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Full time22 January 1928
France
8–11
Australia
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Tour 1927Head-to-head

Australia won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Andre Behoteguy2–0
  2. –TFrance try · Raoul Bonamy5–0
  3. –TFrance try · Andre Camel8–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Tom Lawton8–2
  5. –TAustralia try · Johnnie Wallace8–5
  6. –TAustralia try · Cyril Towers8–8
  7. –TAustralia try · Eric Ford8–11

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Andre LouryProp
  2. 2Georges VaillsHooker
  3. 3Jean MorereProp
  4. 4Andre CamelSecond row
  5. 5Jean GaliaSecond row
  6. 6Albert CazenaveFlanker
  7. 7Eugene RibereFlanker
  8. 8Raoul BonamyNumber 8
  9. 9Clement DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Charles LacazedieuFly-half
  11. 11Edmond VellatWing
  12. 12Henri BehoteguyCentre
  13. 13Andre BehoteguyCentre
  14. 14Adolphe JaureguyWing
  15. 15Louis PellissierFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Malcolm BlairProp
  2. 2John BlackwoodHooker
  3. 3James TancredProp
  4. 4Geoff StoreySecond row
  5. 5Charles FoxSecond row
  6. 6Edward GreatorexFlanker
  7. 7Wylie BreckenridgeFlanker
  8. 8Huck FinlayNumber 8
  9. 9Syd MalcolmScrum-half
  10. 10Tom LawtonFly-half
  11. 11Eric FordWing
  12. 12Syd KingCentre
  13. 13Cyril TowersCentre
  14. 14Johnnie WallaceWing
  15. 15Alec RossFull-back

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Context

All-time, France 23–29 Australia, 2 drawn in 54 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Australia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.