1968 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
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In July and August 1968, the French national rugby union team toured New Zealand and Australia. They played three tests against New Zealand and one against Australia, losing all four.
Results
:Scores and results list France's points tally first.
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! !Date !Opponent !Location !Result !Score !Ref. |
Match 1
|3 July |{{rut|Marlborough|ib=y}} |Lost |19–24 | |
Match 2
|6 July |{{rut|Otago|ib=y}} |Won |12–6 | |
Match 3
|9 July |{{rut|Southland|ib=y}} |Won |8–6 | |
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|13 July |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand |Lost |9–12 | |
Match 5
|17 July |{{rut|Taranaki|ib=y}} |Won |21–6 | |
Match 6
|20 July |{{rut|Hawke's Bay|ib=y}} |Won |16–12 | |
Match 7
|23 July |{{rut|Manawatu|ib=y}} |The Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North |Won |8–3 | |
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|27 July |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand |Lost |3–9 | |
Match 9
|31 July |{{rut|King Country|ib=y}} |Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui |Won |23–9 | |
Match 10
|3 August |{{rut|North Auckland|ib=y}} |Won |10–6 | |
Match 11
|6 August |{{rut|Waikato|ib=y}} |Won |13–8 | |
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|10 August |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand |Lost |12–19 |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury/159514436/|title=All Blacks 15th Test success|work=Leicester Mercury|date=10 August 1968|access-date=22 November 2024|page=20|via=Newspapers.com}} |
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|17 August |{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia |SCG, Sydney |Lost |10–11 |
Touring party
- Manager: J. C. Bourrier
- Assistant Manager: H. Foures
- Captain: Christian Carrère (Toulon)
=[[Rugby union positions#15. Full-back|Full backs]]=
Pierre Villepreux (Stade Toulousain), Claude Lacaze (Angoulême)
=Three-quarters=
André Campaes (Lourdes), Jean-Marie Bonal (Stade Toulousain), Pierre Besson (Brive), Andre Piazza (Montauban), Claude Dourthe (Dax), Jean Trillo (Begles), Joe Maso (Perpignan), Jean-Pierre Lux (Tyrosse)
=Half-backs=
Christian Boujet (Grenoble), Jean Andrieu (Graulhet), Marcel Puget (Brive), Jean-Louis Bérot (Stade Toulousain)
=Forwards=
Christian Carrère (Toulon), Jean-Jacques Salut (Toulouse O.E.C), Jean-Claude Olivier (Cognac), Michel Billieres (Stade Toulousain), Alain Plantefol (Agen), Walter Spanghero (Narbonne), Élie Cester (Toulouse O.E.C), Michel Greffe (Grenoble), Benoît Dauga (Mont de Marsan), Jean-Claude Noble (La Voulte), Jean-Claude Berejnoi (Tuille), Jean-Michel Esponda (Perpignan), Jean Iracabal, Michel Lasserre (Agen), Jean-Paul Baux (Lannemezan), Michel Yachvili (Tulle)
References
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Category:France national rugby union team tours
Category:France national rugby union team tours of Australia
Category:France national rugby union team tours of New Zealand
Category:History of rugby union matches between Australia and France