All Blacks hang on to win thriller against France
The visitors scored the first 10 points of the match in Dunedin, including the opening try through Mickael Guillard, and stuck with the All Blacks throughout, counter-punching every time New Zealand scored.
"We showed a lot of spirit tonight. We knew we'd come out with a lot of intensity and come out all together and what we lack in experience we can bring out with some spirit," France's Canada-born lock Tyler Duguid said.
The All Blacks, who lost winger Sevu Reece to a head knock in the first minute of the match, looked best when they were able to lift the tempo, as they did to score tries through fullback Will Jordan and back-rower Tupuo Vaa'i to take a 14-10 lead.
Jordan scored a second try and centre Jordie Barrett also touched down for Scott Robertson's side. But the three-time world champions had tries disallowed to Barrett, Jordan and centre Billy Proctor for a 21-13 halftime lead.
France scored through Gabin Villiere to start the second half and when Jordan put the All Blacks ahead 28-20, Les Bleus responded again through Cameron Woki.
At that point New Zealand were forced into having to shoot for goal to establish a safe four-point lead to avoid being vulnerable to a late penalty.
"It was quite tight towards the end," All Blacks captain Scott Barrett said.
"We certainly created enough opportunities to hang into the game and it went right down to the wire."
Earlier on Saturday in Whangarei, Scotland conceded a try after only 40 seconds but rallied to score four tries including a double to scrumhalf George Horne to hold out the New Zealand Maori 29-26.
It was the Scot's first win over the New Zealand Maori in their first match in New Zealand in 25 years.
And in Kitakyushu, the longest losing streak by a major Test rugby team in the professional era was extended to 18 matches when Wales lost 24-19 to hosts Japan.
Wales held their 19-7 halftime lead until the start of the last quarter when Japan hatched tries by uncapped backs Ichigo Hakasusu and Halatoa Vailea — both converted from wide out by Seungsin Lee — and led for the first time from the 70th minute.
Japan deliberately picked a 2pm kick-off in the day's worst heat and humidity and the tourists waned in the second half.
The Brave Blossoms beat Wales for only the second time and will climb above them in the next Test rankings for the first time since they were introduced two decades ago.
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