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New Zealand coach Graham Henry celebrated "a special day" after the All Blacks outclassed France 39-12 in Marseille to end their European tour undefeated.
"It was a special day, really, a special day because all the players who played today played their role superbly," Henry said at a news conference.
"It was good to see two teams playing attacking football because there has been some pretty boring stuff over the last year or so in rugby, and it was just a great game with two teams wanting to attack and I think it's pretty special," he added.
The New Zealand coach, whose team beat Wales, Italy and England in their previous outings, also said it was a remarkable effort "to go through the last two tours of Europe undefeated without having our line crossed."
"There has been some remarkable wins over the years and that one is a special one because we have had a challenging year and we have won the last six games after being four and four at one stage during the season," he added.
"I'm just delighted for the guys because they put their record straight and they can feel good about their season and enjoy the summer."
France coach Marc Lievremont admitted the All Blacks were the best team on the day.
"Sometimes, one has to accept defeat with dignity. When the All Blacks play like that, attacking the line with complete confidence, they are unstoppable," he added.
"This game quickly turned into a contest between a team that
were euphoric and another team that was swamped."
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Post new commentTikotex said on 2009-11-29 @ 14:08 NZDT: Report abusive post
It was a game of two halves - we won both.