Speaking as a frenchman (sorry!):
Can I first of all say congratulations to New-Zealand. They have been comfortably the best team in this WC, and fully deserve their world title.
Secondly I would like to say how proud I am of the french effort. Undoubtedly our best game of the WC, and probably our best game for a long long time. Awesome intensity, never gave up and played themselves off their feet.
Now onto the refereeing: I have to say I thought Joubert was OK. Not great, and probably not upto the standards he's shown previously, but I don't understand where all the "one-sided" comments are coming from. France sealed off plenty of times, Dusautoir made sure he slowed NZ ball down quite a bit. Thought the FK against Servat at the line-out for delaying was very good refereeing. Yes, McCaw was a master (as usual) of rolling "away" into players, but there you go, as I said Dusautoir did plenty of that too. There were a few calls I questioned (when NZ were going through the phases in 2nd half and France defended really well, thought at one point I think it was McCaw who held on when Dusautoir was on his feet; thought the final NZ turnover came from a side entry; a high tackle on Trinh-Duc leading upto NZ's winning penalty (TD ducked it); EDIT: I am sure Kiwi fans have and will question decisions which went our way also, please don't interpret these examples as me laying into Joubert.) but I'd have to watch the game in the cold light of day to be sure. McCaw on Para was completely accidental, and one of those things. It actually helped France anyway.
ON the whole I'd give Joubert a solid 6.5 or 7. He certainly didn't have me screaming at my screen in fustration as other refs (cough Bryce cough) have in this WC.
France arguably deserved to win. But this WC has shown us numerous times you don't get anything for deserving. Well done NZ, and hopefully France's time will come.