Australia vs France

Match timeline

1. 80' ⭐ Man of the Match: Romain Ntamack (France) Named Man of the Match (Nine.com.au).
2. 77' Jeremy Williams crashes over for Australia, but France maintain their commanding lead in this intense encounter! 77' Try: Jeremy Williams (Australia) — Australia 26 – 42 France
3. 70' Theo Attissogbe crashes over for France to extend their commanding lead in this second half! 70' Try: Theo Attissogbe (France) — Australia 21 – 42 France
4. 63' Maxime Lucu extends France's advantage with a crucial penalty as the visitors pull further clear. 63' Penalty: Maxime Lucu (France) — Australia 21 – 37 France
5. 58' Maxime Lucu's conversion extends France's advantage as the visitors pull further clear! 58' Conversion: Maxime Lucu (France) — Australia 21 – 34 France
6. 57' Florian Verhaeghe powers over for France and they extend their lead with a crucial try! 57' Try: Florian Verhaeghe (France) — Australia 21 – 32 France
7. 55' Maxime Lucu's conversion puts France in front as they edge clear of Australia! 55' Conversion: Maxime Lucu (France) — Australia 21 – 27 France
8. 54' Romain Ntamack powers over for France and they edge ahead of Australia! 54' Try: Romain Ntamack (France) — Australia 21 – 25 France
9. 50' Tom Wright is sent to the sin bin for ten minutes after receiving a yellow card from the referee. 50' Yellow card: Tom Wright (Australia)
10. 50' Grandidier-Nkanang crashes over for France but Australia cling to a one-point lead! 50' Try: Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang (France) — Australia 21 – 20 France
11. 46' Maxime Lucu slots the penalty but France remain in pursuit as Australia hold the advantage. 46' Penalty: Maxime Lucu (France) — Australia 21 – 15 France
12. 35' Ryan Lonergan's conversion extends Australia's advantage as they pull further clear of France. 35' Conversion: Ryan Lonergan (Australia) — Australia 21 – 12 France
13. 34' Fraser McReight crashes over to extend Australia's advantage in a dominant first-half display. 34' Try: Fraser McReight (Australia) — Australia 19 – 12 France
14. 28' Ryan Lonergan's conversion puts Australia in front with a clinical kick from the tee! 28' Conversion: Ryan Lonergan (Australia) — Australia 14 – 12 France
15. 27' McReight crashes over to level the scores as Australia respond immediately to France's pressure! 27' Try: Fraser McReight (Australia) — Australia 12 – 12 France
16. 24' Emmanuel Meafou goes to the sin bin for ten minutes after picking up a yellow card for France. 24' Yellow card: Emmanuel Meafou (France)
17. 18' Grandidier-Nkanang crashes over the line and France seize the lead with a powerful try! 18' Try: Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang (France) — Australia 7 – 12 France
18. 11' Ryan Lonergan nails the conversion and Australia draws level with France! 11' Conversion: Ryan Lonergan (Australia) — Australia 7 – 7 France
19. 10' Brandon Paenga-Amosa crashes over for Australia but France maintain their lead despite the try. 10' Try: Brandon Paenga-Amosa (Australia) — Australia 5 – 7 France
20. 4' Maxime Lucu adds the extras as France storm into an early lead through the boot. 4' Conversion: Maxime Lucu (France) — Australia 0 – 7 France
21. 3' Emmanuel Meafou powers over for an early try and France seize the initiative with the opening strike! 3' Try: Emmanuel Meafou (France) — Australia 0 – 5 France
22. Full-time: Australia 26 – 42 France
23. Second half under way
24. Second half under way
25. Half-time: Australia 21 – 12 France
26. Match started