France will tackle the Wallabies in Melbourne on June 27 next year as part of their tour to Australia and New Zealand, the French rugby federation (FFR) announced Thursday.

France will face the All Blacks in Dunedin (June 13) and Wellington (June 20) in what will be their first Tests in the country since 2007 when they lost 42-11 in Auckland followed by a record 61-10 defeat in Wellington.

The French lost 34-13 and 40-10 to Australia on their last trip in June this year.

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