"France's brilliance in broken play yielded tries for Nicolas Depoortere (two), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (two), Julien Marchand and Maxime Lamothe, with Thomas Ramos adding five conversions and a penalty to his own try. Australia, who also lost to England, Italy and Ireland, capitalised whenever French discipline slipped, hitting back through Matthew Faessler (two), Angus Bell, Max Jorgensen and Josh Nasser, while Tane Edmed kept the scoreboard moving with four conversions."
"Schmidt, who is stepping down after taking charge following the 2023 World Cup fiasco, praised his team's efforts. We're disappointed we didn't finish with the victory you would have loved to see, he said. But the players have made a heck of an effort 15 Tests in 22 weeks with the amount of travel we've had. I admire the way they've dusted themselves off and gone again."
"France beat Australia in a see-saw match to end the Wallabies' first winless tour of Europe in 67 years, spoiling Joe Schmidt's farewell Test as both teams closed their autumn series at the Stade de France on Saturday. Les Bleus, whose November campaign produced mixed results, alternated moments of attacking flair and periods of costly indiscipline, repeatedly allowing Australia back into a match that fluctuated throughout."
France beat Australia in a see-saw match at the Stade de France, ending the Wallabies' first winless tour of Europe in 67 years and spoiling Joe Schmidt's farewell Test. Les Bleus combined attacking flair with costly indiscipline, repeatedly allowing Australia back into the contest. France scored through Nicolas Depoortere (two), Louis Bielle-Biarrey (two), Julien Marchand and Maxime Lamothe, while Thomas Ramos added five conversions, a penalty and a try. Australia responded via Matthew Faessler (two), Angus Bell, Max Jorgensen and Josh Nasser, with Tane Edmed converting four times. The visitors faded in the final 20 minutes despite staying competitive earlier.
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