List of France national rugby union team tours
This article is a list of tours by the France national rugby union team
France Rugby Tours
| Year | To | Captain | Head coach | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Argentina | Guy Basquet | Win | 2–0 | |
| 1954 | Argentina and Chile | Win | 2–0 | ||
| 1958 | South Africa | Lucien Mias | Serge Saulnier | Win | 1–0 (1 Draw) |
| 1960 | Argentina | François Moncla | Win | 3–0 | |
| 1961 | New Zealand and Australia | François Moncla Michel Crauste | Lost Win | 0–3 (New Zealand) 1–0 (Australia) | |
| 1964 | South Africa | Michel Crauste | Win | 1–0 | |
| 1967 | South Africa | Christian Darrouy Jacques Fort | Drew | 1–1 (1 Draw) | |
| 1968 | New Zealand and Australia | Claude Lacaze Marcel Puget Christian Carrère | Lost Lost | 0–3 (New Zealand) 0–1 (Australia) | |
| 1971 | South Africa | Benoît Dauga | Lost | 0–1 (1 Draw) | |
| 1972 | Australia | Walter Spanghero | Won | 1–0 (1 Draw) | |
| 1974 | Brazil and Argentina | Olivier Saïsset | Won Won | 1–0 (Brazil) 2–0 (Argentina) | |
| 1975 | South Africa | Richard Astre Jacques Fouroux | Lost | 0–2 | |
| 1977 | Argentina | Jacques Fouroux | Won | 1–0 (1 Draw) | |
| 1979 | Fiji and New Zealand | Jean-Pierre Rives | Won Drew | 1–0 (Fiji) 1–1 (New Zealand) | |
| 1980 | South Africa | Jean-Pierre Rives | Lost | 0–1 | |
| 1981 | Australia | Jean-Pierre Rives | Lost | 0–2 | |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Philippe Dintrans | Lost | 0–2 | |
| 1985 | Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay | Philippe Dintrans | Won Drew Won | 1–0 (Brazil) 1–1 (Argentina) 1–0 (Uruguay) | |
| 1986 | Argentina, Australia and New Zealand | Pierre Berbizier Daniel Dubroca | Drew Lost Lost | 1–1 (Argentina) 0–1 (Australia) 0–1 (New Zealand) | |
| 1988 | Argentina and Paraguay | Pierre Berbizier | Drew | 1–1 | |
| 1989 | New Zealand | Pierre Berbizier | Lost | 0–2 | |
| 1990 | Australia | Serge Blanco | Lost | 1–2 | |
| 1991 | United States | Won | 2–0 | ||
| 1992 | Argentina | Won | 2–0 | ||
| 1993 | South Africa | Olivier Roumat | Won | 1–0 (1 Draw) | |
| 1994 | Canada and New Zealand | Philippe Saint-André | Lost Won | 0–1 (Canada) 2–0 (New Zealand) | |
| 1996 | Argentina | Won | 2–0 | ||
| 1997 | Australia | Abdelatif Benazzi | Lost | 0–2 | |
| 1998 | Argentina and Fiji | Won Won | 2–0 (Argentina) 1–0 (Fiji) | ||
| 1999 | Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand | Raphaël Ibañez | Won Lost Lost | 1–0 (Samoa) 0–1 (Tonga) 0–1 (New Zealand) | |
| 2001 | South Africa and New Zealand | Fabien Galthié | Bernard Laporte | Drew Lost | 1–1 (South Africa) 0–1 (New Zealand) |
| 2002 | Argentina and Australia | Fabien Pelous Raphaël Ibañez | Bernard Laporte | Lost Lost | 0–1 (Argentina) 0–2 (Australia) |
| 2003 | Argentina and New Zealand | Fabien Galthié | Bernard Laporte | Lost Lost | 0–2 (Argentina) 0–1 (New Zealand) |
| 2004 | United States and Canada | Bernard Laporte | Won Won | 1–0 (United States) 1–0 (Canada) | |
| 2005 | South Africa and Australia | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Dimitri Yachvili | Bernard Laporte | Lost Lost | 0–1 (1 Draw) (South Africa) 0–1 (Australia) |
| 2006 | Romania South Africa | Fabien Pelous | Bernard Laporte | Won Won | 1–0 (Romania) 1–0 (South Africa) |
| 2007 | New Zealand | Pascal Papé | Bernard Laporte | Lost | 0–2 |
| 2008 | Australia | Lionel Nallet | Marc Lièvremont | Lost | 0–2 |
| 2009 | New Zealand and Australia | Thierry Dusautoir | Marc Lièvremont | Drew Lost | 1–1 (New Zealand) 0–1 (Australia) |
| 2010 | South Africa and Argentina | Thierry Dusautoir | Marc Lièvremont | Lost Lost | 0–1 (South Africa) 0–1 (Argentina) |
| 2012 | Argentina | Pascal Papé | Philippe Saint-André | Drew | 1–1 |
| 2013 | New Zealand | Thierry Dusautoir | Philippe Saint-André | Lost | 0–3 |
| 2014 | Australia | Thierry Dusautoir | Philippe Saint-André | Lost | 0–3 |
| 2016 | Argentina | Yoann Maestri | Guy Novès | Win | 1–1 (30-46) |
Stats of each Tour
Argentina
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| | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 41 | -28 | |||||||
| | 2012 | 16 June 2012 | 23 June 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 69 | 33 | 36 | |||||
Australia
| Flag | Year | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 23 | 74 | -51 | ||||
| | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 22 | -16 | ||||
South Africa
| Flag | Year | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1958 | 12 July | 16 August | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50% | 137 | 124 | 13 | ||
| | 1964 | 11 July | 29 July | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | 117 | 55 | 62 | ||
