1972 France rugby union tour of Australia

1972 France rugby union tour of Australia
1972 France rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
P	W
Total
09	08
Test match
02	01
Opponent
P	W
Australia
1	1

The 1972 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the France national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1972. The French team went through the tour unbeaten by winning eight of its nine matches and drawing the other. France won the two-match test series against Australia (the Wallabies) 1–0 with the other match drawn. As of 2023 this remains France's only series victory on Australian soil.

Results

Scores and results list France's points tally first.

	Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score
Match 1	28 May	Western Australia	Perth	Won	29–12
Match 2	31 May	South Australia	Adelaide	Won	44–19
Match 3	3 June	Tasmania	Hobart	Won	45–12
Match 4	6 June	Sydney	Sydney	Won	15–9
Match 5	10 June	New South Wales	Sydney	Won	29–23
Match 6	12 June	New South Wales Country	Armidale	Won	25–15
Match 7	17 June	Australia	SCG, Sydney	Drew	14–14
Match 8	21 June	Queensland	Brisbane	Won	37–3
Match 9	25 June	Australia	Ballymore, Brisbane	Won	16–15

Touring party

Manager: Réné Dasse
Assistant Managers: Fernand Cazenave & Michel Celaya
Captain: Walter Spanghero

Backs

Pierre Villepreux
Henri Cabrol
B Duprat
J Cantoni
G Lavagne
Jean Trillo
C Dourthe
Jean-Pierre Lux
Jo Maso
Jean-Louis Bérot
A Marot
Max Barrau
Jacques Fouroux

Forwards

Jean-Claude Skrela
P Biemouret
Olivier Saïsset
Walter Spanghero
B Vinsonneau
Jean-Pierre Bastiat
Alain Estève
J Iraçabal
J-L Azarèl
Armand Vaquerin
J-C Rossignol
A Lubrano
R Bénésis

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