TheBreakdown
Full time5 July 1981
Australia
17–15
France
Ballymore, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1981Head-to-head

Australia won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Paul McLean2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Geoffrey Richards5–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Michael O'Connor9–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Brendan Moon13–0
  5. –TAustralia try · Simon Poidevin17–0
  6. –CFrance conversion · Serge Gabernet17–2
  7. –PFrance penalty · Serge Gabernet17–5
  8. –PFrance penalty · Serge Blanco17–8
  9. –TFrance try · Patrick Mesny17–12
  10. –DFrance drop goal · Bernard Vivies17–15

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Tony D'ArcyProp
  2. 2Chris CarberryHooker
  3. 3Declan CurranProp
  4. 4Duncan HallSecond row
  5. 5Steve WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Tony ShawFlanker
  8. 8Mark LoaneNumber 8
  9. 9John HipwellScrum-half
  10. 10Paul McLeanFly-half
  11. 11Brendan MoonWing
  12. 12Mike HawkerCentre
  13. 13Michael O'ConnorCentre
  14. 14Michael MartinWing
  15. 15Geoffrey RichardsFull-back
  16. 16Bruce MaloufBench
  17. 17Stan PileckiBench
  18. 18Chris RocheBench
  19. 19Phil CoxBench
  20. 20Mark EllaBench
  21. 21Andy SlackBench

France

  1. 1Patrick SalasProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Daniel RevallierSecond row
  5. 5Alain LorieuxSecond row
  6. 6Dominique ErbaniFlanker
  7. 7Laurent RodriguezFlanker
  8. 8Manuel CarpentierNumber 8
  9. 9Jean Pierre ElissaldeScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Serge BlancoWing
  12. 12Patrick MesnyCentre
  13. 13Laurent PardoCentre
  14. 14Michel FabreWing
  15. 15Serge GabernetFull-back
  16. 16Jean-Louis DupontBench
  17. 17Omar DerghaliBench
  18. 18Jean-Luc AverousBench
  19. 19Adrien MournetBench
  20. 20Didier CodorniouBench
  21. 21Marc SallefranqueBench

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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.