In July and August 1968, the
French 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 ...
toured New Zealand and Australia. They played three
tests against
New Zealand
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and one against
Australia, losing all four.
Results
:''Scores and results list France's points tally first.''
Touring party
*Manager: J. C. Bourrier
*Assistant Manager: H. Foures
*Captain:
Christian Carrère
Christian Carrère (born 27 July 1943 in Tarbes), is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
Club career
He played for Stadoceste Tarbais and for RC Toulonnais, from 1964/65 to 1977/78. He reached the French championship fina ...
(Toulon)
Full backs
Pierre Villepreux
Pierre Villepreux (born 5 July 1943) is a former France, French rugby union player and coach. He played at full back and fly half for Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, and won 34 caps for France national rugby union team, France between 1967 and 1972.
V ...
(Stade Toulousain),
Claude Lacaze (Angoulême)
Three-quarters
André Campaes (Lourdes),
Jean-Marie Bonal (Stade Toulousain), Pierre Besson (Brive), Andre Piazza (Montauban),
Claude Dourthe (Dax), Jean Trillo (Begles), Joe Maso (Perpignan),
Jean-Pierre Lux (Tyrosse)
Half-backs
Christian Boujet (Grenoble), Jean Andrieu (Graulhet),
Marcel Puget (Brive), Jean-Louis Berot (Stade Toulousain)
Forwards
Christian Carrère
Christian Carrère (born 27 July 1943 in Tarbes), is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker.
Club career
He played for Stadoceste Tarbais and for RC Toulonnais, from 1964/65 to 1977/78. He reached the French championship fina ...
(Toulon), Jean-Jacques Salut (Toulouse O.E.C), Jean-Claude Olivier (Cognac), Michel Billieres (Stade Toulousain),
Alain Plantefol (Agen),
Walter Spanghero (Narbonne),
Élie Cester (Toulouse O.E.C), Michel Greffe (Grenoble),
Benoît Dauga (Mont de Marsan), Jean-Claude Noble (La Voulte), Jean-Claude Berejnoi (Tuille), Jean-Michel Esponda (Perpignan), Jean Iracabal, Michel Lasserre (Agen), Jean-Paul Baux (Lannemezan),
Michel Yachvili (Tulle)
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