France 10–34 Australia — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
9 Dec 1990 · Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, France · Attendance: 3,428
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: France 10–34 Australia, at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, France on 9 Dec 1990.
Scorers
| France | Tries: Entat (2) Goals: Tisseyre (1) |
| Australia | Tries: Mackay (2); Alexander; Ettingshausen; Meninga; Roach; Shearer Goals: Alexander (3) |
Teams
| France | Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fraisse | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Cyril Pons | Wing | Greg Alexander | 2 |
| 3 | Serge Bret | Centre | Dale Shearer | 3 |
| 4 | Guy Delaunay | Centre | Mal Meninga (c) | 4 |
| 5 | Alain Bouzer | Wing | Andrew Ettingshausen | 5 |
| 6 | Jacques Molinier | Stand off/Five eighth | Cliff Lyons | 6 |
| 7 | Patrick Entat (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Ricky Stuart | 7 |
| 8 | Thierry Buttignol | Prop forward | Glenn Lazarus | 8 |
| 9 | Thierry Valero | Hooker | Ben Elias | 9 |
| 10 | Marc Tisseyre | Prop forward | Steve Roach | 10 |
| 11 | Francis Lope | Second row | Paul Sironen | 11 |
| 12 | Daniel Divet | Second row | Bob Lindner | 12 |
| 13 | Daniel Verdes | Loose forward/Lock forward | Brad Mackay | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Denis Bienes | David Gillespie | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Patrick Marginet | Chris Johns | Interchange | |
| Des Hasler | Interchange | |||
| Mark Sargent | Interchange | |||
| Jacques Jorda | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Australia's touring Kangaroos beat hosts France 34-10 at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, on 9 Dec 1990, leading 20-4 at half-time. Two players — France's Daniel Divet and Australia's Steve Roach — were sin-binned.
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): Australia 34–2 France
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 52–6 France