France 30 lost to Australia 52
Team Info
France
- Previous Game:
- France vs New Zealand 2004 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- European Nations Championship 2005 - Round 1 vs. Russia
- Out:
- Cédric Gay (bench), Sébastien Raguin (bench)
- In:
- Rémi Casty (bench), Said Tamghart (bench), Teddy Sadaoui (bench)
- Changes:
- Damien Couturier (centre to wing), Claude Sirvent (wing to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Tri-Nations 2004 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Tri-Nations 2004 - Final vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Anthony Minichiello (fullback), Matt Sing (wing), Luke Rooney (wing), Shane Webcke (front row), Danny Buderus (hooker), Nathan Hindmarsh (second row), Andrew Ryan (bench)
- In:
- Matt Bowen (fullback), Brent Tate (wing), Matt Cooper (wing), Darren Lockyer (five-eighth), Jason Ryles (front row), Shaun Timmins (second row), Ben Kennedy (lock)
- Changes:
- Willie Tonga (centre to bench), Scott Hill (five-eighth to bench), Petero Civoniceva (front row to bench), Tonie Carroll (lock to centre), Craig Wing (bench to hooker), Mark O'Meley (bench to front row)
Match Notes
There are two different team line up's recorded for this match. The correct line up here also appears in Malcolm Andrews 2006 edition of ABC of Rugby League. Thanks to Jason Rogers for pointing this out to us.
Also to note some publications list Nathan Hindmarsh as a interchange player but video of the match does not show him on the field during the game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin
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