In July 2021,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

played a three-test series against

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as part of the 2021 July International window. The series was played in a condensed window of 11 days, due to French club commitments and hotel quarantine period for the visitors. This is France's first tour to Australia since

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and their first encounter since November 2016.

Fixtures

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 7 July, the first test match of the tour.

France

On 20 June 2021, Galthié named a 42-man squad for France's three-test series against

. Coaching team: * Head coach:

Fabien Galthié Fabien Galthié (; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and former player, he is currently the head coach of the French national team. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played much of his club rugby for Colomiers, and later ...

* Forwards coach:

William Servat William Servat (born 9 December 1978 in Saint-Gaudens, France) is a former French rugby union footballer and is currently an assistant coach for the France national team. Servat played as a hooker for Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition and ...

* Backs coach:

Laurent Labit Laurent Labit (born 8 May 1973) is a retired French rugby union footballer, and current backs coach of the French national team. Early life Labit was born in Revel, France. He began his playing career in his home town of Rugby Club Revélois b ...

* Defence coach:

Shaun Edwards Shaun Edwards, OBE (born 17 October 1966) is an English rugby union coach and former rugby league player, who is the defence coach for the France national team. A or , Edwards is the most decorated player in rugby league history, with 37 wi ...

Australia

A 38-man Wallabies squad was named for the 2021 series against France on 13 June 2021. Coaching team: * Head coach:

Dave Rennie Dave Rennie (born 22 November 1963) is a New Zealand and Cook Islands professional rugby union coach and former player who is the head coach of the Australia national rugby union team, having previously coached New Zealand sides the Chiefs, , ...

* Forwards coach:

Dan McKellar Dan McKellar (born 17 July 1976) is an Australian professional rugby union coach. He is currently the head coach of Super Rugby team the Brumbies and was previously head coach of the University of Canberra Vikings in Australia's National Rugby Ch ...

* Backs coach:

Scott Wisemantel Scott Wisemantel (born 1970), is an Australian former dual code rugby player and current coach, who played rugby union for Eastwood Rugby Club and rugby league for the Parramatta Eels. He is currently assistant coaching the Australian national r ...

* Defence coach: Matt Taylor

Matches

First test

Notes: * Florent Vanverberghe (France) had been named on the bench, but withdrew the day before the game due to injury and was replaced by Cyril Cazeaux. * Andrew Kellaway Lachlan Lonergan and

Darcy Swain Darcy Taimua Swain (born 5 July 1997) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby. His position of choice is lock. Debuting for the Australian National Rugby Team in 2021 in the series against France, he was bro ...

(all Australia) and Gaëtan Barlot, Anthony Étrillard, Sipili Falatea, Teddy Iribaren,

Melvyn Jaminet Melvyn Jaminet (born 30 June 1999) is a French rugby union player who plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 and the France national team. Biography Melvyn Jaminet was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time ...

and

Quentin Walcker Quentin Walcker (born 21 February 1996 in France) is a French rugby union player who plays for in the Top 14. His playing position is prop. Walcker signed for in 2021, following five seasons at . He made his debut for France in the 2021 July r ...

(all France) made their international debuts.

Second test

Notes: * Len Ikitau (Australia) and

Pierre-Henri Azagoh Pierre-Henry Azagoh (born 25 July 1998) is a French rugby union player, who plays for Stade Français. Biography Pierre-Henry Azagoh was called by Fabien Galthié Fabien Galthié (; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and for ...

, Ibrahim Diallo, Enzo Forletta and

Wilfrid Hounkpatin Wilfrid Hounkpatin (born 29 July 1991) is a French rugby union player. His position is prop and he currently plays for Castres in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1 ...

(all France) made their international debuts. * France win in Australia for the first time since their 28–19 victory in Sydney in the final test of their 1990 tour.

Third test

Notes: * Cyril Cazeaux (France) was named to start but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by

Baptiste Pesenti Baptiste Pesenti (born 3 July 1997) is a French rugby union player. His position is lock or flanker and he currently plays for Stade Français in the French Top 14. In 2020, Pesenti was selected on several occasions by Fabien Galthié for the F ...

replaced Azagoh on the bench. * Alexandre Bécognée, Antoine Hastoy and Julien Hériteau (all France) made their international debuts. * Australia retain the

Trophée des Bicentenaires To celebrate the bi-centenaries of the First Fleet and of the French Revolution, in 1988 and 1989 respectively, the French Rugby Union donated the Trophée des Bicentenaires (, "Trophy of the Bicentenaries") to be played in perpetuity between th ...

. * Australia win a home test-series for the first time since France last toured to Australia in

References

Notes

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