35 minutes in and both sides have managed to concede 7 penalties each however france have managed to convert 4 of these into 12 points while the Blues have only 3 to show for their efforts.

The last 10 minutes has been played inside the Blues half but France can still find no way through, under severe pressure they revert to a drop goal this early on which rolls along the ground and the Blues are allowed to get out of their own 22.

Any opportunity France get inside the Blues half they will kick. Doussain already with 5 kicks and with only 1 miss show how solid the Blues defence is to not allow in any 5 pointers but at the same time their penalty count is not the best and each mistake in their own half is converted to 3 points.

Doussain slots his 4th kick of the match with great power he pushes it 48 metres to gain 3 more points for his side.

France manage to push themselves 6 points clear through the boot of Doussain. The Blues cannot afford to hand points to the french kicker as his accuracy is unrivalled.

20 minutes Territory
Blues 75%
France 25%

Although its France with most of the ball, the Blues' defence is solid and France cant seem to find any way out of their own half. Each run is hit hard with a tackle and each kick is returned with interest. It takes a penalty for france to get a boot to touch inside the Blues half.

18 minutes Possession
Blues 39%
France 61%

As soon as the Blues see themselves 3 points up, France manage to get territory inside the Blues half and an infringement around the ruck area allows France to bounce back and level the scoreline after 5 minutes.

Just 3 minutes in and its the home team that adds to the board first. A 30 metre kick slightly to the left of the posts has the power and accuracy to push the Blues in front early on.