2008 France rugby union tour of Australia

2008 France rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es)Marc Lièvremont
Tour captain(s)Lionel Nallet
Top point scorer(s)François Trinh-Duc (10)
Top try scorer(s)Alexis Palisson (1)
François Trinh-Duc (1)
Summary
P W D L
Total
2 0 0 2
Test match
2 0 0 2
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand 2007
Next tourNew Zealand & Australia 2009
Main article: 2008 mid-year rugby union tests

The 2008 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June–July 2008 in Australia by France national rugby union team. The French (with 12 "newcomers" and without the player of the club finalist of Top 14) lost heavily both test.

Results

28 June 2008
Australia 34–13 France
Try: Giteau 35', Sharpe 42'
Elsom 46', Mortlock 62'
Con: Giteau 36' 43' 47' 63'
Pen: Giteau 18' 50'		Report[1]Try: Palisson 66
Con: Trin-Duc 67'
Pen: Yachvili 21' 40'
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Australia France
Cameron Shepherd FB 15 FB Pepito Elhorga  22'
Peter Hynes W 14 W Alexis Palisson
(capt.) Stirling Mortlock C 13 C François Trinh-Duc
 56' Berrick Barnes C 12 C Damien Traille
 28' Lote Tuqiri W 11 W Benjamin Thiery
Matt Giteau FH 10 FH Benjamin Boyet  62'
 69' Luke Burgess SH 9 SH Dimitri Yachvili  60'
 45' Wycliff Palu N8 8 N8 Louis Picamoles  57'
 65' George Smith F 7 F Imanol Harinordoquy
Rocky Elsom F 6 F Fulgence Ouedraogo
Nathan Sharpe L 5 L Lionel Nallet (capt.)  69'
James Horwill L 4 L Sébastien Chabal
Al Baxter P 3 P Benoit Lecouls
 69' Stephen Moore H 2 H Sébastien Bruno  49'
 59' Benn Robinson P 1 P Lionel Faure  48'
Replacements
 69' Adam Freier H 16 H Benjamin Kayser  49'
 59' Ben Alexander P 17 P Renaud Boyoud  48'
 65' Dean Mumm F 18 L David Couzinet  69'
 45' Phil Waugh N8 19 N8 Matthieu Lievremont  57'
 69' Sam Cordingley SH 20 SH Sebastien Tillous-Borde  60'
 56' Ryan Cross C 21 FH Thibault Lacroix  62'
 28' Adam Ashley-Cooper W 22 FB David Janin  22'
Coaches
Robbie Deans Marc Lièvremont
5 July 2008
Australia 40–10 France
Try: Hynes 6', Horwill (36'
Cross 57' 67
Con: Giteau 7' 36' 58' 68'
Pen: Giteau 3' 15' 23' 28'		Report[2]Try: Trinh-Duc 80'
Con: Yachvili 80'
Pen: Trinh-Duc 40'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
Australia France
Adam Ashley-Cooper FB 15 FB Benjamin Thiery
Peter Hynes W 14 W Alexis Palisson
 72' (capt.) Stirling Mortlock C 13 C Maxime Mermoz  41'
 52' Berrick Barnes C 12 C Thibault Lacroix  56'
Lachie Turner W 11 W David Janin
Matt Giteau FH 10 FH François Trinh-Duc
23' to 43'  73' Luke Burgess SH 9 SH Sebastien Tillous-Borde  79'
 50' Stephen Hoiles N8 8 N8 Imanol Harinordoquy 25' to 39'
Phil Waugh F 7 F Fulgence Ouedraogo  61'
Rocky Elsom F 6 F Matthieu Lievremont
Dean Mumm L 5 L Lionel Nallet (capt.)
 39' James Horwill L 4 L Sébastien Chabal  75'
Al Baxter P 3 P Renaud Boyoud
 73' Stephen Moore H 2 H Sébastien Bruno  62'
 61' Benn Robinson P 1 P Pierre Correia  50'
Replacements
 73' Adam Freier H 16 H Benjamin Kayser  62'
 61' Ben Alexander P 17 P Benoit Lecouls  50'
 39' Hugh McMeniman L 18 C Benjamin Boyet 65' to 75'  41'
 50' George Smith N8 19 N8 Louis Picamoles 25'-39'  61'
23'-43'  73' Sam Cordingley SH 20 L Yannick Caballero  75'
 52' Ryan Cross C 21 SH Dimitri Yachvili  79'
 72' Cameron Shepherd C 22 FB Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet  56'
Coaches
Robbie Deans Marc Lièvremont

References

  1. ^ "Australia 34-13 France". BBC News. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Australia 40-10 France". BBC News. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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