All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has judged his team's year a successful one after the hard-fought 24-19 victory over France in Paris this morning. Hansen said after the rigours of Ireland in Dublin last weekend, the All Blacks toned down their physical activities during the week. And first-five Beauden Barrett, who had another excellent game, admitted his side seemed flat during the build-up. "While we did the work we needed to do, we didn't empty the tank, it was all about filling it up for Saturday. It was quite an ugly game, we didn't get the flow we wanted, but we'll take that here."

Source: New Zealand Herald November 26, 2016 22:41 UTC