| 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
| ||||
| Total |
| ||||
| Test match |
| ||||
| Opponent |
| ||||
 New Zealand |
| ||||
The 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June 1984 by the France national rugby union team in New Zealand. The team won all six of their matches against New Zealand provincial teams but lost both their internationals against the New Zealand All Blacks.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2 June | Taranaki | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | Won | 30–18 |
| Match 2 | 6 June | Marlborough | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | Won | 36–9 |
| Match 3 | 9 June | Wellington | Athletic Park, Wellington | Won | 38–18 |
| Match 4 | 12 June | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Lost | 20–10 |
| Match 5 | 16 June | NEW ZEALAND | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 9–10 |
| Match 6 | 19 June | Hawke's Bay | McLean Park, Napier | Won | 40–18 |
| Match 7 | 23 June | NEW ZEALAND | Eden Park, Auckland | Lost | 18–31 |
| Match 8 | 26 June | Counties | Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe | Won | 33–24 |
| 16 June 1984 |
| New Zealand | 10–9 |  France |
| Taylor (4 – 1t) Hewson (6 – 2pg) | (4 – 1t) Blanco (5 – 1c, 1pg) Lescarboura |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: W. Jones (WRU) |
NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs
FRANCE: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou, Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jean-Charles Orso, Jean-Luc Joinel.
| 23 June 1984 |
| New Zealand | 31–18 | France |
| Hewson (19 – 5pg, 2c) Taylor (4 – 1t) B. Smith (4 – 1t) Dalton (4 – 1t) | (14 – 2t, 2pg) Lescarboura (4 – 1t) Bonneval |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: W. Jones (WRU) |
NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs
FRANCE: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou (rep Eric Bonneval), Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jacques Gratton, Jean-Luc Joinel.
Aviron Bayonnais, commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final against Aurillac. In the 2016-2017 season, they finished in last place, and will be relegated back to Pro D2 for the 2017-18 season. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.
The Barbarian Rugby Club, more commonly known as the French Barbarians, is a rugby union team formed in 1979 and based in France. It was founded as an amateur invitational team modeled on the Barbarian F.C.
The 1979 France rugby union tour of Fiji New Zealand Tahiti was a series of ten matches played in June and July 1979 by the France national rugby union team in Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti. The team won seven matches and lost three, including defeats to provincial teams Waikato and Southland. They drew their two-match test series against New Zealand national rugby union team, losing the first test but winning the second. The victory in the second test was France's first away victory against New Zealand, gained at the eighth attempt.
The 1975 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in May and June 1975. The French team played eleven matches, of which they won six, lost four and drew one. They lost the Test Series 2–0 to the Springboks.
The 1989 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June and July 1989 by the France national rugby union team in New Zealand. The team won four matches and lost four, including defeats to provincial teams Southland and Wellington. France lost both matches of the two-match test series against the New Zealand national rugby union team.
The Five Nations XV v Overseas Unions XV was a rugby union match played on Saturday, 19 April 1986 to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board. The Five Nations XV featured players from England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who had played in the 1986 Five Nations Championship. The Overseas Unions XV was effectively a World XV and featured players from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Overseas Unions XV won the match 32–15. Controversially, the squad included a number of white South Africans at a time when the relationship of rugby union and apartheid was being questioned at high levels.
France vs British & Irish Lions, 1989. As part of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution, in 1989 France played a British Lions team.
This is a list of the complete squads for the 1991 Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scotland are the defending champions.