All Blacks Wins Against France
Sitiveni Sivivatu scored first followed by Mils Muliaina from a length-of-the-field breakout by the All Blacks.
Jerome Kaino scored the third try when he crashed over from a scrum just before halftime.
Cory Jane scored a fantastic individual try to give the All Blacks a try with 16 minutes to go in the second half, then Conrad Smith slipped down the blindside to add the fifth with six minutes left on the clock.
Julien Dupuy kicked three penalties and a drop goal for France while Dan Carter had four conversions and two penalties.
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Before the All Blacks played the match, thoughts turned to the tragic death of Christina Mealamu, daughter of former Manu Samoa player Luke Mealamu, and niece of All Black Keven Mealamu.
All Black coach Graham Henry sent a message of support to Mealamu from the team. “I want to say is Keven is a very special guy in the All Blacks and we miss him terribly over here.
“I would like to pass on our support to Keven and the extended family and in this particular circumstance from all the guys in the All Blacks and the All Black team.”
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