France…30 New Zealand 27
CAROLINE Drouin’s 15- point haul inspired France to their maiden Test victory over New Zealand in a pulsating show-stopper at the Stades des Alpes.
Grand Slam winners Les Bleus, who had lost all five of their previous meetings with the Black Ferns, came out on top in this seven-try thriller.
Having failed to register a point as they were defeated 14-0 by world leaders New Zealand in Toulon a week previously, the home side got themselves off to a dream start. With just six minutes on the clock, Julie Duval dotting down from a rolling maul and Drouin adde...