1960 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay

The 1960 France rugby union tour of South America was a series of rugby union matches played by the France national team in Argentina,[1] Uruguay and Chile.

1960 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay
Summary
P W D L
Total
13 13 00 00
Test match
3 [note 1] 03 00 00
Opponent
P W D L
 Argentina
3 3 0 0
 Uruguay [note 1]
1 1 0 0
 Chile [note 1]
1 1 0 0

France played a series of matches in Argentina (including three tests v the national team) and also two games in Chile and Uruguay, although those are not considered tests by the French Federation.

Touring party
  • President: René Crabos
  • Coach: Marcel Laurent
  • Referee: Bernard Marie
  • Press Agent: Denis Lalanne

Players

Match details

Complete list of matches played by France in South America:[1]

9 July 1960
Deportiva Francesa 3–14 France
Try: Olivieri
 Try: Celaya
Rancoule, Boniface
Con: Vannier
Drop: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
13 July 1960
Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) 6–40 France
Try: Billinghurst (1 by scrum)
 Try: Rancoule (2), Crauste
Carrere, Monclá (2)
Crancée, Martine
Lacroix, Domenech
Con: Vannier 5
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Ramón Corbelle (Argentina)
17 July 1960
Club Universitario B.A. 3–26 France
Pen: Blacksley
 Try: Rancoule
Lacroix, Domenech, Saux
Con: Vannier 4
Pen: Vannier 2
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
20 July 1960
Pueyrredón 0–26 France
Try: Rancoule, Carrere 2
Barriere, Othats
Con: Danos 2, Brethes 2
Drop: Dupuy
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

First test
23 July 1960
Argentina  3–37  France
Pen: Devoto
 Try: Lacroix, Larrue
Boniface, Celaya (2)
de Gregorio, Domenech (2)
Marquesuzaa
Con: Vannier 5
27 July 1960
San Fernando 5–60 France
Try: 1 penalty try
Con: J. Campos
 Try: Boniface, Crauste 3
Domenech, Dupuy 2
Othats 3, Meyer, 2
Lacome, Roqués
Pen: Brethes 8, Othats
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Francisco Lamastra (Argentina)
30 July 1960
C.A. San Isidro 5–65 France
Try: Neri
Con: Molina
 Try: Vannier, Boniface (2)
Crauste (3), Martine (2=
Lacroix (2), Domenech (2)
Dupuy (2), Othats (3)
Dizabo, Roqués
Con: Vannier (3), Othats
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
3 August
La Tablada 8–69 France
Try: E. Quetglas, A. Quetglas
Con: E. Moyano Bourel
 Try: Rancoule, Boniface
Carrere (3), Dupuy (3)
De Gregorio, Dizabo (2)
Meyer (3), Lacome
Con: Brethes 12
Jockey Club Córdoba Country Deportivo, Córdoba

Second test
6 August 1960
Argentina  3–12  France
Try: Karplus
 Try: Boniface (2)
Con: Brethes
Drop: Dizabo
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Alberto Camardón (Argentina)
10 August 1980
Chile  6–55  France
13 August 1960
Pucará 9–27 France
Try: Schmidt
Con: Prieto (2)
 Try: Rancoule, Celaya
Crauste, Lacroix 2
Dizabo, Lacome
Con: Brethes 3
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Eduardo Lambruschini (Argentina)

Third test
17 August 1960
Argentina  6–29  France
Pen: Rios 2
 Try: Boniface, Crancee
Dizabo, Dupuy (2), Lacroix
Con: Vannier (4)
Drop: Vannier
Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
20 August 1960
Uruguay  0–59  France
Report Try: Brethes
Lacome, Meyer (3)
Moncla, Othats (5)
Rancoule (2), Vannier
Con: Vannier (6), Brethes
Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo
Referee: Bernard Marie (France)

Uruguay: L.Vásquez; Agustín Canessa, B. Fontana, Penco, E. Llovet; D. Moor-Davie, R. Hoober; H. Pugh, G. Sebasti, J. Shaw; Alvaro Canessa, H. Bergmann; G. Dupont, R. Vivo, A. Hughes
France: M. Vannier; J. Othats, M. Lacome, R. Martine, H. Rancoule; R. Brethes, P. Dizabo; M. Crauste, R. Crancée, F. Monclá (cap.); S. Meyer, J. Saux; A. Domenech, J. de Gregorio, A. Roques

Notes
  1. Not recognized as test by the FFR

References
  1. Memoria y Balance 1960 at the UAR website (archived, 1 Nov 2012)
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