Paris goes wild as France end their All Blacks hoodoo

By JAMES HARRINGTON

France ................40pts
Tries: Mauvaka 4, 31; Ntamack 11, Penaud 68
Conversions: Jaminet 5, 12, 32, 69
Penalties: Jaminet 25, 56, 64, 80

New Zealand ..25pts
Tries: Barrett 47, Ioane 52, Savea 59
Conversions: Barrett 53, 60
Penalties: Barrett 6, 9
FRANCE emphatically ended another longstanding losing streak with a thumping win over New Zealand that owed everything to a heady combination of bravery, unihibited daring and no little skill.
In a pulsating match, France raced into an 18- point lead at the end of the first half, then the All Blacks roared back...

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