Overview
- France beat Fiji 34-21 in Bordeaux to snap a four-match losing run, squandering a 21-0 lead before recovering through late scoring.
- Centre Nicolas Depoortere struck a brace, and Thomas Ramos added key penalties before receiving a late yellow card.
- The XV de France close their autumn schedule next weekend against Australia at the Stade de France.
- In Baku, Didier Deschamps named an entirely new France XI, giving goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier his first cap and the captaincy to Ibrahima Konaté.
- Warren Zaïre-Emery, Maghnes Akliouche, Christopher Nkunku, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Hugo Ekitike start, with Kylian Mbappé out due to ankle inflammation before the Dec. 5 World Cup draw.