TheBreakdown
Full time11 July 1981
Australia
24–14
France
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1981Head-to-head

Australia won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Paul McLean2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Paul McLean4–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean7–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean10–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean13–0
  6. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean16–0
  7. –TAustralia try · Michael O'Connor20–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Duncan Hall24–0
  9. –TFrance try · Jean Pierre Elissalde24–4
  10. –TFrance try · Pierre Lacans24–8
  11. –DFrance drop goal · Marc Sallefranque24–11
  12. –DFrance drop goal · Jean Pierre Elissalde24–14

Line-ups

Australia

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

France

  1. 1Jean-Paul WolfProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Daniel RevallierSecond row
  5. 5Laurent RodriguezSecond row
  6. 6Pierre LacansFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  8. 8Dominique ErbaniNumber 8
  9. 9Jean Pierre ElissaldeScrum-half
  10. 10Marc SallefranqueFly-half
  11. 11Serge BlancoWing
  12. 12Patrick MesnyCentre
  13. 13Didier CodorniouCentre
  14. 14Jean-Luc AverousWing
  15. 15Serge GabernetFull-back
  16. 16Jean-Louis DupontBench
  17. 17Manuel CarpentierBench
  18. 19Adrien MournetBench
  19. 20Laurent PardoBench
  20. 21Bernard ViviesBench

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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.