Teams

Australia	France
Tries Smith	Tries Boujet, Spanghero
Cons McGill	Cons Boujet, Villepreux
Pens McGill	Pens none
Drops Ballesty	Drops none
Team 15 FB Arthur McGill 14 W John Cole 13 C Phil Smith 12 C John Brass 11 W Barry Honan 10 FH John Ballesty 9 SH John Hipwell 1 P Jim Roxburgh 2 H Peter Johnson (c) 3 P Roy Prosser 4 L Peter Reilly 5 L Stuart Gregory 6 F Hugh Rose 7 F Greg Davis 8 N8 David Taylor	Team 15 FB Pierre Villepreux 14 W Andre Piazza 13 C Jean-Pierre Lux 12 C Jean Trillo 11 W Andre Campaes 10 FH Jo Maso 9 SH Jean-Louis Berot 1 P Jean-Claude Noble 2 H Michel Yachvili 3 P Michel Lasserre 4 L Benoit Dauga 5 L Elie Cester 6 F Bernard Dutin 7 F Christian Carrere (c) 8 N8 Walter Spanghero     Replacements 16 FB Christian Boujet

Notes

Result Australia won by a margin of 1 point

Ground name Sydney Cricket Ground

Attendance 19493

Referee CF Ferguson

Australia Test debuts none

France Test debuts none

Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

Other scores

Tonga tour
Fiji	6 - 8	Tonga	Suva