2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

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{{Infobox Tour Rugby

|tour = 2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

|coach = Bernard Laporte

|captain = Pascal Papé

|top point scorer = Benjamin Boyet (11)

|top try scorer = Jean-François Coux (1)
Julien Laharrague (1)

|matchplayed = 2

|matchwon = 0

|matchdraw = 0

|matchlost = 2

|testplayed = 2

|testwon = 0

|testdraw = 0

|testlost = 2

|opponent1 = {{ru|NZL}}

|icon1 =

|played1 = 2

|won1 = 0

|draw1 = 0

|lost1 = 2

|previous = {{nowrap|Romania & South Africa 2006}}

|next = Australia 2008

}}

{{main|2007 mid-year rugby union tests}}

The 2007 France rugby union tour of new Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2007 in new Zealand by France national rugby union team.

The final rounds of the 2006–07 Top 14 season conflicted with the tour, so France sent a Test team short of 30 of their top players.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10443129 |title=All Blacks Crush France |publisher=The NZ Herald |date=2 June 2007|accessdate=4 October 2013|language=}} The team was labelled "France C" by the New Zealand media.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/france-accuse-all-blacks-of-disrespect-1.573678 |title=France accuse All Blacks of disrespect |publisher=IOL Sport |date=6 June 2007|accessdate=4 October 2013|language=}} Featuring 11 new caps, France were defeated 42–11 in the first Test at Eden Park. The second Test was played the following week in Wellington, and the All Blacks achieved their largest ever victory over France with a 61–10 win. The defeat was France's heaviest in their history.

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Results

{{rugbybox

|date=2 June 2007

|home={{ru-rt|NZL}}

|score=42–11

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6702939.stm Report]

|away={{ru|FRA}}

|try1=Mauger (2)
Sivivatu (2)
So'oialo

|con1=Carter
Weepu
Evans (2)

|pen1=Carter
Weepu
Evans

|try2=Coux

|pen2=Boyet (2)

|stadium=Eden Park, Auckland

|attendance=42,000

|referee=Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

}}

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width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Leon MacDonald
RW14Joe Rokocoko
OC13Isaia Toeava
IC12Aaron Mauger
LW11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH10Dan Carter
SH9Piri Weepu
N88Chris Masoe
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Reuben Thorne
RL5Ali Williams
LL4Chris Jack
TP3Carl Hayman
HK2Keven Mealamu
LP1Tony Woodcock
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Andrew Hore{{subon}}
PR17Neemia Tialata{{subon}}
LK18Troy Flavell{{subon}}
FL19Rodney So'oialo{{subon}}
SH20Brendon Leonard{{subon}}
FH21Nick Evans{{subon}}
CE22Ma'a Nonu{{subon}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Graham Henry

|style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

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FB15Thomas Castaignède
RW14Benjamin Thiéry
OC13Arnaud Mignardi
IC12Jean-Philippe Grandclaude
LW11Jean-François Coux
FH10Benjamin Boyet{{sin bin}}
SH9Nicolas Durand
N88Sébastien Chabal
OF7Olivier Magne
BF6Grégory Le Corvec
RL5Julien Pierre
LL4Pascal Papé (c)
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Sébastien Bruno
LP1Christian Califano
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16|Raphaël Ibañez{{subon}}
PR17Franck Montanella{{subon}}
LK18Olivier Olibeau{{subon}}
FL19Damien Chouly{{subon}}
SH20Mickaël Forest{{subon}}
FH21Nicolas Laharrague{{subon}}
CE22Ludovic Valbon{{subon}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Laporte

|}

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{{rugbybox

|date=9 June 2007

|home={{ru-rt|NZL}}

|score=61–10

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6721229.stm Report]

|away={{ru|FRA}}

|try1=Oliver
Kelleher
Rokocoko (2)
MacDonald
Toeava
Collins
Mealamu
Evans

|con1=McAlister (5)

|pen1=McAlister (2)

|try2=J. Laharrague

|con2=Boyet

|pen2=Boyet

|stadium=Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

|attendance=36,000

|referee=Craig Joubert (South Africa)

}}

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{| style="font-size: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Leon MacDonald
RW14Joe Rokocoko
OC13Isaia Toeava
IC12Luke McAlister
LW11Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH10Nick Evans
SH9Byron Kelleher
N88Rodney So'oialo
OF7Richie McCaw (c)
BF6Jerry Collins
RL5Ali Williams
LL4Chris Jack
TP3Carl Hayman
HK2Anton Oliver
LP1Tony Woodcock
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Keven Mealamu{{subon}}
PR17Neemia Tialata{{subon}}
LK18Troy Flavell{{subon}}
FL19Chris Masoe{{subon}}
SH20Brendon Leonard{{subon}}
CE21Ma'a Nonu{{subon}}
WG22Doug Howlett{{subon}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Graham Henry

|style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:100%; margin:auto;"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15Thomas Castaignède
RW14Julien Laharrague
OC13Arnaud Mignardi
IC12Lionel Mazars
LW11Jean-François Coux
FH10Benjamin Boyet
SH9Nicolas Durand
N88Sébastien Chabal
OF7Olivier Magne
BF6Damien Chouly
RL5Julien Pierre
LL4Pascal Papé (c)
TP3Olivier Sourgens
HK2Sébastien Bruno
LP1Christian Califano
colspan="3"|Replacements:
HK16Raphaël Ibañez{{subon}}
PR17Nicolas Mas{{subon}}
LK18Olivier Olibeau{{subon}}
FL19Fulgence Ouedraogo{{subon}}
SH20Mickaël Forest{{subon}}
FH21Nicolas Laharrague{{subon}}
CE22Benjamin Thiéry{{subon}}
colspan="3"|Coach:
colspan="3"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Laporte

|}

Notes

{{reflist}}

{{France rugby union tours}}

{{Rugby union tours of New Zealand}}

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