2 0 ▁minutes ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁quite ▁even , ▁being ▁played ▁at ▁both ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁with ▁both ▁sides ▁getting ▁and ▁conced ing ▁pen alt ies . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁who ▁scored ▁first ▁when ▁debut ant ▁Michael ▁Jenn ings ▁d umm ied ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁defence ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁metres ▁out ▁to ▁score ▁out ▁wide . ▁John athan ▁Th ur ston ' s ▁conversion ▁attempt ▁missed , ▁so ▁France ▁were ▁down ▁ 4 ▁nil ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁remaining . ▁Jenn ings ▁also ▁scored ▁the ▁second ▁try ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁minute ▁when ▁Lock yer ▁threw ▁a ▁cut out ▁pass ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁France ' s ▁line . ▁Th ur ston ▁again ▁failed ▁to ▁add ▁the ▁ex tras , ▁so ▁the ▁score ▁remained ▁at ▁ 8 ▁nil . ▁The ▁score ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁from ▁then ▁till ▁half ▁time , ▁with ▁both ▁sides ' ▁defence ▁holding ▁each ▁other ' s ▁attack ing ▁opportun ities ▁out . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁France ' s ▁kick - off ▁and ▁making ▁their ▁way ▁up - field ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁penalty , ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁scored ▁in ▁only ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁half ▁when ▁Luke ▁Lewis ▁power ed ▁his ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁defence ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁metres ▁out . ▁With ▁Cooper ▁C ron k ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁instead ▁of ▁John athan ▁Th ur ston , ▁Kurt ▁G id ley ▁was ▁given ▁kick ing ▁duties ▁and