NZ repeats WCup win over France
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June 9, 2013, Sunday
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THE All Blacks stretched their Eden Park winning streak to 30 in 19 years yesterday when they beat France 23-13 in an untidy encounter.
They scored two tries to one in the All Blacks' first clash against Les Bleus since their 8-7 victory in the World Cup final at the same Auckland ground two years ago.
France, the last team to beat the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1994, signalled an intent to repeat that triumph when Wesley Fofana scored the opening try after Florian Fritz had waltzed past Ma'a Nonu.
But in front of a full house of 46,000, the All Blacks came back to turn the game with two tries in five minutes late in the half for a 17-10 lead.
The second half saw just two All Blacks penalties and one to France, with both sides committing basic errors.
In a game that never reached great heights, multiple mistakes led to frequent turnovers and tries went begging at both ends of the field in the second spell.
"Obviously we're not happy with the performance," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said. "We know it was ugly at times but we also know it was the first game of the season."
French coach Philippe Saint-Andre, who captained the side when it last won at Eden Park, believed his team squandered a golden chance for victory.
"We had the opportunity when Louis Picamoles dropped the ball going for the line and there was nobody there."
In Brisbane, Australia, the British and Irish Lions weathered the predicted high-energy early attack from the Queensland Reds to welcome captain Sam Warburton back with a 22-12 victory last night.
With Reds playmaker Quade Cooper overplaying his hand after a superb first five minutes in his last audition for Australia coach Robbie Deans ahead of the three-test series, the Lions stuck to basics and accumulated points on the back of their big advantage at the set piece.
Lions flyhalf Owen Farrell landed five penalties and converted Ben Youngs' first-half try for a 17-point haul. The Reds crossed once in each half via Luke Morahan and Nic Frisby.
The Lions now have three wins on the road and another three warmups before the test series starts on June 22 against Australia.
They scored two tries to one in the All Blacks' first clash against Les Bleus since their 8-7 victory in the World Cup final at the same Auckland ground two years ago.
France, the last team to beat the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1994, signalled an intent to repeat that triumph when Wesley Fofana scored the opening try after Florian Fritz had waltzed past Ma'a Nonu.
But in front of a full house of 46,000, the All Blacks came back to turn the game with two tries in five minutes late in the half for a 17-10 lead.
The second half saw just two All Blacks penalties and one to France, with both sides committing basic errors.
In a game that never reached great heights, multiple mistakes led to frequent turnovers and tries went begging at both ends of the field in the second spell.
"Obviously we're not happy with the performance," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said. "We know it was ugly at times but we also know it was the first game of the season."
French coach Philippe Saint-Andre, who captained the side when it last won at Eden Park, believed his team squandered a golden chance for victory.
"We had the opportunity when Louis Picamoles dropped the ball going for the line and there was nobody there."
In Brisbane, Australia, the British and Irish Lions weathered the predicted high-energy early attack from the Queensland Reds to welcome captain Sam Warburton back with a 22-12 victory last night.
With Reds playmaker Quade Cooper overplaying his hand after a superb first five minutes in his last audition for Australia coach Robbie Deans ahead of the three-test series, the Lions stuck to basics and accumulated points on the back of their big advantage at the set piece.
Lions flyhalf Owen Farrell landed five penalties and converted Ben Youngs' first-half try for a 17-point haul. The Reds crossed once in each half via Luke Morahan and Nic Frisby.
The Lions now have three wins on the road and another three warmups before the test series starts on June 22 against Australia.
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