"Play was even in the first half, and in the second France kept the direction of the game until the last five minutes," it said.
Lieutenant A S Muhr, the American match referee, forgot how long each half was played for, so they ended up playing only 30 minutes in the first half and then 45 minutes for the second half.
Rugby in World War I, along with other recreational activities, was used to boost morale and keep the soldiers motivated through harsh European winters.
The Divisional "All Blacks" warmed up for the French match by beating the 38th (Welsh) Division team 14-3 on February 12, 1918.
This morning's match was a warm up for the Defence Blacks ahead of the International Defence Rugby Competition being held alongside the Rugby World Cup in England next month.
A diorama representing the famous 1918 game, created as part of the Nga Tapuwae Western Front Trails - a WW100 legacy project - has been installed at the Musee de la Grande Guerre at Meaux.
Wellington-based company Locales worked with a range of New Zealand companies to create the 800mm by 600mm model.
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry will be viewing the diorama on Friday, as part of a European visit where she is meeting several First World War Centenary partners in both France and Belgium.
Locales' director Chris Hay, who has been working on the Nga Tapuwae Trails project for the past two years, said all of the figures have been individually crafted.
The diorama's rugby field is made out of artificial turf and poly filler, the seating in the crowd has been crafted out of brass and cardboard, and the clothing and hair is sculpted from epoxy putty.
Wellington-based model maker John Harvey and his team spent six weeks on the diorama, which was shipped to France.
"It has been really interesting working with new and old technology to bring this historical scene to life," said Mr Harvey.
