Live France v Australia: Score and latest updates from autumn international
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Latest updates
8:11PM
1 min: France 0 Australia 0
We are underway at the Stade de France with the hosts and Ntamack kicking things off, going from left to right in this opening period.
The man in charge this evening is Luke Pearce.
8:07PM
Kick-off approaching
The players have emerged from the tunnel at the Stade de France and we are fast approaching kick-off, but first, the national anthems, starting with Australia.
8:05PM
World rankings provide ‘added motivation’, says Sio
Former Australia international Scott Sio has just said on TNT Sports: “Finishing the year on a high is super important, there’s a little bit of added motivation finishing in the top six with the world cup draw.”
A victory of 16 points or more for the Wallabies could see them climb above France, who are currently ranked fifth, ahead of the World Cup draw on December 3.
8:03PM
Elsewhere today
Wales 26 New Zealand 52
Ireland 13 South Africa 24
Italy vs Chile (20:10)
8:01PM
Australia ‘eager to finish season with positive performance’, says Schmidt
Speaking ahead of tonight’s game, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said: “We’ve tried to freshen things up during the week after what’s been a dense and challenging Tour so far.
“The players have looked to prepare well, and they’re eager to finish their season with a positive performance against one of the world’s best teams.”
7:58PM
Australia’s abysmal autumn
1 November – England 25 Australia 7
8 November – Italy 26 Australia 19
15 November – Ireland 46 Australia 19
7:52PM
Those teams in full
France Ramos; Penaud, Depoortere, Fickou, Bielle-Biarrey; Ntamack, Lucu; Gros, Marchand, Montagne, Flament, Meafou, Jelonch, Ollivon, Alldritt (c).
Replacements Lamothe, Neti, Laclayaty, Taofifenua, Auradou, Jegoy, Juneau, Gourgues.
Australia Jorgensen; Potter, Suaalii, Ikitau, Pietsch; C. Gordon, J. Gordon; Bell, Pollard, Tupou, Williams, Frost, Hooper, McReight, Wilson (c).
Replacements Faessler, Ross, Alaalatoa, Valetini, Tizzano, Thomas, Edmed, Daugunu.
7:51PM
Australia team news
Australia have made five changes following the defeat against Ireland, with Pietsch, Gordon, Pollard, Tupou and Frost coming into the team in place of Daugunu, O’Connor, Faessler, Allalatoa and Valetini.
France team news
There are three changes to the France team following the win over Fiji, with Fickou, Flamat and Meafou replacing Barassi, Taefifenua and Jegou.
Can Australia avoid first winless tour of Europe in 67 years?
Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the Quilter Nations Series.
France welcome Australia to the Stade de France, as the visiting side look to avoid their first winless tour of Europe in 67 years.
After going toe-to-toe with the British and Irish Lions and notching a convincing victory over South Africa in the summer, things have spiralled for Joe Schmidt’s men in the autumn, suffering defeats against England, Italy and, most recently, Ireland.
The Wallabies were thumped 46-19 in Dublin and have now lost six of their last seven Test matches, meaning defeat in Paris would see them finish 2025 with a winning percentage of just 33.3 per cent, the worst in their history.
A defeat could also see them finish out of the world’s top six ahead of the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup on December 3. A victory, though, of 16 points or more, could see them climb above France, who are currently ranked fifth.
As for tonight’s host, it has been a mixed autumn so far, with a 32-17 defeat against the 10 men of South Africa being followed by a 34-21 victory over Fiji last weekend.
The Six Nations winners are aiming for a third consecutive win over Australia, something they have not achieved for nearly 50 years.
Gregory Alldritt admitted this week that the potential impact on the rankings of this game was not something on his mind. The France captain said: “To be honest, my parents called me this morning and they were the ones who told me there was something at stake in the rankings.”
Despite Australia’s form, the hosts remain wary of their opponents this evening. Line-out coach Laurent Sempere said: “They’ve been capable of big performances against big teams – the Lions, South Africa. They’ve taken impressive scalps recently, so we’re extremely wary.
