PARIS - Australia beat France 25-23 in a thrilling one-off rugby union Test in Stade de France on Saturday. Australia's Scott Sio (centre) runs with the ball during their rugby union test match against France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on Nov 19, 2016. It was a return to reality for France who had been aiming to build on their morale-boosting 52-8 thrashing of Samoa. Winger Virimi Vakatawa, fly half Jean-Marc Doussain and centre Wesley Fofana scored France's tries. France next play New Zealand in Paris on November 26 for the first time since they were humiliated 62-13 at the World Cup in 2015.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 23:32 UTC