1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
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The 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June 1984 by the France national rugby union team in New Zealand. The team won all six of their matches against New Zealand provincial teams but lost both their internationals against the New Zealand All Blacks.
Results
:Scores and results list France's points tally first.
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! !Date !Opponent !Location !Result !Score |
| Match 1
|2 June |Rugby Park, New Plymouth |Won |30–18 |
| Match 2
|6 June |Lansdowne Park, Blenheim |Won |36–9 |
| Match 3
|9 June |Athletic Park, Wellington |Won |38–18 |
| Match 4
|12 June |Carisbrook, Dunedin |Lost |20–10 |
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|16 June |Lancaster Park, Christchurch |Lost |9–10 |
| Match 6
|19 June |McLean Park, Napier |Won |40–18 |
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|23 June |Eden Park, Auckland |Lost |18–31 |
| Match 8
|26 June |Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe |Won |33–24 |
Test matches
=First Test=
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|date = 16 June 1984
|home = {{ru-rt|NZL}}
|score = 10–9
|away = {{ru|FRA}}
|homescore = Taylor (4 – 1t)
Hewson (6 – 2pg)
|awayscore = (4 – 1t) Blanco
(5 – 1c, 1pg) Lescarboura
|stadium = Lancaster Park, Christchurch
|attendance =
|referee = W. Jones (Wales)
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New Zealand: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs
France: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou, Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jean-Charles Orso, Jean-Luc Joinel.
=Second Test=
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|date = 23 June 1984
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|score = 31–18
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|homescore = Hewson (19 – 5pg, 2c)
Taylor (4 – 1t)
B. Smith (4 – 1t)
Dalton (4 – 1t)
|awayscore = (14 – 2t, 2pg) Lescarboura
(4 – 1t) Bonneval
|stadium = Eden Park, Auckland
|attendance =
|referee = W. Jones (Wales)
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New Zealand: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs
France: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou (rep Eric Bonneval), Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jacques Gratton, Jean-Luc Joinel.
Touring party
- Manager: Yves Noé
- Assistant Manager: Jacques Fouroux
- Captain: Philippe Dintrans
=Full-backs=
=Three-quarters=
=Half-backs=
=Forwards=
References
- {{cite book |editor=Stephen Jones |title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1985–86|year=1985 |publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd |isbn= 0-356-10942-9|pages=61–67 }}
{{France national rugby union team}}
Category:France national rugby union team tours of New Zealand