1968 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

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In July and August 1968, the French national rugby union team toured New Zealand and Australia. They played three tests against New Zealand and one against Australia, losing all four.

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Results

Scores and results list France's points tally first.
DateOpponentLocationResultScoreRef.
Match 1 3 July Marlborough Rugby Colours.png Marlborough Lansdowne Park, Blenheim Lost19–24
Match 2 6 July Otagorugby.png Otago Carisbrook, Dunedin Won12–6
Match 3 9 July SouthlandRugby.png Southland Rugby Park, Invercargill Won8–6
Match 4 13 July Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch Lost9–12
Match 5 17 July TaranakiRugby.png Taranaki Rugby Park, New Plymouth Won21–6
Match 6 20 July Hawkes Bay Air NZ Cup colours.png Hawke's Bay McLean Park, Napier Won16–12
Match 7 23 July ManawatuTurbosColours.png Manawatu The Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North Won8–3
Match 8 27 July Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Athletic Park, Wellington Lost3–9
Match 9 31 July Kcountry.png King Country Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui Won23–9
Match 10 3 August North auckland rugby.png North Auckland Okara Park, Whangārei Won10–6
Match 11 6 August Mooloo.png Waikato Rugby Park, Hamilton Won13–8
Match 13 10 August Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lost12–19 [1]
Match 14 17 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SCG, SydneyLost10–11 [2]

Touring party

Full backs

Pierre Villepreux (Stade Toulousain), Claude Lacaze (Angoulême)

Three-quarters

André Campaes (Lourdes), Jean-Marie Bonal (Stade Toulousain), Pierre Besson (Brive), Andre Piazza (Montauban), Claude Dourthe (Dax), Jean Trillo (Begles), Joe Maso (Perpignan), Jean-Pierre Lux (Tyrosse)

Half-backs

Christian Boujet (Grenoble), Jean Andrieu (Graulhet), Marcel Puget (Brive), Jean-Louis Bérot (Stade Toulousain)

Forwards

Christian Carrère (Toulon), Jean-Jacques Salut (Toulouse O.E.C), Jean-Claude Olivier (Cognac), Michel Billieres (Stade Toulousain), Alain Plantefol (Agen), Walter Spanghero (Narbonne), Élie Cester (Toulouse O.E.C), Michel Greffe (Grenoble), Benoît Dauga (Mont de Marsan), Jean-Claude Noble (La Voulte), Jean-Claude Berejnoi (Tuille), Jean-Michel Esponda (Perpignan), Jean Iracabal, Michel Lasserre (Agen), Jean-Paul Baux (Lannemezan), Michel Yachvili (Tulle)

References

  1. "All Blacks 15th Test success". Leicester Mercury . 10 August 1968. p. 20. Retrieved 22 November 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Webster, Jim (18 August 1968). "Aust. has point win in Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 47. Retrieved 22 November 2024 via Newspapers.com.