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I'm Shaun Rusk and I will be with you for this match. Both teams enter to a packed stadium. The Haka is completed. Ireland's George Clancy is the ref.
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France kick off going left to right . Penalty to NZ. Ball down the line to touch.
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The Kiwis win their throw - Box kick - back to the home side. France nick it and high kick - deep - NZ to touch on their 22.
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0 - 3 |
France drive it on through the forwards - ten metres out. Penalty to France. Going for the posts. Scrum-half Julien Dupuy going for the posts. The crowd very unsportingly boo loudly, but it doesn't put off the Frenchman to take the lead.
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Blacks with the ball after the restart left and then move it wide right , but again the French get it and kick long - just - NZ drop out.
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NZ mess it up and its a scrum to France on the Blacks 22.
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Off the base and right - grubber - to touch. Five metres from the Blacks tryline.Lock Isaac Ross wins it and kick to touch. France throw on the Blacks 22. Again a driving maul by the visitors. Good drive. The ball loose and the Blacks get and go right.
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Great break out - inside the France's half, but France get back and NZ knock on - but great play.
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| 8 |
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Penalty to France. Ball to touch.
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| 9 |
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Short lineout by France - but NZ win it - recycle - high kick - France get it and go left - knock on.
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| 10 |
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Scrum near half way. NZ put in.
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| 11 |
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NZ pick up at base - High kick - France unsure. Penalty to the home side. Ref chats to France's number 6 Dusautoir.
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3 - 3 |
Stephen Donald going for the posts and the fly-half scores.
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France go high and too long at the restart - NZ clear long - France counter - recycle - right - kick to touch deep in the Black's 22.
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Throw to the back and box kick - NZ regather well and quickly move it wide left.
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| 15 |
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Ball in to touch - French throw. Not five metres - NZ scrum.
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| 16 |
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Freekick to NZ - tap and go - recycle. Ball right up to France 10 metres. France turnover - they go right - back infield - wide left.
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3 - 8 |
Up to the Black's 22 - turnover again but a poor pass and its knocked on. Scrum to France on NZ 22.
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3 - 10 |
TRY Good scrum by France - ball left and fly half Trinch-Duc bursts through a couple of tackles to score.
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| 19 |
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Dupuy converts. Ball high and right at the restart. Ball to touch on the French 22.
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| 20 |
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NZ go down the centre, but again France nick it and kick.
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| 21 |
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NZ gather the ball and attack left. France get in the way and hack on. NZ get it and move the ball wide right.
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Recycle - long kick. Full back Maxime Medard kicks really well back and ball in to touch inside the Black's half. Messy lineout and France get it - up to the Blacks 22 - scrum to France.
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France have had the better of the first quarter, but NZ look dangerous when moving the ball but keep making mistakes. Freekick to NZ at the scrum.
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Donald kicks long and France kick very long back. Again kick return and France counter down the centre. Ball right. Recycle and back infield. Knock on under pressure. Midway in the Black's half.
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French scrum looking good. Freekick to France. tap and go - recycle - slow ball. The forwards gather and drive it on.
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Ball move wide left. back infield. Drop goal effort - but wide.
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3 - 15 |
Blacks kick long at drop out. High kick back and France up quickly. Blacks go wide and make a break - kick and France counter - ball wide left - 2 metres out - ball driven over.
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3 - 17 |
TRY And the ref awards the try to the French hooker William Servat.
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Dupuy does well to convert. NZ kick straight in to touch at the restart.
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| 30 |
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French scrum on the half way line. France go left - but a forward pass - just.
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| 31 |
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France are getting over the gain line a lot and causing the Blacks trouble. Scrum on the home side's 10 metres line near their right hand touch line.
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Penalty to NZ - but France seem to be getting the upper hand in the scrum. Ball to touch five metres from France tryline. Recycle - diving forward - two metres out.
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NZ keeping it with the forwards - another drive for the line - one metre out. Still France keep them out. Ball out right and France up quickly knock on by NZ.
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| 34 |
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Good scrum by the Blacks. Reset scrum - France keep the ball. France clear to touch on 22.
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NZ go wide right after the lineout. Back left - again. France up quickly and forcefully. recycle - NZ knock on - French scrum.
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| 36 |
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NZ try to twist scrum, but France kick long. NZ counters doing well midway in the French half. Ball right nearly up to the French 22. The forwards drive it on - cross kick - France get it. Ref comes back for a penalty to NZ on the 22.
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Stephen Donald going for the posts. Not an easy kick - widish left - he should get it - and does.
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| 38 |
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France go high left and long. NZ get it - recyle - box kick - NZ get it and break away and ball passed to the number 8.
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6 - 17 |
TRY Liam Messam scores in the corner.
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| 40 |
11 - 17 |
Donald misses conversion and it half time.
