Australia (Wallabies) and France (Les Bleus) national rugby union teams first played each other in 1928, resulting in a win to Australia. Between 1948 and 1986, Australia and France would tour each other every few years. In 1987 the two teams met at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in Sydney, which France won.

In 1999, the two teams met at the final of the 1999 Rugby World Cup in which Australia would go on to win 35-12.

Since 2004 France have often hosted Australia during the Autumn Internationals, while France periodically toured Australia. Since 2026, the two teams have met in the biennial Nations Championship.

Summary Overview Details Played Won byAustralia Won byFrance Drawn Australia points France points In Australia261961679489 In France279171489549 Neutral venue11003512Overall54292321,2031,065

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordAustraliaFranceLongest winning streak6 (6 November 1993 – 17 November 2001)4 (11 January 1948 – 17 August 1968; 5 November 2022–present)Largest points forHome50 (7 June 2014)48 (22 November 2025)Away59 (27 November 2010)42 (11 July 2026)Largest winning marginHome30 (5 July 2008)28 (30 October 1976)Away43 (27 November 2010)16 (11 July 2026)

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 22 January 1928 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 8–11 1927–28 New South Wales tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 2 11 January 1948 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 13–6 1947–48 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland, France and North America 3 9 March 1958 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 19–0 1957–58 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 4 26 August 1961 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8–15 1961 France tour of New Zealand and Australia 5 11 February 1967 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 20–14 1966–67 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 6 17 August 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–10 1968 France tour of New Zealand and Australia 7 20 November 1971 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 11–13 1971 Australia tour of France 8 27 November 1971 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 18–9 9 17 June 1972 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14–14draw1972 France tour of Australia 10 25 June 1972 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 15–16 11 24 October 1976 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 18–15 1976 Australia tour of France and Italy 12 30 October 1976 Parc des Princes, Paris 34–6 13 5 July 1981 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 17–15 1981 France tour of Australia 14 11 July 1981 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 24–14 15 13 November 1983 Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 15–15draw1983 Australia tour of Italy and France 16 19 November 1983 Parc des Princes, Paris 15–6 17 21 June 1986 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27–14 1986 France tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand 18 12 June 1987 Concord Oval, Sydney 24–30 1987 Rugby World Cup Semi-final 19 4 November 1989 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg 15–32 1989 Australia tour of France and Canada 20 11 November 1989 Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, Lille 25–19 21 9 June 1990 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 21–9 1990 France tour of Australia 22 24 June 1990 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 48–31 23 30 June 1990 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 19–28 24 30 October 1993 Stade Municipal, Bordeaux 16–13 1993 Australia tour of France and North America 25 6 November 1993 Parc des Princes Paris 3–24 26 21 June 1997 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 29–15 1997 France tour of Romania and Australia 27 28 June 1997 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 26–19 28 21 November 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 21–32 1998 Australia tour of France and England 29 6 November 1999 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 35–12 1999 Rugby World Cup Final 30 4 November 2000 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 13–18 2000 Australia tour of Great Britain and France 31 17 November 2001 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 14–13 2001 Australia tour of Europe 32 22 June 2002 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 29–17 2002 France tour of Argentina and Australia 33 29 June 2002 Stadium Australia, Sydney 31–25 34 13 November 2004 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 27–14 2004 Autumn Internationals 35 2 July 2005 Lang Park, Brisbane 37–31 2005 France tour of South Africa and Australia 36 5 November 2005 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 26–16 2005 Autumn Internationals 37 28 June 2008 Stadium Australia, Sydney 34–13 2008 France tour of Australia 38 5 July 2008 Lang Park, Brisbane 40–10 39 22 November 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 13–18 2008 Autumn Internationals 40 27 June 2009 Stadium Australia, Sydney 22–6 2009 Summer Internationals 41 27 November 2010 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 16–59 2010 Autumn Internationals 42 10 November 2012 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 33–6 2012 Autumn Internationals 43 7 June 2014 Lang Park, Brisbane 50–23 2014 France tour of Australia 44 14 June 2014 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 6–0 45 21 June 2014 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 39–13 46 15 November 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 29–26 2014 Autumn Internationals 47 19 November 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 23–25 2016 Autumn Internationals 48 7 July 2021 Lang Park, Brisbane 23–21 2021 France tour of Australia 49 13 July 2021 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 26–28 50 17 July 2021 Lang Park, Brisbane 33–30 51 5 November 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 30–29 2022 Autumn Internationals 52 27 August 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 41–17 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 53 22 November 2025 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 48–33 2025 Autumn Internationals 54 11 July 2026 Lang Park, Brisbane 26–42 2026 Nations Championship

List of series Played Won byAustralia Won byFrance Drawn 13 7 3 3

Year Australia France Series winner Trophée des Bicentenaires 1971 1 1 drawrowspan=5 align=center 1972 0 1 1976 0 2 1981 2 0 1983 0 1 1989 1 1 draw 1990 2 1 1993 1 1draw 1997 2 0 2002 2 0 2008 2 0 2014 3 0 2021 2 1

Notes

References

External links Pick and Go Rugby test match database