1979 France rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand

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1979 France rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand
Summary
PWDL
Total
11803
Test match
4301
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji [1]
1 1 0 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2 1 0 1
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
1 1 0 0

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 the 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.

Contents

Results

Scores and results list France's points tally first.
DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Match 1 16 June Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Buckhurst Park, Suva Won13–4
Match 2 20 June Marlborough Rugby Colours.png Marlborough Lansdowne Park, Blenheim Won35–15
Match 3 23 June Mooloo.png Waikato Rugby Park, Hamilton Lost15–18
Match 4 27 June North auckland rugby.png North Auckland Okara Park, Whangārei Won16–3
Match 5 30 June Wellington Lions colours.png Wellington Athletic Park, Wellington Won14–9
Match 6 3 July Hawkes Bay Air NZ Cup colours.png Hawke's Bay McLean Park, Napier Won31–13
Match 7 7 July Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Lancaster Park, Christchurch Lost9–23
Match 8 10 July SouthlandRugby.png Southland Rugby Park, Invercargill Lost11–12
Match 9 14 July Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Won24–19
Match 10 16 July Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Papeete Won92–12

Test matches

First Test

Second Test

14 July 1979
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–24Flag of France.svg  France
B. Wilson (11 – 3pg, 1c)
S. Wilson (4 – 1t)
Mourie (4 – 1t)		(9 – 1t, 1c, 1dg) Caussade
(4 – 1t) Gallion
(4 – 1t) Averous
(4 – 1t) Codorniou
(3 – 1pg) Aguirre
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: John West (IRFU)

NEW ZEALAND: Bevan Wilson, Stu Wilson, Bruce Robertson, Lyn Jaffray, Murray Watts, Murray Taylor, Mark Donaldson, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, Gary Knight, Frank Oliver, Andy Haden, Leicester Rutledge, Gary Seear, Graham Mourie (c)

FRANCE: Jean-Michel Aguirre, Frédéric Costes, Didier Codorniou, Patrick Mesny, Jean-Luc Averous, Alain Caussade, Jérôme Gallion, Robert Paparemborde, Philippe Dintrans, Daniel Dubroca, Francis Haget, Alain Maleig, Jean-Pierre Rives (c), Patrick Salas, Jean-Luc Joinel.

Touring party

Full backs

Three-quarters

Half-backs

Forwards

References

  1. ↑ Not recognized as official by FFR.
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