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 Pape | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Benjamin Boyet (11) | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Jean-Francois Coux (1) Julien Laharrague (1) | ||||
| Summary |
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| Total |
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| Test match |
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| Opponent |
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 New Zealand |
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| Previous tour | Romania & South Africa 2006 | ||||
| Next tour | Australia 2008 | ||||
Main article: 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.[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
| 2 June 2007 |
| New Zealand |
42–11 |  France |
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| Try: Mauger 2, Sivivatu 2 So'oialo Con: Carter, Evans 2 Weepu Pen: Carter, Evans Weepu |
report | Try: Coux Pen: Boyet 2 |
| New Zealand | France | |||
| Leon MacDonald | FB | 15 | FB | Thomas Castaignede |
| Joe Rokocoko | W | 14 | W | Benjamin Thiery |
| Isaia Toeava | C | 13 | C | Arnaud Mignardi |
| Aaron Mauger | C | 12 | C | Jean-Philippe Grandclaude |
| Sitiveni Sivivatu | W | 11 | W | Jean-Francois Coux |
| Dan Carter | FH | 10 | FH | Benjamin Boyet  |
| Piri Weepu | SH | 9 | SH | Nicolas Durand |
| Chris Masoe | N8 | 8 | N8 | Sebastien Chabal |
| (capt.) Richie McCaw | F | 7 | F | Olivier Magne |
| Reuben Thorne | F | 6 | F | Gregory le Corvec |
| Ali Williams | L | 5 | L | Julien Pierre |
| Chris Jack | L | 4 | L | Pascal Pape (capt.) |
| Carl Hayman | P | 3 | P | Nicolas Mas |
| Keven Mealamu | H | 2 | H | Sebastien Bruno |
| Tony Woodcock | P | 1 | P | Christian Califano |
| Replacements | ||||
 Andrew Hore | H | 16 | L | Raphael Ibanez |
| Neemia Tialata | P | 17 | P | Franck Montanella |
| Troy Flavell | L | 18 | L | Olivier Olibeau |
| Rodney So'oialo | F | 19 | F | Damien Chouly |
| Brendon Leonard | SH | 20 | W | Mickael Forest |
| Nick Evans | FH | 21 | W | Nicolas Laharrague |
| Ma'a Nonu | W | 22 | C | Ludovic Valbon |
| Coaches | ||||
| Graham Henry | Bernard Laporte |
| 9 June 2007 |
| New Zealand |
61–10 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Collins, Evans Kelleher, MacDonald Mealamu, Oliver Rokocoko 2, Toeava Con: McAlister 5 Pen: McAlister 2 |
report | Try: J.Laharrague Con: Boyet Pen: Boyet |
Notes
- ↑ "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.
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