The Wallaby XV has gone down to the French Barbarians 19-11, after a gripping contest on Thursday night at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.

The visitors were the first to cross the line but the French side weren’t to be denied in front of what was a parochial home crowd.

TEAM

Wallaby XV team to play French Barabarians

1. Paddy Ryan (NSW Waratahs)

2. Nathan Charles (Clermont)

3. Tom Robertson (NSW Waratahs)

4. Will Skelton (c) (NSW Waratahs)

5. Sam Carter (ACT Brumbies)

6. Peter Kimlin (Grenoble)

7. Jack Dempsey (NSW Waratahs)

8. Ben Mowen (Pau)

9. Nick Frisby (Queensland Reds)

10. Jono Lance (vc) (Western Force)

11. Taqele Naiyaravoro (NSW Waratahs)

12. Kyle Godwin (ACT Brumbies)

13. Mark Gerrard (Toyota Industries Shuttles)

14. Marika Koroibete (Melbourne Rebels)

15. Luke Morahan (Western Force)

Bench

16. Andrew Ready (Queensland Reds)

17. Sef Fa'agase (Queensland Reds)

18. David Lolohea (Western Sydney Rams)

19. Scott Fardy (ACT Brumbies)

20. Henry Vanderglas (Grenoble)

21. Nic Stirzaker (Melbourne Rebels)

22. Andrew Kellaway (NSW Waratahs)

23. Henry Clunies-Ross (Lyon)

French Barbarians

1. Lucas Pointud (Brive)

2. Remi Bonfils (Stade Francais)

3. Julien Brugnault (Racing 92)

4.Felix Lambey (Lyon)

5. Rodrigo Capo Orgeta (Castres)

6. Romain Sazy (La Rochelle)

7. Raphael Lakafia (Stade Francais)

8. Camille Gerondeau (Clermont)

9. Yann Lesgourgues (Bordeaux)

10. Romain Lonca (Bordeaux)

11. Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont)

12. Pierre Aguillon ( La Rochelle)

13. Louis Dupichot (Pau)

14. Blair Connor (Bordeaux)

15. Arthur Bonneval (Toulouse)

Bench

16. Antoine Dupont (Castres)

17. Julien Caminati (Castres)

18. Julien Dumora (Castres)

19. Jean Monribot (Bayonne)

20. Loic Jacquet (Castres)

21. Jean Baptiste Poux (Bordeaux)

22. Jean-Charles Orioli (Toulon)

23. Alexandre Menini (Lyon).