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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff · 6 November 1999Head-to-head
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Australia won by 23 points.Half-time 12–6 · Tries 2–0

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6787
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS8214
FRA11128
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS2/27/70
FRA0/04/40
← France attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
67′AustraliaTry, Ben Tune, converted26–12
87′AustraliaTry, Owen Finegan, converted33–12
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
67′Ben Tune87′Owen Finegan
AUS

Team stats

FRA
100%Possession0%
94Carries79
351Metres gained292
10Clean breaks3
28Defenders beaten14
128Passes91
6Offloads5
82Tackles made111
14Tackles missed28
70/75Rucks won49/54
12/13Lineouts won12/14
7/7Scrums won7/7
5/6Mauls won7/8
13Penalties conceded17
42Kicks from hand26
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 2/2, penalties 7/7 · FRA conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Richard HarryProp
  2. 2Michael FoleyHooker
  3. 3Andrew BladesProp
  4. 4David GiffinSecond row
  5. 5John EalesSecond row
  6. 6Matt CockbainFlanker
  7. 7David WilsonFlanker
  8. 8Toutai KefuNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Joe RoffWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Daniel HerbertCentre
  14. 14Ben TuneWing
  15. 15Matt BurkeFull-back
  16. 16Jason LittleBench
  17. 17Nathan GreyBench
  18. 18Chris WhitakerBench
  19. 19Mark ConnorsBench
  20. 20Owen FineganBench
  21. 21Dan CrowleyBench
  22. 22Jeremy PaulBench

France

  1. 1Cedric SouletteProp
  2. 2Raphaël IbanezHooker
  3. 3Franck TournaireProp
  4. 4Abdelatif BenazziSecond row
  5. 5Fabien PelousSecond row
  6. 6Marc LievremontFlanker
  7. 7Olivier MagneFlanker
  8. 8Christophe JuilletNumber 8
  9. 9Fabien GalthiéScrum-half
  10. 10Christophe LamaisonFly-half
  11. 11Christophe DominiciWing
  12. 12Emile NtamackCentre
  13. 13Richard DourtheCentre
  14. 14Philippe Bernat-SallesWing
  15. 15Xavier GarbajosaFull-back
  16. 16Ugo MolaBench
  17. 17Stephane GlasBench
  18. 18Stephane CastaignedeBench
  19. 19Arnaud CostesBench
  20. 20Olivier BrouzetBench
  21. 21Pieter de VilliersBench
  22. 22Marc Dal MasoBench

Match officials

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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.