "God help us if they do win," Ms Adank said, with a groan.
Members of Dunedin's French community were planning on keeping their heads down this weekend.
A small crowd was expected at the Alliance Française de Dunedin clubrooms for the match tomorrow night.