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With NZ scoring in the final minute of the half it will give them a huge boost leading in to the second half. France must maintain the physicality and concentration if they are to continue to prosper in Dunedin.
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| 40 |
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Blacks start the second half - convertioanl. France gather - slow ball - box kick - high - NZ gather inside their own half. Ball right.
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| 41 |
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Back infield and attack down the centre. Ball right again - good start by NZ. - up to the 22.
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| 42 |
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Nonu nearly through. Still the Blacks. Penalty for holding on. France clear to touch down their left - really good kick - up to the NZ 22.
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| 43 |
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Short lineout. Untidy by France and Blacks up quickly and get the put-in at the scrum.
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| 44 |
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Scrum on half way. Not much of a blind side. Someone on the pitch. Good drive by France and they get a penalty. Tap and go - ball right.
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| 45 |
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France keeping to close to the forwards - up to half way. Penalty to NZ.
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| 46 |
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Ball to touch on French 10 metres - NZ left. Ball off the top attack down the centre - ball left. Slow ball France up quickly. NZ recycle. Ball wide left - space for Cory Jane - recycle.
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Stiil the Blacks. France - good defence pushing the Blacks back. Kick - Drop out.
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Long kick by France. High kick back. NZ with the ball - penalty to them in front of the posts.
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14 - 17 |
Donald scores. Some changes being made.
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NZ get the restart. recycle - slow ball - box kick - ball loose. Blacks with the ball. Another penalty to NZ.
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Donald going for the posts. Looks like Chabal coming on. The NZ fly-half off the posts and cleared to touch just outside the French22.
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| 52 |
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NZ win it at the front and attack down the centre.
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Forwards with the ball on the French 22. Little box kick - penalty to France.
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Ball to touch the French right on their 10 metres line.
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| 55 |
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France drive it on through the forwards. Long kick - High kick back - on the French 22.
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| 56 |
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High kick and France get the ball. Again slow recycle. The forawards drive it on near the half way. Slow ball. Still with the forawrds. Penalty to NZ.
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| 57 |
17 - 17 |
Donald for the posts and scores. The match is tied.
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| 58 |
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France right and high and up quickly. NZ high kick. France gather and ball right and centre.
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| 59 |
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Kick - Joe Rokocoko calls a mark. Ball to touch. French throw - backish. Chabal drives it on. recycle. Scrum to France on the Black's 10 metres line.
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| 60 |
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NZ have had much the bettrer of this half. Penalty to France at the scrum. Dupuy going for the posts. More booing. Ball just wide.
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Donald - tap and go at drop out. Penalty to NZ.
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| 62 |
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Donald to touch - good kick - midway in the French half.
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NZ right. The throw to the front - off the top and attack down trhe centre. France nick it - kick and chase. Ball in to touch 12 metres fro NZ try line.
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NZ get the ball at the throw. Box kick. France gather and counter right hand touch. ball wide left - nearly through - ball back infield - NZ get it and ball to touch.
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LIneout just outside the Blacks 22. France gather and drive it on - drop goal effort - miss, but penalty to France.
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17 - 20 |
Dupuy going for the posts again - not easy. Booing again - very bad. Lovely kick. France take the lead again.
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| 67 |
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NZ go right quickly at the restart. Ball in to touch midway in French half. Ball high down the centre after throw. NZ get it and ball left - chip ahead - ball in to touch.
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| 68 |
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NZ with the ball after throw. Recycle in the centre . Ball left - the blindside. Recycle - back right. Chip ahead - France get it and clear long.
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Ball in to touch. Midway in the French half. Ball left - another chip - France clear - NZ counter.
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17 - 25 |
TRY The French full back Medard intercepts the ball and races 60 metres to score near the posts.
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17 - 27 |
That is a real body blow to NZ. Dupuy converts.
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France gather the restart. Slow ball. High kick. NZ gather and go wide left. Penalty to NZ on half way.
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| 73 |
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Dupuy with blood. Blood sub. NZ throw just outside the French 22. Driven on by NZ Still with the forwards. France defending well. NZ not getting far.
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TRY Ball right - Muliaina bursts through - off loads - and Nonu scores in the corner.
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22 - 27 |
Donald from touchline misses conversion.
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NZ get the restart and the forwards drive it on. Kick and the French counter - drop goal effort - well wide.
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| 77 |
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Donald long at drop out. High kick back. NZ fullback gathers well. Ball right and in to touch near the half way line.
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France get their throw. The forwards drive it on. Slow drive - high kick - not far, but France regather. Low kick - Rokocoko counters.
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| 79 |
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Ball wide right - back infield. Still in NZ half. Penalty to NZ. Ball to touch just inside the French half.
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| 80 |
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The hooter goes. Knock on by NZ at the lineout. The Ref blows the end fo the match for a famous French victory.
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