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
[edit]- Scores and results list France's points tally first.
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | Ref. | |
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Match 1 | 3 July | Marlborough | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | Lost | 19–24 | |
Match 2 | 6 July | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Won | 12–6 | |
Match 3 | 9 July | Southland | Rugby Park, Invercargill | Won | 8–6 | |
Match 4 | 13 July | New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 9–12 | |
Match 5 | 17 July | Taranaki | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | Won | 21–6 | |
Match 6 | 20 July | Hawke's Bay | McLean Park, Napier | Won | 16–12 | |
Match 7 | 23 July | Manawatu | The Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | Won | 8–3 | |
Match 8 | 27 July | New Zealand | Athletic Park, Wellington | Lost | 3–9 | |
Match 9 | 31 July | King Country | Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui | Won | 23–9 | |
Match 10 | 3 August | North Auckland | Okara Park, Whangārei | Won | 10–6 | |
Match 11 | 6 August | Waikato | Rugby Park, Hamilton | Won | 13–8 | |
Match 13 | 10 August | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Lost | 12–19 | [1] |
Match 14 | 17 August | Australia | SCG, Sydney | Lost | 10–11 | [2] |
Touring party
[edit]- Manager: J. C. Bourrier
- Assistant Manager: H. Foures
- Captain: Christian Carrère (Toulon)
Pierre Villepreux (Stade Toulousain), Claude Lacaze (Angoulême)
Three-quarters
[edit]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
[edit]Christian Boujet (Grenoble), Jean Andrieu (Graulhet), Marcel Puget (Brive), Jean-Louis Bérot (Stade Toulousain)
Forwards
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "All Blacks 15th Test success". Leicester Mercury. 10 August 1968. p. 20. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Webster, Jim (18 August 1968). "Aust. has point win in Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 47. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.