| Home team | Australia |
| Away team | France |
| Venue | Suncorp Stadium |
| Competition | Rugby Nations Championship |
| Kick-off time | 8:40 am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | ITV |
Australia vs France Rugby Nations Championship preview as the sides meet at the Suncorp Stadium in round two of the competition.
Both teams lost out by two points in their opener with a missed penalty in the final play costing the Wallabies, while France battled against a strong All Blacks side and just came up two points short.
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Australia vs France confirmed lineups
| Australia | France | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Bell | 1 | Alo-Emile | |||
| Nasser | 2 | Mauvaka | |||
| Alaalatoa | 3 | Bamba | |||
| Canham | 4 | Verhaeghe | |||
| Williams | 5 | Meafou | |||
| Valetini | 6 | Nouchi | |||
| McReight | 7 | Jegou | |||
| Wilson | 8 | Gazzotti | |||
| Backs | |||||
| R Lonergan | 9 | Lucu | |||
| Meredith | 10 | Ntamack | |||
| Pietsch | 11 | Grandidier-Nkanang | |||
| Ikitau | 12 | Moefana | |||
| Suaalii | 13 | Brau-Boirie | |||
| Jorgensen | 14 | Attissogbe | |||
| Wright | 15 | Jalibert | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Paenga-Amosa | 16 | Lamothe | |||
| Slipper | 17 | Poirot | |||
| Tupou | 18 | Tatafu | |||
| Shaw | 19 | Auradou | |||
| Champion de Cresigny | 20 | Staniforth | |||
| McDermott | 21 | Tixeront | |||
| Campbell | 22 | Le Garrec | |||
| Daugunu | 23 | Gourgues | |||
Recent Form:
Australia (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Ireland | 31-33 |
| Loss | 22nd November 2025 | Friendly | France | 46-33 |
| Loss | 15th November 2025 | Friendly | Ireland | 46-19 |
| Loss | 8th November 2025 | Friendly | Italy | 26-19 |
| Loss | 1st November 2025 | Friendly | England | 25-7 |
Australia suffered a late defeat to Ireland, conceding a try in the final five minutes, and then a missed penalty from Donaldson in the final play allowed the visitors to pick up the victory. That makes it five defeats in a row for the Wallabies, who are looking to build towards a home World Cup in 2027. A crucial factor will be using their home advantage against Tier 1 opposition.
France (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | All Blacks | 34-32 |
| Won | 14th March 2026 | Six Nations | England | 48-46 |
| Loss | 7th March 2026 | Six Nations | Scotland | 50-40 |
| Won | 22nd February 2026 | Six Nations | Italy | 33-8 |
| Won | 15th February 2026 | Six Nations | Wales | 12-54 |
France lost out to the All Blacks in the opening game of the Rugby Nations Championship but have made a fleet of changes to their Six Nations side. Some of these were tactical resting of player who had heavy seasons, while others were due to injury.
Australia vs France head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 22nd November 2025 | Friendly | France | 48-33 |
| 27th August 2023 | Friendly | France | 41-17 |
| 5th November 2022 | Friendly | France | 30-29 |
| 17th July 2021 | Friendly | Australia | 33-30 |
| 13th July 2021 | Friendly | France | 26-28 |
France have won three meetings with Australia in a row and won four of the last five. The last two have been by a wider margin, while the three meetings before that were by three points or less to either side.
