2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia

2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 00 01 02
Test match	03 00 01 02
Opponent	P W D L
South Africa	1 0 1 1
Australia	1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	USA & Canada 2004
Next tour	Romania & South Africa 2006

The 2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia was a series of matches played in June and July 2005 in South Africa and Australia by France.

Matches[]

18 June 2005

South Africa	30–30	France
Try: de Villiers, Habana 2 Con: Montgomery 3 Pen: Montgomery 2 Drop: Montgomery		Try: Bonnaire, Candelon Nyanga, Pape Con: Elissalde 2 Pen: Elissalde Drop: Michalak

Kings Park, Durban Referee: Daniel Lewis

South Africa: 15.Percy Montgomery, 14.Jean de Villiers, 13.Marius Joubert, 12.De Wet Barry, 11.Bryan Habana, 10.Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9.Fourie du Preez, 8.Jacques Cronje, 7.Danie Rossouw, 6.Schalk Burger, 5.Victor Matfield, 4.Albert van den Berg, 3.Eddie Andrews, 2.John Smit (capt.), 1.Os du Randt, – replacements: 17.CJ van der Linde – No entry : 16.Hanyani Shimange, 18.Juan Smith, 19.Joe van Niekerk, 20.Ricky Januarie, 21.Jaque Fourie, 22.Brent Russell
France: 15.Julien Laharrague, 14.Julien Candelon, 13.Florian Fritz, 12.Yannick Jauzion, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (capt), 8.Julien Bonnaire, 7.Olivier Magne, 6.Yannick Nyanga, 5.Romain Millo-Chluski, 4.Pascal Pape, 3.Sylvain Marconnet, 2.Sebastien Bruno, 1.Olivier Milloud, – replacements: 16.William Servat, 17.Pieter de Villiers, 18.Gregory Lamboley, 19.Remy Martin, 20.Dimitri Yachvili, 21.Damien Traille, 22.Nicolas Brusque

25 June 2005

South Africa	27–13	France
Try: de Villiers, Habana 2 Con: Montgomery 3 Pen: Montgomery 2		Try: Michalak Con: Michalak Pen: Michalak, Yachvili

EPRU Stadium, Port Elisabeth Attendance: 35000 Referee: Donal Courtney

South Africa: 15.Percy Montgomery, 14.Jean de Villiers, 13.Marius Joubert, 12.De Wet Barry, 11.Bryan Habana, 10.Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 9.Ricky Januarie, 8.Jacques Cronje, 7.Danie Rossouw, 6.Schalk Burger , 5.Victor Matfield, 4.Albert van den Berg, 3.CJ van der Linde, 2.John Smit (capt.), 1.Lawrence Sephaka, – replacements: 17.Gurthro Steenkamp, 18.Juan Smith, 19.Joe van Niekerk, 20.Fourie du Preez, 21.Jaque Fourie, 22.Brent Russell – No entry : 16.Hanyani Shimange
France: 14.Vincent Clerc, 13.Yannick Jauzion, 12.Damien Traille, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Dimitri Yachvili (capt.), 8.Julien Bonnaire, 7.Remy Martin, 6.Yannick Nyanga, 5., 4.Pascal Pape, 3.Pieter de Villiers, 2.William Servat, 1.Sylvain Marconnet, replacements: 17.Olivier Milloud, 18.Gregory Lamboley, 19.Olivier Magne, 20.Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 21.Benoit Baby, Julien Laharrague – No entry: 22.Julien Laharrague

2 July 2005

Australia	37–31	France
Try: Larkham, Latham Paul, sailor, Turinui 2 Con: teau, Rogers Pen: Giteau		Try: Candelon, Heymans Laharrague, Traille Con: Elissalde 4 Pen: Elissalde

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 50826 Referee:

Australia: 15.Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Stirling Mortlock, 12.Matt Giteau, 11.Lote Tuqiri, 10.Stephen Larkham, 9.George Gregan (capt), 8.David Lyons, 7.George Smith, 6.Rocky Elsom, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 4.Mark Chisholm, 3.Al Baxter, 2.Jeremy Paul, 1.Bill Young, – replacements: 16.Stephen Moore, 17.Matt Dunning, 18.Alister Campbell, 19.John Roe, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Morgan Turinui, 22.Mat Rogers
France: 15.Nicolas Brusque, 14.Julien Laharrague, 13.Yannick Jauzion, 12.Benoit Baby, 11.Cedric Heymans, 10.Frederic Michalak, 9.Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (capt.), 8.Julien Bonnaire, 7.Olivier Magne, 6.Remy Martin, 5.Pascal Pape, 4.Gregory Lamboley, 3.Denis Avril, 2.Dimitri Szarzewski, 1.Olivier Milloud, – replacements: 16.Sebastien Bruno, 17.Sylvain Marconnet, 18., 19.Yannick Nyanga, 20.Pieter de Villiers, 21.Damien Traille, 22.Julien Candelon

References[]

• "Rugby union: South Africa 30 – 30 France: Yachvili miss leaves it level in classic". The Observer. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
• "South Africa 27–13 France". rbs6nations.com. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2013.