The 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June 1984 by the

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in New Zealand. The team won all six of their matches against New Zealand provincial teams but lost both their internationals against the

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Results

:''Scores and results list France's points tally first.''

Test matches

First Test

NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson,

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, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth,

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(c),

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, Gary Whetton,

Andy Haden Andrew Maxwell Haden (26 September 195029 July 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player and All Black captain. He played at lock for Auckland and New Zealand from 1972 until 1985. He also played club rugby in the United Kingdom and Italy. L ...

, Mark Shaw,

Murray Mexted Murray Graham Mexted (born 5 September 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 consecutive tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985. He also played 38 non-test games including 7 as captain. During his time with the All B ...

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FRANCE:

Serge Blanco Serge Blanco (born 31 August 1958) is a former rugby union footballer who played fullback for Biarritz Olympique and the French national side, gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback. His alternative position was wing. He was generally nicknam ...

Patrice Lagisquet Patrice Lagisquet (born 4 September 1962) is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a wing. He was nicknamed "The Bayonne Express". Lagisquet was born in Arcachon. He first played at U.A. Gujan-Mestras, until mo ...

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Philippe Sella Philippe Sella (born 14 February 1962, in Tonneins) is French former rugby union player. He started as a rugby league junior in his home town before switching to rugby union. As a former French rugby union player, he held the record for most intern ...

, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital,

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 f ...

(c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom,

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, Jean-Charles Orso, Jean-Luc Joinel.

Second Test

NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson,

, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth,

(c),

, Gary Whetton,

, Mark Shaw,

FRANCE:

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, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital,

(c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom,

, Jacques Gratton, Jean-Luc Joinel.

Touring party

*Manager: Yves Noé *Assistant Manager:

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*Captain:

Full backs

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Three-quarters

* Patrick Estève * Laurent Pardo * Marc Andrieu *

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Half-backs

* Jean-Patrick Lescarboura * Guy Laporte * Pierre Berbizier *

Henri Sanz Henri Sanz (born Versailles, 17 June 1963) was a French rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. Sanz first played for Electrogaz Toulouse, then in SC Graulhet, moving afterwards to RC Narbonne, where he would spend most of his career. He re ...

Forwards

* Bernard Herrero *

* Pierre-Edouard Detrez *

Daniel Dubroca Daniel Dubroca (born 25 April 1954) is a former French national rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker. Biography Dubroca was born at Aiguillon. He played all his career at SU Agen, starting at 1969/70. He was promote ...

* Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou * Pierre Dospital * Alain Lorieux * Francis Haget * Jean Condom * Pierre Lacans * Jean-Charles Orso *

* Jacques Gratton * Jean-Luc Joinel

References

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