France Storm Back with 30 Straight Points to Beat Australia 42-26
Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang scored two tries as France turned a halftime deficit into a 16-point victory with 30 unanswered points.
- On Saturday, July 11, 2026, France defeated Australia 42-26 in Brisbane during the Nations Championship, rallying from a halftime deficit with a commanding 30-point second-half surge.
- France trailed 21-12 at halftime after Emmanuel Meafou received a yellow card for head-on-head contact with Australian backrower Rob Valentini, allowing the Wallabies to capitalize with two tries.
- Dominating after the break, France scored 30 consecutive points, including tries from Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang and Romain Ntamack, swinging momentum against the back-to-back Six Nations champions.
- Australia, currently on a six-test losing streak, will travel to Perth to face Italy, while France heads to Tokyo to play Japan next week.
- Seeking their first Nations Championship win, both teams entered the second-round clash after opening losses, with France rebounding significantly from a defeat to New Zealand.
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France scores 30 points in a row to beat Australia 42-26 in rugby Nation Championships
The Six Nations champions struggled in the first half, but utterly dominated the second in the match in Brisbane on Saturday. France will now travel to Tokyo to face Japan next weekend.
France roar back to overwhelm Australia 42-26 in Nations Championship
After losing by two points against New Zealand last week, the French roared back with four second-half tries to notch their first win over Australia in Brisbane since 1972. It was a familiar story for the Wallabies, who led Ireland last Saturday only to lose by two points. They matched France in the first 40 minutes but faded badly in the second as the speed of the French attack proved overwhelming. "We were very happy going in at half-time. 21-…
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For 40 minutes, the Wallabies were world-beaters. Then reality kicked in
There were plenty of highlights for Wallabies fans in the first half. Unfortunately, rugby Tests are played over two halves … something Joe Schmidt’s side seemed to forget against France.
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