TheBreakdown
Full time21 June 1986
Australia
27–14
France
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1986Head-to-head

Australia won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh5–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh8–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh11–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh14–0
  6. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh17–0
  7. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh20–0
  8. –TAustralia try · David Campese24–0
  9. –DAustralia drop goal · Michael Lynagh27–0
  10. –CFrance conversion · Guy Laporte27–2
  11. –TFrance try · Serge Blanco27–6
  12. –TFrance try · Serge Blanco27–10
  13. –TFrance try · Philippe Sella27–14

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Steve CutlerSecond row
  5. 5Bill CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7David CodeyFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11Brendan MoonWing
  12. 12Michael CookCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14Matt BurkeWing
  15. 15David CampeseFull-back
  16. 16Cameron LillicrapBench
  17. 17Ross ReynoldsBench
  18. 18Tim LaneBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Brian SmithBench
  21. 21Andrew LeedsBench

France

  1. 1Philippe MaroccoProp
  2. 2Daniel DubrocaHooker
  3. 3Claude PortolanProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Patrick SerriereSecond row
  6. 6Eric ChampFlanker
  7. 7Laurent RodriguezFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Luc JoinelNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Patrick LescarbouraFly-half
  11. 11Eric BonnevalWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Patrice LagisquetWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Bernard HerreroBench
  17. 17Pierre-Edouard DetrezBench
  18. 18Dominique ErbaniBench
  19. 19Rodolphe ModinBench
  20. 20Guy LaporteBench
  21. 21Marc AndrieuBench

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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.