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Full time19 November 1983
France
15–6
Australia
Parc des Princes, Paris, France · Tour 1983Head-to-head

France won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Patrick Lescarboura2–0
  2. –PFrance penalty · Serge Gabernet5–0
  3. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Patrick Lescarboura8–0
  4. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Patrick Lescarboura11–0
  5. –TFrance try · Patrick Esteve15–0
  6. –PAustralia penalty · David Campese15–3
  7. –DAustralia drop goal · Mark Ella15–6

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Michel CremaschiProp
  2. 2Philippe DintransHooker
  3. 3Jean-Pierre GaruetProp
  4. 4Jean CondomSecond row
  5. 5Alain LorieuxSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Dominique ErbaniFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Luc JoinelNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Patrick LescarbouraFly-half
  11. 11Patrick EsteveWing
  12. 12Didier CodorniouCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Patrice LagisquetWing
  15. 15Serge GabernetFull-back
  16. 16Bernard HerreroBench
  17. 17Pierre-Edouard DetrezBench
  18. 18Claude AtcherBench
  19. 19Pierre BerbizierBench
  20. 20Laurent PardoBench
  21. 21Didier CamberaberoBench

Australia

  1. 1Johnny CoolicanProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4David HillhouseSecond row
  5. 5Steve WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Chris RocheFlanker
  7. 7Simon PoidevinFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Dominic VaughanScrum-half
  10. 10Mark EllaFly-half
  11. 11Brendan MoonWing
  12. 12Mike HawkerCentre
  13. 13Garry EllaCentre
  14. 14David CampeseWing
  15. 15Roger GouldFull-back
  16. 16Mark McBainBench
  17. 17Mark HardingBench
  18. 18Duncan HallBench
  19. 19Tony ParkerBench
  20. 20Andy SlackBench
  21. 21Ross HanleyBench

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Context

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

France going in
Australia 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.