France Women…0 NZ Women ……14
LES Bleues – hosting the Black Ferns for the first time – pushed New Zealand took to the limit but lost the first of two Tests in Toulon.
Second-half tries to Eloise Blackwell and Renee Wickliffe helped New Zealand win 14-0 in testing conditions at Stade Mayol, after a scoreless first-half.
After crushing an inexperienced USA team 67-6 last weekend, this was a far more demanding test between the current world champions and the reigning Six Nations champions.
France dominated the opening exchanges, showing their int...