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This article is a list of tours by the France national rugby union team France Rugby Tours Stats of each Tour Argentina Australia South Africa New Zealand Test Record Argentina Series Australia Series New Zealand Series South Africa Series One-off Tests in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa 1995 ARG 12-47 FRA Ferrocaril Oeste, Buenos Aires Others France's score is first. External links *French Stats Website {{France rugby union tours tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Rugby Union Team
The France national rugby union team () represents France in men's international rugby union and it is administered by the French Rugby Federation. They traditionally play in blue shirts emblazoned with the national emblem of a golden rooster on a red shield, with white shorts and red socks; thus they are commonly referred to as or . The team's home matches are mostly played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. Rugby was introduced to France in 1872 by the British, and on New Years Day 1906, the national side played its first test match – against New Zealand in Paris. France played sporadically against the Home Nations until they joined them to form the Five Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) in 1910. France also competed in the rugby competitions at early Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in 1900 and two silver medals in the 1920s. The national team came of age during the 1950s and 1960s, winning their first Five Nations title outright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Spanghero
Walter Spanghero (born 21 December 1943) is a former French rugby union footballer. His father, Ferruccio Dante Spanghero, emigrated from Friuli, arriving in France in the 1930s to make a living as a bricklayer. He was a part of the France national team which won the 1968 Grand Slam in the Five Nations. He was also a part of the French side which won the Five Nations in 1967 and 1973. He played for France over 50 times. He played at number 8, lock and flanker. He famously had a very stormy relationship with his brother, Claude, who was also an international rugby player for France. Former All Black Colin Meads, considered the greatest New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... rugby player in history, nominated Spanghero as his toughest international opponent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 France Rugby Union Tour Of Argentina, Australia And New Zealand
The 1986 France rugby union tour of Argentina, Australia and New Zealand was a series of eight matches played by French national rugby union team touring those countries between May and June 1986. For the first time, a test match played by Argentina was arranged at the José Amalfitani Stadium, the ground of football team Vélez Sarsfield. by Hernando De Cillia on Rugby Champagne Matches Test matchesReferences |
1985 France Rugby Union Tour Of Brazil, Argentina And Uruguay
The 1985 France rugby union tour of South America was a series of matches played in June 1985 in South America by France national rugby union team. Matches Complete list of matches played by France in South America:Memoria y Balance 1985 on UAR website on ESPN Test matches 
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Philippe Dintrans
Philippe Dintrans (born 29 January 1957, in Tarbes) is a former French rugby union player and a current entrepreneur. He played as a hooker. He played all his career at Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, starting at 1967, aged 10 years old, and joining the first team in 1975/76, aged 18 years old, when he had his debut for the French Championship. He would play at Tarbes until 1991/92, for 17 seasons, with his best result being runners-up to the 1987/88 season, lost to SU Agen. He had 50 caps for France, from 1979 to 1990, scoring 3 tries, 12 points on aggregate. He played in seven Five Nations Championship editions, in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1989, winning it in 1981, with a Grand Slam, and in 1989. He played 24 games at the competition, scoring 1 try, 4 points on aggregate. He was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 France Rugby Union Tour Of New Zealand
The 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June 1984 by the France national rugby union team in New Zealand. The team won all six of their matches against New Zealand provincial teams but lost both their internationals against the New Zealand All Blacks. Results :''Scores and results list France's points tally first.'' Test matches First Test NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs FRANCE: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou, Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jean-Charles Orso, Jean-Luc Joinel. Second Test NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 France Rugby Union Tour Of Australia
The 1981 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in Australia in June 1981. The French team lost both their international matches against the Australia national rugby union team The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the .... Matches :''Scores and results list France's points tally first.'' {{France national rugby union team France national rugby union team tours of Australia History of rugby union matches between Australia and France France Tour of Australia France Tour France Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 France Rugby Union Tour Of South Africa
The 1980 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in November 1980. France lost their only international match against the South Africa national rugby union team. Results :''Scores and results list France's points tally first.'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:France Rugby Union Tour Of South Africa 1980 rugby union tours France national rugby union team tours of South Africa, 1980 Rugby union and apartheid 1980 in South African rugby union 1980–81 in French rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Rives
Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) is a French former rugby union player and visual artist. "A cult figure in France", according to the ''BBC'', he came to epitomise the team's spirit and "ultra-committed, guts-and-glory style of play". Jean-Pierre Rives '''' He won 59 for – 34 of them as captain – and was inducted into the |
1979 France Rugby Union Tour Of Fiji And New Zealand
The 1979 France rugby union tour of Fiji New Zealand Tahiti was a series of ten matches played in June and July 1979 by the France national rugby union team in Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti. The team won seven matches and lost three, including defeats to provincial teams Waikato and Southland. They drew their two-match test series against New Zealand national rugby union team, losing the first test but winning the second. The victory in the second test was France's first away victory against New Zealand, gained at the eighth attempt. Results :''Scores and results list France's points tally first.'' Test matches First Test NEW ZEALAND: Bevan Wilson, Stu Wilson, Bruce Robertson, Lyn Jaffray, Murray Watts, Murray Taylor, Mark Donaldson, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, Gary Knight, Frank Oliver (rep Wayne Graham), Andy Haden, Leicester Rutledge, Gary Seear, Graham Mourie (c) FRANCE: Jean-Michel Aguirre, Frédéric Costes, Didier Codorniou, Patrick Mesny, Jean-Luc Averou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 France Rugby Union Tour Of Argentina
The 1977 France rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between June and July 1977 in Argentina France national rugby union team Two test matches was played with a victory for France and a draw. at the UAR Match details --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------References {{DEFAULTSORT:France 1977 rugby union tours 1976–77 in French rugby union |
Jacques Fouroux
Jacques Fouroux (24 July 1947 – 17 December 2005) was a French rugby union player and coach. He captained France when they won the Grand Slam in 1977, and was the manager when the side repeated the feat in 1981 and 1987. Player Fouroux, who played as a scrum half, played for his hometown team FC Auch, as a youngster and at the end of his career (1976–1980). He started as senior with US Cognac until 1970 and played for La Voulte until 1976. He made his international debut in 1972 although it took him another four years to become a regular starter, as he was in competition with another, more sober, scrum-half Richard Astre of Béziers. At 5 ft 3 ins tall, he was one of the smallest players ever to play international rugby. His size, combined with his supremely confident, almost arrogant, leadership style, meant that he was often compared with Napoleon Bonaparte; Bonaparte's nickname "the little Corporal" stuck with Fouroux throughout his career. He was particularly happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
