UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEBANON: Conversion attempt by Mitchell Moses unsuccessful.
Moses misses the final conversion but it's immaterial now - Lebanon win!
Lebanon 29-18
TRY LEBANON: Scored by Travis Robinson. Kick to come.
Robinson grabs a late double! Feel for France, they've just run out of gas.
Lebanon 29-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEBANON: Conversion attempt by Mitchell Moses successful.
No dramas at all for Moses and Lebanon have sealed victory late!
Lebanon 25-18
TRY LEBANON: Scored by Mitchell Moses. Kick to come.
Moses with a brilliant individual try! He breaks up the middle, chips, chases and gets there first to score beside the posts!
Lebanon 23-18
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL LEBANON: Field goal attempt by Mitchell Moses successful.
Moses pots the one-pointer and Lebanon lead once more!
Lebanon 19-18
Inside the last eight minutes and it's tense times. Lebanon have a penalty on their own 30m.
18 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION FRANCE: Conversion attempt by William Barthau successful.
Barthau levels the scores once more. Exciting final 15 minutes!
18 all
TRY FRANCE: Scored by Damien Cardace. Kick to come.
Numbers to the left and France SCORE! Cardace is in!
Lebanon 18-16
Lebanon lose it through Mamary. France come away with it.
Lebanon 18-12
France trapped in goal. Good footy energies from the Lebanese boys at the moment.
Lebanon 18-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEBANON: Conversion attempt by Mitchell Moses successful.
Moses makes no mistake again and it's six the difference.
Lebanon 18-12
TRY LEBANON: Scored by Adam Doueihi. Kick to come.
Douehi gets it off a bomb and ducks past a couple to score under the sticks! Lebanon lead!
Lebanon 16-12
Sutton beginning to lose his patience with both sets of players. Lots of tension.
12 all
Alex Twal comes within millimetres of scoring! Tackled before the line. Handover! France safe.
12 all
Time off with some pushing and shirt-grabbing. Natives getting restless.
12 all
And a couple of plays later it's a forward pass from Lebanon. France get a scrum now.
12 all
France with an error inside their own half. Lebanon scrum 40m out.
12 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION FRANCE: Conversion attempt by William Barthau successful.
Barthau brings us level!
12 all
TRY FRANCE: Scored by Bastien Ader. Kick to come.
Ader cleans up the scraps off a high ball that was knocked back. France (and Ader) have their second.
Lebanon 12-10
Video referee - Ader might have a double for France.
Lebanon 12-6
Farah helps the Lebanon chase trap Kheirallah and drag him into touch. Lebanon with a scrum and a huge set!
Lebanon 12-6
France with the first genuine chance of the half, but the last tackle grubber is fielded by Lebanon and they're working it away.
Lebanon 12-6
Back underway in Canberra. Lebanon with a six point lead.
Lebanon 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEBANON: Conversion attempt by Mitchell Moses successful.
Moses makes no mistake from beside the posts. Lebanon by six at the change of ends.
Lebanon 12-6
TRY LEBANON: Scored by Travis Robinson. Kick to come.
Lichaa sets up Travis Robinson right through the middle! Try time Cedars!
Lebanon 10-6
Time off with a Lebanon player down injured.
6 all
France pinged for a forward pass right near the Lebanon line. Scrum Cedars.
6 all
Both sides making good metres at the moment but no breakthrough. Great contest.
6 all
Some great crunching hits from both sides. Solid middle period of the game coming up here. Scores remain level.
6 all
Lebanon back into the swing of things, France forced into a line drop-out.
6 all
Both teams seem to have settled into it now, some end to end footy.
6 all
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL FRANCE: Penalty goal attempt by William Barthau successful.
Penalty for France while on the attack - scores level!
6 all
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION FRANCE: Conversion attempt by William Barthau unsuccessful.
Barthau can't convert.
Lebanon 6-4
TRY FRANCE: Scored by Bastien Ader. Kick to come.
Ader is given the green light! Surprising decision but the video referee makes the call and France are on the board.
Lebanon 6-4
We're up to the video referee for a possible France try.
Lebanon 6-0
Lebanon simply dominant thus far. Miski comes within a whisker but loses the ball.
Lebanon 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEBANON: Conversion attempt by Mitchell Moses successful.
Decent sideline conversion from the Parramatta half.
Lebanon 6-0
TRY LEBANON: Scored by Anthony Layoun. Kick to come.
Layoun gets the Cedars' first down the left edge!
Lebanon 4-0
The French come up with an error inside their own 20m. Lebanon scrum!
0 all
Lebanon force a drop-out. Big chance early here. Clever kick from Moses.
0 all
French error puts the Lebanon side in the first position to launch an attack.
0 all
Underway in Canberra.
0 all
Saab is out - replaced by Seve-Derbas in the second row. Douehi joins the bench. Teams now on the park and anthems belted out.
Some pre-kickoff drama for Lebanon - backrower Chris Saab has been injured in the warm-up.
Not far off a start in Canberra with France and Lebanon going head to head! France are as named earlier in the week while Brad Fittler's Cedars have opted to bench Michael Lichaa and Alex Twal. Mitch Mamary starts up front for Twal while Andrew Kazzi will play hooker.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Chris Kendall
Video Referee: Ben Thaler
FRANCE (18)
Tries: Bastien Ader (2), Damien Cardace
Field Goals:
Conversions: William Barthau (2/3)
Penalty Goals: William Barthau (1/1)
LEBANON (29)
Tries: Anthony Layoun, Mitchell Moses, Travis Robinson (2), Adam Doueihi
Field Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/1)
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (4/5)
Penalty Goals: