The Wallabies face the host nation and one of the pre-tournament favourites at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday.
Australia start their World Cup campaign against Georgia in the same venue on September 9.
"It's a dress rehearsal," McDermott told reporters. "What a perfect opportunity for this group to test ourselves against one of the best teams in the world.
"A team like France, you come up against them, that's World Cup intensity and we're going to have to be up from the start of the whistle to be ready to go," he added. Читать дальше...