All Blacks v France: How world media reacted to one-point loss in Paris

How the world’s media reacted to the All Blacks’ 30-29 defeat to France at Paris’ Stade de France. France weather All Blacks storm Charles Richardson, the Telegraph UK On an otherwise clear, cool night in Paris, it was France who remained the calmest in the middle of a rugby storm. New Zealand were the visitors, the first meeting of the two sides since last year’s World Cup opener on the same turf, and the match finished in the same fashion: a French victory.

New Zealand, who arrived on the back of successive autumn victories over England and Ireland, will be wondering how this got away from them. They led by seven points at half-time and were fully deserving of their cushion, with the scrum and line-out doing demolition jobs on the French..