The 1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina was a series of rugby union team matches played in June 1974 by the France national team in

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Touring party

* Manager: Laurent, Marcel * Coach: Henri Foures, Jean Desclaux

Forward

* Pierre Dospital, – Prop,

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* Jean Iracabal – Prop, Bayonne * Armand Vaquerin – Prop, Béziers *

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, hooker Béziers * Jean Loius Ugartemendia, hooker(St. Jean de Luz) * Jean-Pierre Bastiat, lock, Béziers * Alain Esteve, lock Béziers. * Francis Haget, lock

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* Jean Claude Rossignol, Prop, Brive * Cristian Paùl, flanker,

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. * Victor Boffelli, flanker,

. * Serge Lassoujade, flanker,

. * Olivier Saisset, flanker Béziers. *

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, flanker, Stade toulousain

Half

* Max Barrau, scrum half,

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, scrum half, La Voulte * Henri Cabrol, fly-half, Béziers. * Jean-Pierre Romeu, fly-half, Montferrand

Three-quarters

* Roland Bertranne, Roland – center, Bagneres. * Claude Dourthe center,

* Jean-Martin Etchenique, center, Biarritz * Jean-Pierre Lux – center/wing Dax,

* Joel Pecune, center,

. * Laurent Desnoyers, Laurent, wing, Brive * Jean-Francois Gourdon, wing,

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* Jean-Miguel Aguirre, full-back, Bagneres * Michel Droitecourt, full-back, Montferrand Rugby argentina vs france

Match details

Complete list of matches played in ArgentinaMemoria y Balance 1974
on UAR website and Brazil: * Points scoring rules: try 4 points, conversion 2 points, penalty goal, drop goal and goal from a mark 3 points ---- France: 15.M.Droitecourt; 14.J.F. Gourdon, 13.R.Bertranne, 12.J.Lux, 11.L.Desnoyer; 10.J.Romeu, 9.M.Barrau (c); 7.J.Skrela, 8.O.Saisset, 6.V.Boffelli; 5.G.Senal, 4.F.Haget; 3.J.Iracabal, 2.J.Ugartemendia, 1.P.Hospital ---- San Isidro Club: F. Insúa; O, Rocha, A. Orzábal; J. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Anthony; J. Carracedo, R. Lucke, M. Iglesias (capt.); M. Cutler, F. González Victorica; R. Morganti, R. Matarazzo (79' E.Martínez), M. Walther, J, Otaola; A. Rodríguez Jurado.
France: J. Irazabal, A. Paco, A. Vaquerin; J. Bastiat, G. Senal; V. Boffelli, C. Paul (J.Rossignol); O. Saisset (capt.); D. Fouroux, H. Cabrol; J. Pecune, R. Bertranne (C. Dourthe), J. Lux, J. Gourdon; J. Aguirre. ---- Cuyo: J. González, J. Crivelli, R. Fariello; A. Cat¬taneo, R. Irañeta (capt.); J. Ragazzone, J. Nasazzi, J. Navesi; L. Chacón, P. Guarrochena; M. Brandi, O. Terranova, D. Muñiz, C. Dora; J. Castro.
France:; A. Vaquerin, A. Paco, P. Dospital; J. Rossignol, F. Haget; S. Lassoujade, J. Bastiat, J. Skrela; R. Astre, J. Romeu; J. Pecune (H. Cabrol), C. Dourthe (capt.), J. Etchenique, L. Desnoyers; J. Aguirre. ---- Buenos Aires: M.Carluccio, F.Lafuente, O'.Carbone; C, Bottarini (R.García Fernández), J.Rodríguez jurado; J.Carracedo, R.Lucke, N. Carbone (capt.) (O.Rocha); M.Cutler, F.González Victorica; F.Villamil, E.Morgan, A.Cappelletti, R.Benyon; T. Harris Smith,
France: A.Vaquerin, J.Ugartemendía, P.Dospital; J.Senal, F, Haget; S.Lassoujade, J.Rossignol, V.Boffelli; M. Barrau (capt.), H.Cabrol; R.Bertranne, C.Dourthe, J.Etchenique, L.Desnoyers; M.Droitecourt. ----

First test

---- Rosario: S.Furno, J.Costante, E.Pavani; J.Mangiamelli, J.Giannone; E.Mainini, M. Cuesta (capt.), V.Macat; R.Castagna, J.Escalante; G.Blanco, R. del Villar, C. Blanco Ansaldi, H.Radiculé; A.Rodríguez.
France: J.Iracabal, J.Ugartemendía, P, Dospital; J.Bastiat, F.Haget; O.Saisset, C.Paul, S.Lassoujade; M. Barrau (cap.), J.Romeu; L.Desnoyers, J, Etchenique, R.Bertranne, J.Gourdon; J.Aguirre. ---- Interior: J. Pavani (J.Viders), J.Costante, S.Fumo; J.Mangiamelli, R.Passaglia; J.Nasazzi, M. Chesta (capt.) (E.Mainini), J.Navesi; R. Castagna (64' G.Bergallo) J.Escalante; R.Tarquini, O.Terranova, L.Muñiz, C, Dora; L.Chacón
France: P. Dospital, J. Ugartemendía, A. Vaquerin; J. Rossignol, G. Sena; S. Lassoujade, C. Paul, O. Saisset (capt.); R. Astre, J. Cabrol; L. Desnoyers, J. Etchenique, J. Lux, J. Gourdon; M.Droitecourt. ----

Second test

Notes

References

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