Overview
- Kick-off is Saturday, Nov. 22 at 21:10 CET at the Stade de France, with live coverage on TF1.
- Gaël Fickou returns at inside centre as Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament reunite in the second row, and Grégory Alldritt continues as captain.
- Toulouse centre Kalvin Gourgues, 20, is named on the bench and could win his first cap.
- Ranking scenarios reported by French media indicate France would likely fall out of the top six only with a loss by more than about 15 points, while Australia need a big win to climb into seeded status.
- Antoine Dupont remains unavailable as he recovers from an ACL injury; France come in off a loss to South Africa and a win over Fiji, and Australia arrive after defeats to England, Italy and Ireland, with Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i highlighted as a key threat.