Australia versus France Nations Champs 2026

Handy boxie by Lucu to start the half. French have territory immediately. Fraser rips it out of a French hand and allows Oz to clear, what a chad.

6th scrum...

Let's see

Scrum completed...France probing

Lovely steal from McReight again

And again!!!

Fraser with another steal!

Penalty Oz! They'll go into the 22.

France don't look like they have ideas today

If I was France I'd move Jelly to 10. Their backline is static, Ntamack brings no pace of variety to the game.

Jesus!!!

3 minutes later they are coming back for a tackle which was nothing more than a good tackle.

For heavens sake!!!

What a stupid fucking penalty that is. Hardly a tip tackle that, was it? 21-15 Aus.

Can you believe this shit, Paks!

Great kick by Lucu though

France should have scored there. Some indecision cost them.

Oz work at the breakdowns is next level. Jorgie this time.

Jorgie with the massive moment there!

Little tiger

Fuck, stupid late hit on Ntamack. This is how you throw a game away. France score as well.

Now France are in after a good cross kick from Jalibert. Conversion missed by Lucu so Wallabies still lead.

21-20.

That penalty call back by the TMO totally shifted the momentum back to France.

France go in again.

Tom Wright off for not rolling.

21-20 Ozzie

Slipper is on

Tough yellow for Wright. How do you roll away with the opposition cleaners coming over you and pinning you.

Oz making errors now. They need to get it together.

Ntamack is in. Wallabies seem to have fallen asleep here.

And France go in again

Ntamack in at the corner after some soft defence by Oz

21-27 France

What a stupid kick by Meredith. His defense is fractured out wide and he just boots it straight to the French.

France score again.

All France now . . . they're in again.

They've blown the Wallabies away in the first few minutes of the second half.

France in again but that should be called back for obstruction in the second last phase

21-34 France

I don't want to see Oz kicking the ball even one more time outside of their own 22.

Another try for France but the officials need to check something . . .

One Oz defender gets drawn inside when he should have held his position and France likely has scored again.

Final pass looks forward. Lucky escape for Valetini leaving his position to tackle an already tackled player. He gets replaced as well.

France might in again.

But they're checking the last pass...

Yeah, it's forward

Scrum...or should I say Free Kick

Lucu slots a penalty and it's 37-21.

Ref calls obstruction against Australia :/

Not sure that obstruction had any influence on the play, no one impacted was in a position to get to the carrier.

Oz has lost their flow, I'd be surprised if they get back in this.

Why the fucking skip pass? You just kill the chance for the inside man to draw the outside defender.

That's was the chance there and the Oz dive over the ruck

And the prop goes through and hangs on too long and throws a momentum stopper to Sua. That was probably Oz's chance.

Wheels coming off for Oz now as Wright chucks a forward pass while under no pressure at all

Getting embarrassing now for the Wallabies. They have just fallen away in the second half.

42-21.

Yeah Oz defense just drifting back and letting France run at them with complete freedom. Simple try. What was that?

And I France cut Ozzie wide open but again.

This is turning into an ass kicking

One swing of momentum from a bullshit TMO penalty. Up to then Aus was dominating. I can't express my disdain for those fuckers strongly enough.