2024 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay

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2024 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay
Coach(es) Fabien Galthié
Opponent
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Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Tour chronology
Previous tour Japan 2022

In July 2024, the France rugby union team is scheduled to tour Argentina and Uruguay (their fifteenth overall), as part of the conventional Summer International calendar. [1] [2] [3] Starting in 2012, France has toured Argentina in a two-test series in the year directly following the Rugby World Cup (RWC). However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 tour was cancelled.

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Reported in April 2023, [1] the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) announced key dates for the 2023–24 season, with news of a French tour of Argentina. [1] [2] [3] As the tour is only on a two-test basis, speculation mounted over a possible third match against either Chile or Uruguay. [4] A match against Uruguay was confirmed in April 2024. [5] France will also play a match against a World XV at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, as a pre-tour warm-up on 22 June. [6]

As well as being toured by France more than any other team, France is also Argentina's most-played fixture, having faced each other more than 50 times. It is also expected to be France coach Fabien Galthié's first tour of Argentina, and the first international tests for new Pumas coach Felipe Contepomi, who captained Argentina against France on their 2012 tour.[ citation needed ]

Fixtures

DateVenueHomeScoreAway
22 June 2024 San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain France  Flag of France.svg World XV
6 July 2024 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgFlag of France.svg  France
10 July 2024 Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgFlag of France.svg  France
13 July 2024 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgFlag of France.svg  France

Matches

France vs World XV

Argentina vs France (1st test)

Uruguay vs France

Argentina vs France (2nd test)

13 July 2024
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


Assistant referees:
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Quinton Immelman (South Africa)


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References

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