France XV narrowly miss out on All Black victory in Lyon

After their 38-18 loss at home, France faced New Zealand for the second time in four days in a tightly-fought match in Lyon's Groupama Stadium, which the visitors edged 28-23. The Kiwis were largely an experimental second XV while the home side featured a mix of youth and experience, with the likes of Scott Spedding, Yoann Maestri and François Trinh-Duc joining newcomers Gabriel Lacroix and Secu Macalou. La Rochelle's Lacroix grabbed two excellent tries in a first half which France led 15-14 despite going behind early on thanks to an early Liam Squire score. New Zealand reclaimed the lead af…