TheBreakdown
Full time17 August 1968
Australia
11–10
France
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1968Head-to-head

Australia won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Arthur McGill2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Arthur McGill5–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Philip Smith8–0
  4. –DAustralia drop goal · John Ballesty11–0
  5. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux11–2
  6. –CFrance conversion · Christian Boujet11–4
  7. –TFrance try · Walter Spanghero11–7
  8. –TFrance try · Christian Boujet11–10

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Jim RoxburghProp
  2. 2Peter JohnsonHooker
  3. 3Roy ProsserProp
  4. 4Norman ReillySecond row
  5. 5Stuart GregorySecond row
  6. 6Hugh RoseFlanker
  7. 7Greg DavisFlanker
  8. 8David TaylorNumber 8
  9. 9John HipwellScrum-half
  10. 10John BallestyFly-half
  11. 11Barry HonanWing
  12. 12John BrassCentre
  13. 13Philip SmithCentre
  14. 14John ColeWing
  15. 15Arthur McGillFull-back

France

  1. 1Michel LasserreProp
  2. 2Michel YachviliHooker
  3. 3Jean-Claude NobleProp
  4. 4Benoit DaugaSecond row
  5. 5Elie CesterSecond row
  6. 6Bernard DutinFlanker
  7. 7Christian CarrereFlanker
  8. 8Walter SpangheroNumber 8
  9. 9Jean-Louis BerotScrum-half
  10. 10Jo MasoFly-half
  11. 11Andre CampaesWing
  12. 12Jean-Pierre LuxCentre
  13. 13Jean TrilloCentre
  14. 14Andre PiazzaWing
  15. 15Pierre VillepreuxFull-back
  16. Christian BoujetBench

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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.