Brive won the match 28–9; they took the lead early on through a fourth-minute penalty from Christophe Lamaison, and Sébastien Viars extended that lead with an unconverted try two minutes later.
France then scored two penalties and two drop goals to first five-eighth Christophe Lamaison to reduce the All Blacks' lead to 24–22 with 25 minutes remaining.
Christophe Rousset | Christophe Lamaison | Christophe Barratier | Saint-Christophe | Christophe Lévêque | Christophe Bourseiller | Christophe Honoré | Christophe Hondelatte | Christophe Godin | Christophe Dechavanne | Christophe de Beaumont | Christophe Boesch | Christophe | Saint-Christophe, Aosta Valley | Jean-Christophe Mitterrand | Jean-Christophe Menu | Christophe Veyrier | Christophe (singer) | Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière | Christophe Lemaire | Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain | Christophe de Thou | Christophe Bisciglia | Christophe Beck | Antoine Christophe Merlin | Zsigmondy's grave (left) in the cemetery of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans | Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers | Louis Christophe François Hachette | Jean-Christophe Maillot | Jean-Christophe Lafaille |