1968 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia

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
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, Whangarei 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
Match 14 17 August   Australia SCG, Sydney Lost 10–11

Touring party edit

Full backs edit

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)