| | 1967 | 5 July | 12 August | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 61.54% | 209 | 161 | 48 | ||
| | 1971 | 22 May | 19 June | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.78% | 228 | 92 | 136 | ||
| | 1975 | 31 May | 28 June | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 54.55% | 282 | 180 | 102 | ||
| | 1980 | 29 October | 8 November | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 90 | 95 | –5 | ||
| | 1993 | 9 June | 3 July | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 169 | 159 | 10 | ||
 | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 48 | 43 | 5 | ||||
| | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 43 | 57 | -14 | ||||
| | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 36 | 26 | 10 | ||||
| | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 17 | 42 | -25 | ||||
New Zealand
| Flag | Year | From | To | Test Matches | Tour Matches | Total Record | |||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | % | PF | PA | PD | ||||||
| | 1949 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1954 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1960 tour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1961 tour | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1968 tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1972 tour | 28 May | 25 June | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | 254 | 122 | 132 | ||
 | 1974 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1977 tour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1979 tour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1981 tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1984 tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1985 tour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1986 tour | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1988 tour | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1989 tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1990 tour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 | 1991 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1992 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1994 tour | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1996 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1997 tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 1998 tour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
  | 1999 tour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2001 tour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2002 tour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2003 tour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2004 tour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2005 tour | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 74 | 94 | -20 | ||||||||
| | 2007 tour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 21 | 103 | -82 | ||||||||
| | 2009 tour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 43 | 58 | -15 | ||||||||
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Test Record
Argentina Series
Australia Series
New Zealand Series
South Africa Series
One-off Tests in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
| Year | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | 8 – 15 |  France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 1964 | South Africa | 6 – 8 | France | PAM Brink Stadium, Springs |
| 1968 | Australia | 11 – 10 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 1980 | South Africa | 37 – 15 | France | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 1986 | Australia | 27 – 14 | France | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 1986 | New Zealand | 18 – 9 | France | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
| 1999 | New Zealand | 54 – 7 | France | Athletic Park, Wellington |
| 2001 | New Zealand | 37 – 12 | France | WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington |
| 2002 | Argentina | 28 – 27 | France | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |
| 2003 | New Zealand | 31 – 23 | France | Jade Stadium, Christchurch |
| 2005 | Australia | 31 – 23 | France | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 2006 | South Africa | 26 – 36 | France | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2009 | Australia | 22 – 6 | France | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
| 2010 | South Africa | 42 – 17 | France | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2010 | Argentina | 41 – 13 | France | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires |
1995 ARG 12-47 FRA Ferrocaril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Others
France's score is first.
External links
- (in French) French Stats Website