2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia

2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia
Summary	P W D L
Total	05 00 00 05
Test match	03 00 00 03
Opponent	P W D L
Argentina	1 0 0 1
Australia	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	South Africa & New Zealand 2001
Next tour	Argentina & New Zealand 2003

The 2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia was a series of matches of the France national team during their tour to Argentina and Australia in 2002. It was the 12th visit of a French side to Argentina and the 8th to Australia.

It was one of the less successful France tours: out of five matches played, including three full tests, the team lost all of them.

Match summary

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Date	Rival	Res.	Venue	City
15 June	Argentina	27–28	Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires
18 June	Australia A	31–32	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide
22 June	Australia	17–29	Docklands	Melbourne
26 June	Australia A	34–37	Central Coast	Gosford
29 June	Australia	25–31	Stadium Australia	Sydney

Match details

15 June 2002

Argentina	28–27	France
Try: Albanese Contepomi Mendez Con: Contepomi (2) Pen: Contepomi (2) Drop: Quesada		Try: Brusque Jeanjean Marsh Con: Merceron (3) Pen: Merceron (2)

Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

Team details

Argentina France Argentina: 15. Ignacio Corleto, 14. Gonzalo Camardón, 13. José Orengo, 12. Lisandro Arbizu (c), 11. Diego Albanese, 10. Felipe Contepomi, 9. Agustín Pichot, 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Rolando Martín, 6. Santiago Phelan, 5. Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, 4. Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, 3. Omar Hasan, 2. Federico Méndez, 1. Mauricio Reggiardo, – Replacements: Gonzalo Quesada, Roberto Grau, Mario Ledesma, Martín Durand – Unused: 20. Lucas Ostiglia, 21. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 22. José María Núñez Piossek France: 15. Nicolas Brusque, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Nicolas Jeanjean, 10. Gérald Merceron, 9. Pierre Mignoni, 8. Christian Labit, 7. Olivier Magne, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. Fabien Pelous, 3. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2. Raphaël Ibañez (c), 1. Jean-Jacques Crenca, – Replacements: Christophe Porcu, Sébastien Chabal, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Azam, Frédéric Michalak, François Gelez, Yannick Jauzion

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18 June 2002

Australia A	32–31	France XV

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

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22 June 2002

Australia	29–17	France
Try: Larkham Latham Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (5)		Try: Poux Pen: Gelez (3) Traille

Docklands, Melbourne Attendance: 37,482 Referee: Chris White (England)

Team details

Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Wendell Sailor, 13. Matt Burke, 12. Dan Herbert, 11. Stirling Mortlock, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. Toutai Kefu, 7. George Smith, 6. Owen Finegan, 5. Justin Harrison, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Patricio Noriega, 2. Jeremy Paul, 1. Bill Young, – Replacements: 16. Brendan Cannon, 17. Rod Moore, 18. Matt Cockbain, 19. David Lyons, 21. Elton Flatley, 22. Mat Rogers – Unused: 20. Chris Whitaker France: 15. Pepito Elhorga, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Nicolas Jeanjean, 10. François Gelez, 9. Frédéric Michalak, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Olivier Magne, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Christophe Porcu, 4. Fabien Pelous (c), 3. Sylvain Marconnet, 2. Olivier Azam, 1. Arnaud Martinez, – Replacements: 16. Raphaël Ibañez, 17. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18. Olivier Brouzet, 19. Christian Labit, 22. Yannick Jauzion – Unused: 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Gérald Merceron

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26 June 2002

Australia A	37–34	France XV

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

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29 June 2002

Australia	31–25	France
Try: Burke Herbert Mortlock (2) Con: Mortlock Pen: Burke Mortlock Drop: Gregan		Try: Marconnet Rougerie (2) Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (2)

Stadium Australia, Sydney Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

Team details

Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Wendell Sailor, 13. Matt Burke, 12. Dan Herbert, 11. Stirling Mortlock, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. David Lyons, 7. George Smith, 6. Owen Finegan , 5. Justin Harrison, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Patricio Noriega, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Bill Young, – Replacements: 16. Sean Hardman, 17.Rod Moore, 18. Dan Vickerman, 19. Matt Cockbain, 21. Elton Flatley, 22. Mat Rogers – Unused: 20. Chris Whitaker France: 15. Nicolas Brusque, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Pepito Elhorga, 10. Gérald Merceron, 9. Frédéric Michalak, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Sébastien Chabal, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. Fabien Pelous, 3. Sylvain Marconnet, 2. Raphaël Ibañez (c), 1. Jean-Jacques Crenca, – Replacements: 17. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18. Christophe Porcu, 19. Olivier Magne, 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Yannick Jauzion, 22. Cédric Heymans – Unused: 16. Olivier Azam

References

1. Memoria y Balance 2002 at UAR website

• Kitson, Robert (17 June 2002). "Argentina enjoys rare moment of joy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• Palmer, Martin (24 June 2004). "Identikit Wallabies too much". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
• Linden, Julian (30 June 2004). "Wallabies win at a price". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.