2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

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.

2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
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)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourRomania & South Africa 2006
Next tourAustralia 2008

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

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2 June 2007
New Zealand  42–11  France
Try: Mauger (2)
Sivivatu (2)
So'oialo
Con: Carter
Weepu
Evans (2)
Pen: Carter
Weepu
Evans
ReportTry: Coux
Pen: Boyet (2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Leon MacDonald
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Aaron Mauger
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Dan Carter
SH 9 Piri Weepu
N8 8 Chris Masoe
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Reuben Thorne
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Carl Hayman
HK 2 Keven Mealamu
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrew Hore  
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  
LK 18 Troy Flavell  
FL 19 Rodney So'oialo  
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  
FH 21 Nick Evans  
CE 22 Ma'a Nonu  
Coach:
  Graham Henry
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Benjamin Thiéry
OC 13 Arnaud Mignardi
IC 12 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude
LW 11 Jean-François Coux
FH 10 Benjamin Boyet  
SH 9 Nicolas Durand
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Grégory Le Corvec
RL 5 Julien Pierre
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno
LP 1 Christian Califano
Replacements:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  
PR 17 Franck Montanella  
LK 18 Olivier Olibeau  
FL 19 Damien Chouly  
SH 20 Mickaël Forest  
FH 21 Nicolas Laharrague  
CE 22 Ludovic Valbon  
Coach:
  Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Leon MacDonald
RW 14 Joe Rokocoko
OC 13 Isaia Toeava
IC 12 Luke McAlister
LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH 10 Nick Evans
SH 9 Byron Kelleher
N8 8 Rodney So'oialo
OF 7 Richie McCaw (c)
BF 6 Jerry Collins
RL 5 Ali Williams
LL 4 Chris Jack
TP 3 Carl Hayman
HK 2 Anton Oliver
LP 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK 16 Keven Mealamu  
PR 17 Neemia Tialata  
LK 18 Troy Flavell  
FL 19 Chris Masoe  
SH 20 Brendon Leonard  
CE 21 Ma'a Nonu  
WG 22 Doug Howlett  
Coach:
  Graham Henry
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Julien Laharrague
OC 13 Arnaud Mignardi
IC 12 Lionel Mazars
LW 11 Jean-François Coux
FH 10 Benjamin Boyet
SH 9 Nicolas Durand
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Damien Chouly
RL 5 Julien Pierre
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Olivier Sourgens
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno
LP 1 Christian Califano
Replacements:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  
PR 17 Nicolas Mas  
LK 18 Olivier Olibeau  
FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo  
SH 20 Mickaël Forest  
FH 21 Nicolas Laharrague  
CE 22 Benjamin Thiéry  
Coach:
  Bernard Laporte

Notes

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  1. ^ "All Blacks Crush France". The NZ Herald. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ "France accuse All Blacks of disrespect". IOL Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2013.