TheBreakdown
Full time25 June 1972
Australia
15–16
France
Ballymore, Brisbane | Meeanjin, AustraliaHead-to-head

France won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PAustralia penalty · Russell Fairfax3–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Russell Fairfax6–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Russell Fairfax9–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Russell Fairfax12–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Russell Fairfax15–0
  6. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux15–2
  7. –CFrance conversion · Henri Cabrol15–4
  8. –TFrance try · Jo Maso15–8
  9. –TFrance try · Jo Maso15–12
  10. –TFrance try · Walter Spanghero15–16

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1David DunworthProp
  2. 2Bruce TaafeHooker
  3. 3Roy ProsserProp
  4. 4Reg SmithSecond row
  5. 5Stuart GregorySecond row
  6. 6Peter SullivanFlanker
  7. 7Greg DavisFlanker
  8. 8Richard CocksNumber 8
  9. 9John HipwellScrum-half
  10. 10Russell FairfaxFly-half
  11. 11Jeffrey McLeanWing
  12. 12David RathieCentre
  13. 13David BurnetCentre
  14. 14John TaylorWing
  15. 15Arthur McGillFull-back
  16. Gareth GreyBench

France

  1. 1Jean-Claude RossignolProp
  2. 2Andre LubranoHooker
  3. 3Jean IracabalProp
  4. 4Claude SpangheroSecond row
  5. 5Alain EsteveSecond row
  6. 6Olivier SaissetFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Paul BiemouretFlanker
  8. 8Walter SpangheroNumber 8
  9. 9Max BarrauScrum-half
  10. 10Henri CabrolFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Pierre LuxWing
  12. 12Jo MasoCentre
  13. 13Jean TrilloCentre
  14. 14Claude DourtheWing
  15. 15Pierre VillepreuxFull-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.