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JULY 1, <strong>2018</strong><br />
24 Sportslink<br />
All Blacks frustrate France and wrap up the Steinlager Series<br />
The Final Test in Dunedin (49-14) reinforces their supremacy<br />
Sheevas Dayal<br />
Damian Mckenzie, the All<br />
Blacks halfback scored<br />
twice and winger Rieko<br />
Loane’s hat trick saw<br />
the All Black’s depth as they<br />
accomplished a 49-14 triumph<br />
over France in Dunedin that<br />
gave them a3-0 series sweep.<br />
The final match, held at the<br />
Forsyth Barr Stadium on June 23,<br />
<strong>2018</strong> was a treat to watch.<br />
Veteran Full-back Ben Smith<br />
and replacement Crusaders<br />
flanker Matt Todd also scored as<br />
the All Blacks tried to shut the<br />
game down in the second half.<br />
Indomitable McKenzie<br />
Damian McKenzie started at<br />
his preferred position and the<br />
All Blacks profited from his<br />
speed and innate ability to find<br />
the gaps and exploit spaces.<br />
The French could not defend<br />
McKenzie attacking the line the<br />
way he did with such pace and<br />
intricacy to his angle that he was<br />
able to twice score directly off<br />
first phase possession without a<br />
hand being laid on him.<br />
It was an intolerable business<br />
for France, who no doubt had<br />
hoped that an All Blacks side<br />
with four new caps in it, would<br />
have been raw, nervous and<br />
vulnerable.<br />
Skipper replaced<br />
France scrum-half and Captain<br />
Morgan was replaced by Baptiste<br />
Damian McKenzie makes an offload against France.<br />
Photo Courtesy: Andrew Cornaga for Photosport (Through RNZ)<br />
Serin early in the match, who<br />
scored a try whilst returning<br />
centre Wesley Fofana crossed<br />
the line for the visitors, who<br />
were beginning to impress in<br />
the first half before arelentless<br />
ABs had their say.<br />
Refereeing Controversy<br />
There was more refereeing<br />
controversy as McKenzie rounded<br />
up the Referee John Lacey to<br />
go through a hole in the French<br />
defence to score a try.<br />
France lost the first two Tests,<br />
going down 52-11 in the first<br />
and 26-13 in the second. Both<br />
of those defeats hinged on poor<br />
refereeing decisions; a Yellow<br />
card in the first Test (at Eden<br />
Park, Auckland, on June 9) which<br />
saw the French outfit smashed<br />
after holding the All Blacks to<br />
11-11 after 50 minutes and a red<br />
card in the second (at Westpac<br />
Stadium, Wellington on June 16)<br />
which cost them a match they<br />
could have won.<br />
The Score Board<br />
New Zealand 49 (B Smith, M<br />
Todd, D McKenzie (2), R Loane<br />
(3), Tries; DMcKenzie; seven<br />
conversions<br />
France 14 (B Serin, W Fofana<br />
tries; A Belleau- two Conversions<br />
All Blacks: 15 Ben Smith,<br />
14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Jack<br />
Goodhue, 12 Sonny Bill Williams,<br />
11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Damian<br />
McKenzie, 9 Aaron Smith; 1 Joe<br />
Moody, 2Codie Taylor, 3Owen<br />
Franks, 4 Sam Whitelock (c), 5<br />
Scott Barrett, 6 Shannon Frizell,<br />
7 Ardie Savea, 8 Luke Whitelock.<br />
Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman,<br />
17 Karl Tu’inukuafe, 18 Ofa<br />
Tuungafasi, 19 Jackson Hemopo,<br />
20 Matt Todd, 21 TJ Perenara,<br />
22 Richie Mo’unga, 23 Jordie<br />
Barrett.<br />
France: 15 Benjamin Fall, 14<br />
Teddy Thomas, 13 Remi Lamerat,<br />
12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Gael Fickou,<br />
10 Anthony Bellau, 9 Morgan<br />
Parra (c); 1 Dany Priso, 2 Camille<br />
Chat, 3Uini Atonio, 4Bernard Le<br />
Roux, 5 Yoann Maestri, 6 Mathieu<br />
Babillot, 7 Kelian Galletier, 8<br />
Kevin Gourdon. Replacements:<br />
16 Adrien Pelissie, 17 Cyril Baille,<br />
18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Felix<br />
Lambey, 20 Alexandre Lapandry,<br />
21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Jules<br />
Plisson, 23 Maxime Medard.<br />
Sheevas Dayal is our Rugby<br />
Correspondent. He covered the<br />
Three-Test Steinlager Series held<br />
in Auckland, Wellington and<br />
Dunedin over the past three Saturdays-<br />
June 9, June and June 23,<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. His reports were published<br />
in our Web <strong>Edition</strong>s, Facebook,<br />
Twitter and LinkedIn on the days<br />
following the matches.<br />
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