Summary

  • Nations Championship

  • Japan 20-36 Ireland (FT) - Taira Main and Hayate Era score for Japan; Nick Timoney, Tom O'Toole, Robbie Henshaw, debutant Sean Jansen and Tom Stewart respond for Ireland

  • New Zealand 47-17 Italy (FT) - Will Jordan scores hat-trick to become record All Blacks try scorer

  • Australia 26-42 France (FT) - Emmanuel Meafou, debutant Aaron Grandidier Nkanang (2), Romain Ntamack, Florian Verhaeghe and Theo Attissogbe score for France; Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Fraser McReight (2) and Jeremy Williams touch down for Wallabies

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Live Reporting

Andy Gray

  1. Australia 7-12 France

    Australia are five metres out and have a penalty advantage.

  2. Australia 7-12 France

    Australia are almost in as Len Ikitau finds Joseph Suaalii with a lovely offload, but France somehow manage to scramble the ball back.

    Was there a knock on from the visitors? Not according to Karl Dickson, and France have it back.

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  3. Australia 7-12 France

    Maxime Lucu can't land the conversion from out wide, so there's five between them.

  4. try

    Try - Australia 7-12 France

    Aaron Grandidier Nkanang

    Australia are caught napping!

    Ntamack dinks a delightful ball through and Aaron Grandidier Nkanang races in for a try on his France debut!

    Declan Meredith looked like he was running in mud as Grandidier Nkanang, born in London and a Rugby Sevens Olympian for France, burst past his to score.

    Class kick, class finish, class try.

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  5. Australia 7-7 France

    France lose it again when well placed about five metres out.

    As dangerous as the visitors have looked, the Wallabies' defence has been pretty solid.

  6. Australia 7-7 France

    Australia look to get a bit of a let off when it's lost forward by France, but Declan Meredith slices his clearance and France have the throw on the edge of the 22.

  7. Australia 7-7 France

    France are trying to motor again and the returning Romain Ntamack brings Les Bleus up to the edge of the 22.

    They have looked dangerous with ball in hand.

  8. Australia 7-7 France

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa was only on the pitch five minutes after starting hooker Josh Nasser was forced off.

    That's some impact.

  9. try

    Converted Try - Australia 7-7 France

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa (con Lonergan)

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    Australia hit back!

    It comes from a clever, short line out from Brandon Paenga-Amosa, who is one metre short.

    A couple of forwards edge closer, and Paenga-Amosa charges over at his second attempt.

    Ryan Lonergan converts and we're level!

  10. Australia 0-7 France

    Angus Bell wins a penalty and Declan Meredith brings the Wallabies about eight metres out.

  11. Australia 0-7 France

    France are flying when they come forwards with some slick offloads but Theo Attissogbe can't gather at a crucial moment and it goes forward.

  12. Australia 0-7 France

    Just as I say that, Australia finally find a bit of space and Dylan Pietsch looks to race away, but play is brought back for a forward pass.

  13. Australia 0-7 France

    Australia finally get their hands on the ball and are trying to work some space.

    The Wallabies are stuck just inside the French half as the blue wall stops them making too much ground.

  14. try

    Converted Try - Australia 0-7 France

    Emmanuel Meafou (con Lucu)

    What a start for France!

    After Jalibert was stopped short, Emmaniel Meafou barrels his way over the line and the visitors lead.

    Maxime Lucu converts.

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  15. Australia 0-0 France

    France move it through the hands and Jalibert is smothered as he went for the line.

    But France are coming again.

  16. Australia 0-0 France

    Scrap that, play is brought back for a high tackle and France will have the penalty.

    Ntamack sends it into the corner.

  17. Australia 0-0 France

    It's a quick start as France come piling forward but the hosts turn it over.

    The Wallabies come racing away and Jospeh-Aukuso Suaalii chips the ball downfield and into the French 22.

  18. Kick-off

    Australia 0-0 France

    Off we go in Brisbane!

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  19. Australia v France (08:40 BST)

    That's set the tone nicely with nice choir-y renditions of both anthems.

    Let's hope the rugby is just as good.

  20. Australia v France (08:40 BST)

    Here come the teams in Brisbane to a lights show and bagpipes.

    Let's have the anthems.