Result: after 27 minutes, the All Blacks were largely leading 14-3, notably after a humiliating melee where the Blues were copiously heckled to such an extent that Grégory Alldritt's disaster pass for Antoine Dupont was intercepted by Cam Roigard, who was went to flatten alone.
Shortly before, it was Ardie Savea who had made the entire French defense dance, including winger Gabin Villière, particularly in difficulty for his first match in a year with the XV of France, before letting Peter Lakai flatten.
Imperial Ramos at the foot
But the Blues have certainties and nuggets. One of them is Louis Bielle-Biarrey, imperial on the wing. Already author of a double against Japan, he once again graced the Stade de France with his special: a low ball, this time initiated by Thomas Ramos, and the LBB “moped” appears to beat everyone in the race to put the Blues in front (24-17, 51st).
Other young Blues scored points literally and figuratively, such as Paul Boudehent, author of a try after also a double against Japan or Romain Buros, who was at the conclusion of a strong action by the Blues in the first half to get back into the score.
The Bordelais fullback, who celebrated his first selection with the Blues, was up to the task even if he was less in demand than expected, because the New Zealanders, this time, avoided the candles which they had been accustomed to for two matches .
After the tests, the penalties
Louis Bielle-Barrey's try shortly after the break and which gave the Blues the biggest gap in the game, marked a new match: the teams, looking for the try before, then turned more towards the penalties in a breathtaking match.
The New Zealanders got closer to a point ten minutes from the end (27-26) and even six minutes (30-29), but the Blues kept their calm, like Thomas Ramos, author of 'a 100% against the poles (15 points). And at the end of the breathtaking final minutes, it was a ball trapped by the Blues which delivered the Stade de France to a sold-out crowd.
100 years after the tour of the invincibles, the All Blacks, victorious in England and Ireland previously, will not achieve the small European Slam. They still have to face Italy. The Blues will host Argentina on Friday to extend this beautiful autumn.
The technical sheet
Arbitrator : Give Sugars (GEO)
Possession: France (38%) – New Zealand (62%)
The points. France: 3 tries: Buros (32'), Paul Boudehent (44'), Bielle-Biarrey (51'), 3 conversions: Ramos (33', 45', 52'), 3 penalties: Ramos (7', 58 ', 73'); New Zealand: 2 tries: Lakai (9'), Roigard (27'), 2 conversions: B. Barrett (10', 28'), 5 penalties: B. Barrett (37'), McKenzie (54', 62 ', 68', 75')
Substitutions on bleeding:
New Zealand: Finau by Lakai (2'), J. Barrett by Lienert-Brown (38')
The teams:
FRANCE : Buros (Le Garrec 67') – Villière, Fickou, Moefana (Gailleton 60'), Bielle-Biarrey – (o) Ramos, (m) A. Dupont – Roumat, Alldritt (Guillard 49'), Pa. Boudehent (Mauvaka 70') – Meafou (R. Taofifenua 49, Ollivon 56), Flament – Tatafu (Colombe 10'), Mauvaka (J. Marchand 49), Gros (Wardi 49)
