1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina

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1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina
Summary
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
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Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [note 1]
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The 1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina was a series of rugby union team matches played in June 1974 by the France national team in Argentina and Brasil.

Contents

Touring party

Match details

Complete list of matches played in Argentina [1] and Brazil:


1 June 1974
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7–99Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Aguirre, Bertranne (3),
Boffelli (2), Desnoyer (3),
Gourdon (4), Iracabal, Lux (2),
Skrela (2)
Con: Romeu (12)
Pen: Romeu
São Paulo A.C., São Paulo

France: 15.M.Droitecourt; 14.J.F. Gourdon, 13.R.Bertranne, 12.J.Lux, 11.L.Desnoyer; 10.J.Romeu, 9.M.Barrau (c); 7.J.Skrela, 8.O.Saisset, 6.V.Boffelli; 5.G.Senal, 4.F.Haget; 3.J.Iracabal, 2.J.Ugartemendia, 1.P.Hospital


8 June 1974
San Isidro Club 10–34 France
Try: scrum
Pen: Cutler (2)
Report Try: Gourdon (3), Senal, Paco
Boffelli, Vaquerin;
Con: Cabrol (3)
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño

San Isidro Club: F. Insúa; O, Rocha, A. Orzábal; J. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Anthony; J. Carracedo, R. Lucke, M. Iglesias (capt.); M. Cutler, F. González Victorica; R. Morganti, R. Matarazzo (79' E.Martínez), M. Walther, J, Otaola; A. Rodríguez Jurado.
France: J. Irazabal, A. Paco, A. Vaquerin; J. Bastiat, G. Senal; V. Boffelli, C. Paul (J.Rossignol); O. Saisset (capt.); D. Fouroux, H. Cabrol; J. Pecune, R. Bertranne (C. Dourthe), J. Lux, J. Gourdon; J. Aguirre.


12 June 1974
Cuyo RU 4–59 France
Try: FarielloTry: Pecune 3, Desnoyers 2, Cabrol 2
Aguirre, Haget, Dourthe;
Con: Romeu 5
Pen: Romeu 2
Drop: Romeu
Mendoza RC Stadium, Mendoza
Referee: César de Elizalde

Cuyo: J. González, J. Crivelli, R. Fariello; A. Cat¬taneo, R. Irañeta (capt.); J. Ragazzone, J. Nasazzi, J. Navesi; L. Chacón, P. Guarrochena; M. Brandi, O. Terranova, D. Muñiz, C. Dora; J. Castro.
France:; A. Vaquerin, A. Paco, P. Dospital; J. Rossignol, F. Haget; S. Lassoujade, J. Bastiat, J. Skrela; R. Astre, J. Romeu; J. Pecune (H. Cabrol), C. Dourthe (capt.), J. Etchenique, L. Desnoyers; J. Aguirre.


16 June 1974
Buenos Aires RU 9–31 France
Pen: Cutler,
González Victorica,
Harris Smith
Try: Desnoyers (2), Boffelli,
Cabrol, Etchenique,
Vaquerin;
Con: Cabrol (2)
Pen: Cabrol
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Armando Zungri (Argentina)

Buenos Aires: M.Carluccio, F.Lafuente, O'.Carbone; C, Bottarini (R.García Fernández), J.Rodríguez jurado; J.Carracedo, R.Lucke, N. Carbone (capt.) (O.Rocha); M.Cutler, F.González Victorica; F.Villamil, E.Morgan, A.Cappelletti, R.Benyon; T. Harris Smith,
France: A.Vaquerin, J.Ugartemendía, P.Dospital; J.Senal, F, Haget; S.Lassoujade, J.Rossignol, V.Boffelli; M. Barrau (capt.), H.Cabrol; R.Bertranne, C.Dourthe, J.Etchenique, L.Desnoyers; M.Droitecourt.


First test

20 June 1974
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg15–20Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Rodríguez Jurado
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (3)
Report Try: Bertranne, Dourthe,
Foroux
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu (2)
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Ron Lewis (Wales)

23 June 1974
Rosario RU 10–21 France
Try: Mainini, Chesta
Con: Rodríguez
Try: Aguirre, Gourdon
Desnoyers, Bertranne
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu
Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)

Rosario: S.Furno, J.Costante, E.Pavani; J.Mangiamelli, J.Giannone; E.Mainini, M. Cuesta (capt.), V.Macat; R.Castagna, J.Escalante; G.Blanco, R. del Villar, C. Blanco Ansaldi, H.Radiculé; A.Rodríguez.
France: J.Iracabal, J.Ugartemendía, P, Dospital; J.Bastiat, F.Haget; O.Saisset, C.Paul, S.Lassoujade; M. Barrau (cap.), J.Romeu; L.Desnoyers, J, Etchenique, R.Bertranne, J.Gourdon; J.Aguirre.


26 June 1974
Seleccionado del Interior12–61 France
Try: Muñiz
Con: Viders
Pen: Escalante (2)
Try: Gourdon (4), Lassoujade (4)
Saisset, Vaquerin;
Con: Cabrol 9
Pen: Cabrol
Lawn Tennis Club Stadium, Tucumán
Referee: Florencio Varela (Argentina)

Interior: J. Pavani (J.Viders), J.Costante, S.Fumo; J.Mangiamelli, R.Passaglia; J.Nasazzi, M. Chesta (capt.) (E.Mainini), J.Navesi; R. Castagna (64' G.Bergallo) J.Escalante; R.Tarquini, O.Terranova, L.Muñiz, C, Dora; L.Chacón
France: P. Dospital, J. Ugartemendía, A. Vaquerin; J. Rossignol, G. Sena; S. Lassoujade, C. Paul, O. Saisset (capt.); R. Astre, J. Cabrol; L. Desnoyers, J. Etchenique, J. Lux, J. Gourdon; M.Droitecourt.


Second test

29 June 1974
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg27–31Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Walther
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (7)
Report Try: Bertranne, Dourthe,
Gourdon (2)
Con: Romeu (3)
Pen: Romeu (3)
Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ron Lewis (Wales)

Notes

  1. Not considered a test by the FFR.

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