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Full time26 August 1961
Australia
8–15
France
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1961Head-to-head

France won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Beresford Ellwood2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Beresford Ellwood5–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Ted Heinrich8–0
  4. –TFrance try · Jean Pique8–3
  5. –TFrance try · Pierre Lacroix8–6
  6. –TFrance try · Gerard Bouguyon8–9
  7. –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Albaladejo8–12
  8. –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Albaladejo8–15

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Jonathan WhiteProp
  2. 2Peter JohnsonHooker
  3. 3Tony MillerProp
  4. 4John ThornettSecond row
  5. 5Richard ThornettSecond row
  6. 6Ted HeinrichFlanker
  7. 7John O'GormanFlanker
  8. 8Robin HemingNumber 8
  9. 9Ken CatchpoleScrum-half
  10. 10Harry RobertsFly-half
  11. 11Edward MagrathWing
  12. 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
  13. 13Roderick PhelpsCentre
  14. 14Michael ClearyWing
  15. 15James LenehanFull-back

France

  1. 1Gerard BouguyonProp
  2. 2Jacques RolletHooker
  3. 3Pierre CazalsProp
  4. 4Marcel CassiedeSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Pierre SauxSecond row
  6. 6Michel CrausteFlanker
  7. 7Michel CelayaFlanker
  8. 8Amedee DomenechNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre AlbaladejoFly-half
  11. 11Serge PlanteyWing
  12. 12Andre BonifaceCentre
  13. 13Jean PiqueCentre
  14. 14Claude LacazeWing
  15. 15Michel VannierFull-back

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Context

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

Australia going in
France 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.