 However, in the second half Brisbane captain and five-eighth, George Atherdon scored a try and his side was leading 16–15 with seven minutes remaining.France were awarded a penalty near the half-way line and Puig-Aubert scored a drop-goal from about 53 yards out two minutes from full-time.Aubert reached a points total for the tour of 112, thus passing Briton Ernest Ward's total of 106 the previous year.