1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand

1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand
1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand
Summary
P	W
Total
08	04
Test match
04	01
Opponent
P	W
Argentina
2	1
Australia
1	0
New Zealand
1	0

Last updated March 22, 2023

The 1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by French national rugby union team touring those countries between May and June 1986.

For the first time, a test match played by Argentina was arranged at the José Amalfitani Stadium, the ground of football team Vélez Sarsfield.^[1]^[2]

Matches

Test matches

Date	Rival	Res.	Score	Venue	City
31 May	Argentina	won	13–15	Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires
2 June	Invitación XV	won	45–24	Club Estudiantes	Paraná
7 June	Argentina	won	22–9	Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires
14 June	Queensland	won	48–9	Ballymore	Brisbane
17 June	Brumbies	draw	18–18	Canberra Stadium	Canberra
21 June	Australia	lost	14–27	Cricket Ground	Sydney
25 June	North Auckland	won	30–19	Okara Park	Whangarei
28 June	New Zealand	lost	9–18	Lancaster Park	Christchurch

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References

↑ Memoria y Balance 1986 on UAR website
↑ Con los Pumas de Bronce como máximo logro, el historial ante Francia guarda momentos inolvidables ante el rival que más veces visitó la Argentina by Hernando De Cillia on Rugby Champagne

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[1] Memoria y Balance 1986 on UAR website

[2] Con los Pumas de Bronce como máximo logro, el historial ante Francia guarda momentos inolvidables ante el rival que más veces visitó la Argentina by Hernando De Cillia on Rugby Champagne

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France	1949 1954 1960 1974 1977 1985 1986 1988 1992 1996 1998 2002 2003 2012 2016
Ireland	1952 1970 2000 2007 2014
Italy	1989 2001 2005 2007 2008
Japan	1993 2005
New Zealand	1976 1985 1991 2001 2006
Romania	1973
Samoa	2005
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Scotland	1969 1994 2008 2022
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Fiji	1952 1954 1961 1976 1984 1985 1989
Samoa	1994 2005
Tonga	1973 1993
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Canada	1985 1996
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Australia	1905 1913 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
New South Wales	1894 1921 1923 1925 1928
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1981 1994
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Italy	1980 (no test) 2002 2003 (no test)
Scotland	1975 1981 1990 1996 2000 2004
Wales	1969 1988 2003 2010 2016
Romania	1991 (no test)
Japan	1974
Fiji	1974 1980 1989 (no test) 1996 1997 2003
Western Samoa	1996 2005 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2004
Canada	1995 2007