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Nations Championship 2026 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 11 July 2026Head-to-head
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France won by 16 points.Half-time 21–12 · Tries 4–6 · AUS 1 yellow card · FRA 1 yellow card

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31018273450535773775990Attacks1023Ball won21722949591679644141061436140%Own 2249%Own half63%Opp half88%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS13330
FRA20323
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS3/40/00
FRA3/62/20
← 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
  • 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
3′FranceTry, Emmanuel Meafou, converted0–5
10′AustraliaTry, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, converted5–7
18′FranceTry, Aaron Grandidier Nkanang7–12
27′AustraliaTry, Fraser McReight, converted12–12
34′AustraliaTry, Fraser McReight, converted19–12
50′FranceTry, Aaron Grandidier Nkanang21–20
53′FranceTry, Romain Ntamack, converted21–25
57′FranceTry, Florian Verhaeghe, converted21–32
73′FranceTry, Theo Attissogbe21–42
77′AustraliaTry, Jeremy Williams26–42
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′1 AUS card · 1 FRA card
3′Emmanuel Meafou10′Brandon Paenga-Amosa18′Aaron Grandidier Nkanang27′Fraser McReight34′Fraser McReight50′Aaron Grandidier Nkanang53′Romain Ntamack57′Florian Verhaeghe73′Theo Attissogbe77′Jeremy Williams
AUS

Team stats

FRA
55%Possession45%
39%Territory61%
156Carries135
496Metres gained653
5Clean breaks14
23Defenders beaten30
242Passes193
9Offloads14
133Tackles made203
30Tackles missed23
124/125Rucks won81/86
11/11Lineouts won11/12
4/5Scrums won5/6
2/2Mauls won5/6
5Turnovers won1
5Penalties conceded9
25Kicks from hand24
746Kick metres718
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 3/4, penalties 0/0 · FRA conversions 3/6, penalties 2/2. 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. 1Angus BellProp
  2. 2Josh NasserHooker
  3. 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
  4. 4Josh CanhamSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Rob ValetiniFlanker
  7. 7Fraser McReightFlanker
  8. 8Harry WilsonNumber 8
  9. 9Ryan LonerganScrum-half
  10. 10Declan MeredithFly-half
  11. 11Dylan PietschWing
  12. 12Len IkitauCentre
  13. 13Joseph SuaaliiCentre
  14. 14Max JorgensenWing
  15. 15Tom WrightFull-back
  16. 16Brandon Paenga-AmosaBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Taniela TupouBench
  19. 19Lachlan ShawBench
  20. 20Nick Champion de CrespignyBench
  21. 21Tate McDermottBench
  22. 22Jock CampbellBench
  23. 23Filipo DaugunuBench

France

  1. 1Moses Alo EmileProp
  2. 2Peato MauvakaHooker
  3. 3Demba BambaProp
  4. 4Florian VerhaegheSecond row
  5. 5Emmanuel MeafouSecond row
  6. 6Lenni NouchiFlanker
  7. 7Oscar JegouFlanker
  8. 8Marko GazzottiNumber 8
  9. 9Maxime LucuScrum-half
  10. 10Romain NtamackFly-half
  11. 11Aaron Grandidier NkanangWing
  12. 12Yoram MoefanaCentre
  13. 13Fabien Brau-BoirieCentre
  14. 14Theo AttissogbeWing
  15. 15Matthieu JalibertFull-back
  16. 16Maxime LamotheBench
  17. 17Jefferson PoirotBench
  18. 18Tevita TatafuBench
  19. 19Hugo AuradouBench
  20. 20Tom StaniforthBench
  21. 21Killian TixerontBench
  22. 22Nolann Le GarrecBench
  23. 23Kalvin GourguesBench

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.