1990 Australia vs France - First Test:
Australia 60 (G. Alexander 3, G. Belcher 2, P. Sironen, D. Shearer, D. Gillespie, G. Lazarus tries; G. Alexander 7, M. Meninga goals) defeated
France 4 (D. Fraisse try) at Avignon, Sunday, December 2.
Scrums: France 12-5. Penalties: 8 all.
Crowd: 3000. Referee: John Holdsworth.
| Australia: | France: |
|---|---|
| 1. Gary Belcher | 1. Michel Ross |
| 2. Andrew Ettingshausen | 2. Alain Bouzer |
| 3. Mal Meninga (c) | 3. Denis Biennes |
| 4. Laurie Daley | 4. Serge Bret |
| 5. Dale Shearer | 5. Cyrille Pons |
| 6. Cliff Lyons | 6. David Fraisse |
| 7. Ricky Stuart | 7. Patrick Entat (c) |
| 8. Glenn Lazarus | 8. Christian Calvo |
| 9. Ben Elias | 9. Theirry Velero |
| 10. Steve Roach | 10. Serge Titeux |
| 11. David Gillespie | 11. Daniel Verdes |
| 12. Paul Sironen | 12. Daniel Divet |
| 13. Brad Mackay | 13. Jacques Moliner |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Greg Alexander for Stuart | Marc Tisseyre for Calvo |
| Des Hasler for Daley | Patrick Marginet for Biennes |
| Mark Geyer for Sironen | Jacques Rouscayrol for Pons |
| Mark Sargent for Gillespie | |
| Coach: Bob Fulton | Coach: Jacques Jorda |