2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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Coach(es) | Bernard Laporte | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Pascal Papé | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | Benjamin Boyet (11) | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Jean-François Coux (1) Julien Laharrague (1) | ||||
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Previous tour | Romania & South Africa 2006 | ||||
Next tour | Australia 2008 |
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.[1] The team was labelled "France C" by the New Zealand media.[2] 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.
Results
[edit]2 June 2007 |
New Zealand ![]() | 42–11 | ![]() |
Try: Mauger (2) Sivivatu (2) So'oialo Con: Carter Weepu Evans (2) Pen: Carter Weepu Evans | Report | Try: Coux Pen: Boyet (2) |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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9 June 2007 |
New Zealand ![]() | 61–10 | ![]() |
Try: Oliver Kelleher Rokocoko (2) MacDonald Toeava Collins Mealamu Evans Con: McAlister (5) Pen: McAlister (2) | Report | Try: J. Laharrague Con: Boyet Pen: Boyet |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ "All Blacks Crush France". The NZ Herald. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "France accuse All Blacks of disrespect". IOL Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2013.