A courageous Australia threw everything they had at the world’s best rugby side, scoring breathtaking tries and marshalling bravely in defence. But again, ill-discipline and and an inability to seize the big moments cost the Wallabies dearly, as they lost a Test they should have won, falling to France 30-29 at Stade de France.
Against an all-conquering French team on a 10-Test winning streak, Australia took the game by the scruff of the neck from the get-go, Nic White’s charge down in the opening minute showing the Wallabies’ intent to pressure Les Bleus and diffuse White’s opposite number, Antoine Dupont, 2021 World Rugby’s Player of the Year.
