■By DAVID PHILLIPS

New Zealand maintained their unbeaten start under Whitney Hansen as a powerful defensive display and scrum dominance carried them to victory in Lyon.
The Black Ferns scored four converted tries through Justine McGregor, Mia Anderson, Mererangi Paul and Liana Mikaele-Tu’u to follow up last weekend’s 52-20 victory over South Africa.
France remained in contention for much of the match but struggled to build sustained pressure, with handling errors repeatedly undermining promising attacks as New Zealand proved more clinical when opportunities arrived.
New Zealand’s defence re...