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The1967 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played between July and August 1967 by France national rugby union team in South Africa and Rhodesia
| Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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| Rhodesia | 13 | 13 | 4 July 1967 | Salisbury | Tour match |
| South West District | 25 | 6 | 7 July 1967 | Tour match | |
| Eastern Province | 16 | 8 | 8 July 1967 | Tour match | |
| Boland | 18 | 11 | 10 July 1967 | Tour match | |
| South Africa | 3 | 26 | 15 July 1967 | Durban | Test Match |
| Western Transvaal | 38 | 11 | 19 July 1967 | Tour match | |
| South Africa | 3 | 16 | 22 July 1967 | Bloemfontein | Test Match |
| Eastern Transvaal | 18 | 5 | 25 July 1967 | Tour match | |
| South Africa | 19 | 14 | 29 July 1967 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Test Match |
| Giqualand West | 14 | 20 | 2 August 1967 | Tour match | |
| Northern Transvaal | 5 | 19 | 5 August 1967 | Tour match | |
| Border | 8 | 6 | 8 August 1967 | Tour match | |
| South Africa | 6 | 6 | 12 August 1967 | Newlands, Cape Town | Test Match |
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