2008 France rugby union tour of Australia

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.

2008 France rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es)Marc Lièvremont
Tour captain(s)Lionel Nallet
Top point scorer(s)Francois Trinh-Duc (10)
Top try scorer(s)Alexis Palisson (1)
Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 00 00 02
Test match
02 00 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand 2007
Next tourNew Zealand & Australia 2009

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)
AustraliaFrance
Cameron ShepherdFB15FBPepito Elhorga  22'
Peter HynesW14WAlexis Palisson
(capt.) Stirling MortlockC13CFrancois Trinh-Duc
 56' Berrick BarnesC12CDamien Traille
 28' Lote TuqiriW11WBenjamin Thiery
Matt GiteauFH10FHBenjamin Boyet  62'
 69' Luke BurgessSH9SHDimitri Yachvili  60'
 45' Wycliff PaluN88N8Louis Picamoles  57'
 65' George SmithF7FImanol Harinordoquy
Rocky ElsomF6FFulgence Ouedraogo
Nathan SharpeL5LLionel Nallet (capt.)  69'
James HorwillL4LSebastien Chabal
Al BaxterP3PBenoit Lecouls
 69' Stephen MooreH2HSebastien Bruno  49'
 59' Benn RobinsonP1PLionel Faure  48'
Replacements
 69' Adam FreierH16HBenjamin Kayser  49'
 59' Ben AlexanderP17PRenaud Boyoud  48'
 65' Dean MummF18LDavid Couzinet  69'
 45' Phil WaughN819N8Matthieu Lievremont  57'
 69' Sam CordingleySH20SHSebastien Tillous-Borde  60'
 56' Ryan CrossC21FHThibault Lacroix  62'
 28' Adam Ashley-CooperW22FBDavid Janin  22'
Coaches
Robbie DeansMarc 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)
AustraliaFrance
Adam Ashley-CooperFB15FBBenjamin Thiery
Peter HynesW14WAlexis Palisson
 72' (capt.) Stirling MortlockC13CMaxime Mermoz  41'
 52' Berrick BarnesC12CThibault Lacroix  56'
Lachie TurnerW11WDavid Janin
Matt GiteauFH10FHFrancois Trinh-Duc
23' to 43'  73' Luke BurgessSH9SHSebastien Tillous-Borde  79'
 50' Stephen HoilesN88N8Imanol Harinordoquy 25' to 39'
Phil WaughF7FFulgence Ouedraogo  61'
Rocky ElsomF6FMatthieu Lievremont
Dean MummL5LLionel Nallet (capt.)
 39' James HorwillL4LSebastien Chabal  75'
Al BaxterP3PRenaud Boyoud
 73' Stephen MooreH2HSebastien Bruno  62'
 61' Benn RobinsonP1PPierre Correia  50'
Replacements
 73' Adam FreierH16HBenjamin Kayser  62'
 61' Ben AlexanderP17PBenoit Lecouls  50'
 39' Hugh McMenimanL18CBenjamin Boyet 65' to 75'  41'
 50' George SmithN819N8Louis Picamoles 25'-39'  61'
23'-43'  73' Sam CordingleySH20LYannick Caballero  75'
 52' Ryan CrossC21SHDimitri Yachvili  79'
 72' Cameron ShepherdC22FBJean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet  56'
Coaches
Robbie DeansMarc 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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