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Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

Halftime, the New Zealanders lead by 4 tries to 1 in a dominant performance.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

France have a mountain to climb now, they have a penalty after the New Zealand defensive line go offside. France are not helping themselves as the throw-in by Marchand is skew. New Zealand have a scrum on their own 22m line.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

Ioane picks the ball up from the ruck with such speed that France did not have a chance to organise defenders on the side of the ruck. Ioane has an easy run-in to score under the poles.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

Penalty to New Zealand on halfway, Black sets up a lineout on the French 22m line. New Zealand have shifted a gear and are looking formidable.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

New Zealand are making easy work with this French defence. Li comes off his wing and picks a perfect line as he collects an inside pass in the midfield and slices the defence to score under the poles. Too easy.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

A perfectly weighted kick for the corner results in Pilatibeing tackled over the deadball line. Ioane picks the ball up at the back of the 5m scrum and bashes his way over for a try.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

New Zealand have a scrum on halfway, midfield. Plenty of handling errors.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

New Zealand make easy work of the French defence to go 50m before being tackled out on the halfway line. France have missed valuable opportunities after not getting over the line with multiple lineouts near the New Zealand tryline.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

France have a lineout 10m out after another poor clearing kick. New Zealand do not commit to the maul and cause a scrum to be awarded to New Zealand for obstruction.

Ultimate Rugby Jun 6

A poor kick by Otere Black goes as far as the 22m line, France have a lineout.