France....................20 Australia.............. 29
 

Eva Karpani powered to a sensational hat-trick as Australia pulled off a huge upset with a 29-20 win over France in Dunedin.
Les Bleues had beaten world champions New Zealand in their opening WXV encounter but had no answer for the powerful tighthead prop as they fell to only their second ever defeat against the Wallaroos.
Australia dominated at the breakdown, disrupted France’s lineout and grew in confidence on the way to a fantastic victory.
Karpani got the ball rolling after just three minutes and added two more tries in the second...