{"id":22763,"date":"2025-11-23T03:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/france-48-33-australia-wallabies-suffer-first-winless-european-tour-in-67-years\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T03:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:48:40","slug":"france-48-33-australia-wallabies-suffer-first-winless-european-tour-in-67-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/france-48-33-australia-wallabies-suffer-first-winless-european-tour-in-67-years\/","title":{"rendered":"France 48-33 Australia: Wallabies suffer first winless European tour in 67 years"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Australia have ended a European tour winless for the first time in 67 years after a 48-33 defeat by France at the Stade de France.<\/b><\/p>\n

It was the Wallabies’ fourth defeat of the autumn after losses to Italy, England and Ireland – and their 10th of the year.<\/p>\n

And it is the second week in a row where Australia have conceded more than 40 points, following their 46-19 defeat by Ireland<\/a> last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Defeat marks a historic low for the Wallabies, who had not lost 10 Tests in a calendar year before.<\/p>\n

It means coach Joe Schmidt, who will depart after July’s Nations Championship, now has a win percentage of under 40%.<\/p>\n

The Wallabies, who will host the 2027 World Cup, struck first through Matt Faessler following a Len Ikitau run, but France swiftly hit back as Louis Bielle-Biarrey set up Nicolas Depoortere.<\/p>\n

Angus Bell restored the visitors’ lead, but tries from Thomas Ramos and Bielle-Biarrey either side of another from Faessler left the scores level at 19-19 at the break.<\/p>\n

However, Australia were unable to match France’s energy for long enough in the second half.<\/p>\n

Depoortere gave the hosts the lead before Max Jorgensen replied for the Wallabies – but France seized control late on.<\/p>\n

Poor French discipline in the first half – conceding eight penalties – had allowed the visitors to stay in the game, and Les Bleus led by just a point with 20 minutes left.<\/p>\n

However, Julien Marchand and Bielle-Biarrey scores extended their advantage, and Josh Nasser’s attempt to spark a fightback was met with a quick French reply as Maxime Lamothe added another a minute from the end.<\/p>\n

Bielle-Biarrey’s double, which also saw him set up two tries, means he has now scored 20 Test tries in 22 appearances since his debut in 2023, while France’s win secured them a top seed in the World Cup draw.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Italy’s autumn series finished with a 34-19 win at home to Chile in the first meeting between the sides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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