LIVE: Wallabies finish off 2025 with blockbuster France Test

Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 7:30 PM
Nick Wasiliev
by Nick Wasiliev
The Wallabies continue their Autumn Nations series against Ireland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

LIVE: The Wallabies will be out to finish their season on a high as they take on France at Stade de France.

Joe Schmidt's side welcome back Taniela Tupou and Dylan Pietsch to the starting side after they missed the defeat to Ireland.

Watch the Wallabies take on France live and on-demand via Stan Sport.

There is extra motivation for the visitors, with Angus Bell and Len Ikitau set to play their 50th Tests.

For France, they rebounded last week with a gritty win over Fiji following their defeat to South Africa.

Centre Gael Fickou returns to the side in the midfield as they look to continue their winning run over the Wallabies.

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PRE-MATCH

KO T-MIN 30: Welcome to our live coverage as the Wallabies face France in Paris.

The match marks the final clash of the year for both teams, with the Wallabies making five initial changes to the side that lost to Ireland, with two more following the late losses of Carter Gordon and Billy Pollard.

France will be looking for their third win in a row against the gold and green, with the Wallabies last tasting victory over Les Bleus in 2021 in Brisbane.


WALLABIES v FRANCE TEAMS

Australia (15-1): Max Jorgensen; Harry Potter, Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i, Len Ikitau, Dylan Pietsch; Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon; Harry Wilson (capt), Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper; Nick Frost, Jeremy Williams; Taniela Tupou, Matt Faessler, Angus Bell

Replacements: Josh Nasser, Aidan Ross, Allan Alaalatoa, Rob Valetini, Carlo Tizzano, Kalani Thomas, Hamish Stewart, Filipo Daugunu

France (15-1): Thomas Ramos; Damian Penaud, Nicolas Depoortere, Gael Fickou, Louis Bielle-Biarrey; Romain Ntamack, Maxime Lucu; Gregory Alldritt (capt), Charles Ollivon, Anthony Jelonch; Emmanuel Meafou, Thibaud Flament; Regis Montagne, Julien Marchand, Jean-Baptiste Gros

Replacements: Maxime Lamothe, Rodrigue Neti, Thomas Laclayat, Romain Taofifenua, Hugo Auradou, Oscar Jegou, Baptiste Jauneau, Kalvin Gourgues

Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU) & Craig Evans (WRU)

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)

FPRO: Mike Adamson (SRU)

HOW TO WATCH WALLABIES v FRANCE IN AUSTRALIA

The Wallabies' clash with France will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.

Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, scheduled to start at 6:30 am (AEDT), with kick-off slated for 7:10 am.

The game will not be shown on free-to-air TV, not covered under the anti-siphoning laws.

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