| AUSTRALIA 40 | V | FRANCE 10 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Trophee des Bicentenaries Updated 09.09.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | DATE: 5 July 2008 | SPECTATORS: 40, 218 | |||||
| REFEREE: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) | HALFTIME: 26-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Cross (2), Hynes, Horwill | TRIES: Trinh-Duc | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Giteau (4) | CONVERSIONS: Yachvili | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Giteau (4) | PENALTY GOALS: Trinh-Duc | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | ACT Brumbies | 15 | Benjamin Thiéry | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 14 | Peter Hynes | Queensland Reds | 14 | Alexis Palisson | CA Brive | ||
| 13 | Stirling Mortlock (Capt.) (22) | ACT Brumbies | 13 | Maxime Mermoz (21) | Stade Toulousain | ||
| 12 | Berrick Barnes (21) | Queensland Reds | 12 | Thibault Lacroix | SC Albi | ||
| 11 | Lachlan Turner | NSW Waratahs | 11 | David Janin (22) | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
| 10 | Matthew Giteau | WA Western Force | 10 | François Trinh-Duc | Montpellier Hérault RC | ||
| 9 | Luke Burgess (20) | NSW Waratahs | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde (20) | Castres Olympique | ||
| 8 | Stephen Holies (19) | ACT Brumbies | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 7 | Philip Waugh | NSW Waratahs | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo (19) | Montpellier Hérault RC | ||
| 6 | Rocky Elsom | NSW Waratahs | 6 | Mathieu Lièvremont | US Dax | ||
| 5 | Dean Mumm | NSW Waratahs | 5 | Sébastien Chabal (18) | Sale Sharks, England | ||
| 4 | James Horwill (18) | Queensland Reds | 4 | Lionel Nallet (Capt.) | Castres Olympique | ||
| 3 | Alistair Baxter | NSW Waratahs | 3 | Renaud Boyoud | US Dax | ||
| 2 | Stephen Moore (16) | Queensland Reds | 2 | Sébastien Bruno (16) | Sale Sharks, England | ||
| 1 | Benn Robinson (17) | NSW Waratahs | 1 | Pierre Correia (17) | SC Albi | ||
| 16 | Adam Freier (2) | NSW Waratahs | 16 | Benjamin Kayser (2) | Leicester Tigers, England | ||
| 17 | Benjamin Alexander (1) | ACT Brumbies | 17 | Benoît Lecouls (1) | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 18 | Hugh McMeniman (4) | Queensland Reds | 18 | Yannick Caballero (5) | Montauban | ||
| 19 | George Smith (8) | ACT Brumbies | 19 | Louis Picamoles (7) | Montpellier Hérault RC | ||
| 20 | Samuel Cordingley (9) | ACT Brumbies | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili (9) | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 21 | Ryan Cross (12) | WA Western Force | 21 | Benjamin Boyet (13) | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
| 22 | Cameron Shepherd (13) | WA Western Force | 22 | Jean-Baptist Peyras (11) | Aviron Bayonnais | ||
| HEAD COACH: Robbie Deans | HEAD COACH: Marc Lièvremont | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Australia's 30 point winning margin against France passed the previous best of 23 achieved during the 1999 World Cup Final. Turner was making his test debut for Australia. Cross' first try for Australia was his first in test rugby. Hynes also scored his first try for Australia. Giteau passed the 300 test point milestone for Australia. Peyras, Mermoz, Correia and Caballero were making their test debuts for France. Sources http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/equipes_de_france/xv_de_france/tous_les_matchs/test_match_2008/test_match_2008_20080705_france_australie_10_40 http://www.rugby.com.au/matches/tournaments/bundaberg_rum_rugby_series/2008/qantas_wallabies_v_france_2,91817.html/section/21818 |
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