Australia Beaten By France For First Winless European Tour In 67 Years

Quilter Nations Series

France (19) 48

Tries: Depoortere 2, Bielle-Biarrey 2, Ramos, Marchand, Lamonthe Cons: Ramos 5 Pen: Ramos

Australia (19) 33

Tries: Faessler 2, Bell, Jorgensen, Nasser Cons: Edmed 4

Australia person ended a European circuit winless for nan first clip successful 67 years aft a 48-33 conclusion by France astatine nan Stade de France.

It was nan Wallabies' 4th conclusion of nan autumn aft losses to Italy, England and Ireland - and their 10th of nan year.

And it is nan 2nd week successful a statement wherever Australia person conceded much than 40 points, pursuing their 46-19 conclusion by Ireland past Saturday.

Defeat marks a historical debased for nan Wallabies, who had not mislaid 10 Tests successful a almanac twelvemonth before.

It intends coach Joe Schmidt, who will depart aft July's Nations Championship, now has a triumph percent of nether 40%.

The Wallabies, who will big nan 2027 World Cup, struck first done Matt Faessler pursuing a Len Ikitau run, but France swiftly deed backmost arsenic Louis Bielle-Biarrey group up Nicolas Depoortere.

Angus Bell restored nan visitors' lead, but tries from Thomas Ramos and Bielle-Biarrey either broadside of different from Faessler near nan scores level astatine 19-19 astatine nan break.

However, Australia were incapable to lucifer France's power for agelong capable successful nan 2nd half.

Depoortere gave nan hosts nan lead earlier Max Jorgensen replied for nan Wallabies - but France seized power precocious on.

Poor French subject successful nan first half - conceding 8 penalties - had allowed nan visitors to enactment successful nan game, and Les Bleus led by conscionable a constituent pinch 20 minutes left.

However, Julien Marchand and Bielle-Biarrey scores extended their advantage, and Josh Nasser's effort to spark a fightback was met pinch a speedy French reply arsenic Maxime Lamothe added different a infinitesimal from nan end.

Bielle-Biarrey's double, which besides saw him group up 2 tries, intends he has now scored 20 Test tries successful 22 appearances since his debut successful 2023, while France's triumph secured them a apical seed successful nan World Cup draw.

Elsewhere, Italy's autumn bid vanished pinch a 34-19 triumph astatine location to Chile successful nan first gathering betwixt nan sides.

France: T Ramos; D Penaud, L Bielle-Biarrey, N Depoortere, G Fickou; R Ntamack; M Lucu, C Ollivon, G Alldritt, A Jelonch, E Meafou, T Flament, R. Montagne, J Marchand, J Gros.

Replacements: O Jegou, H Auradou, T Laclayat, R Taofifenua, M Lamothe, K Gourgues, B Jauneau.

Yellow card: Lucu (35).

Australia: M Jorgensen; H Potter, D Pietsch, J Suaali'i, L Ikitau; T Edmed, J Gordon, F McReight, H Wilson, T Hooper, J Williams, N Frost, T Tupou, M Faessler, A Bell.

Replacements: A Alaalatoa, J Nasser, R Valetini, F Daugunu, A Ross, C Tizzano, K Thomas.

Yellow card: Hooper (64)