Australia 34–2 France — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
27 Jun 1990 · Pioneer Oval, Parkes, Australia · Attendance: 12,384
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 34–2 France, at Pioneer Oval, Parkes, Australia on 27 Jun 1990.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Mackay (3); McGaw (2); Daley; Meninga; Shearer Goals: Belcher (1) |
| France | Goals: Dumas (1) |
Teams
| Australia | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Eric Castel | 1 |
| 2 | Michael O'Connor | Wing | Hugues Ratier (c) | 2 |
| 3 | Mal Meninga (c) | Centre | Jean-Bernard Saumitou | 3 |
| 4 | Mark McGaw | Centre | Guy Delaunay | 4 |
| 5 | Dale Shearer | Wing | Cyril Pons | 5 |
| 6 | Laurie Daley | Stand off/Five eighth | Gilles Dumas | 6 |
| 7 | Allan Langer | Scrum half/Half back | Patrick Entat | 7 |
| 8 | Martin Bella | Prop forward | Jean-Luc Rabot | 8 |
| 9 | Kerrod Walters | Hooker | Francis Lope | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Roach | Prop forward | Thierry Buttignol | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Sironen | Second row | Didier Cabestany | 11 |
| 12 | David Gillespie | Second row | Daniel Divet | 12 |
| 13 | Brad Mackay | Loose forward/Lock forward | Thierry Valero | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Mark Carroll | Jean Ruiz | 14 | |
| 15 | Andrew Ettingshausen | |||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Jacques Jorda | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Graham Ainui |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Brad Mackay (Australia) |
Match report
Australia beat France 34-2 at Pioneer Oval, Parkes, on 27 Jun 1990, leading 20-2 at half-time and scoring eight tries to none. Débutant Brad Mackay scored a hat-trick on his Test debut. Whether this specific fixture counted formally in the World Cup Table could not be independently confirmed beyond the site's own framing, and is shown per the task's stated context.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 15–5 Australia
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 26–9 France
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 13–12 France
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 37–4 France
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 20–2 France
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 15–17 France
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 9–31 Australia
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 26–6 France
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 2–41 Australia
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 21–9 France
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–52 Australia
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 10–34 Australia
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 52–6 France