2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)	Bernard Laporte
Tour captain(s)	Pascal Pape
Top point scorer(s)	Benjamin Boyet (11)
Top try scorer(s)	Jean-Francois Coux (1) Julien Laharrague (1)
Summary	P W D L
Total	02 00 00 02
Test match	02 00 00 02
Opponent	P W D L
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour	Romania & South Africa 2006
Next tour	Australia 2008

The 2007 France rugby union tour of new Zealand was a series of matches played in June 2007 in new Zealand by France national rugby union team.

The final rounds of the 2006–07 Top 14 season conflicted with the tour, so France sent a Test team short of 30 of their top players.^[1] The team was labelled "France C" by the New Zealand media.^[2] Featuring 11 new caps, France were defeated 42–11 in the first Test at Eden Park. The second Test was played the following week in Wellington, and the All Blacks achieved their largest ever victory over France with a 61–10 win. The defeat was France's heaviest in their history.

Results[]

2 June 2007

New Zealand	42–11	France
Try: Mauger 2, Sivivatu 2 So'oialo Con: Carter, Evans 2 Weepu Pen: Carter, Evans Weepu	Report[3]	Try: Coux Pen: Boyet 2

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

New Zealand		France
Leon MacDonald	FB	15	FB	Thomas Castaignede
Joe Rokocoko	W	14	W	Benjamin Thiery
Isaia Toeava	C	13	C	Arnaud Mignardi
Aaron Mauger	C	12	C	Jean-Philippe Grandclaude
Sitiveni Sivivatu	W	11	W	Jean-Francois Coux
Dan Carter	FH	10	FH	Benjamin Boyet
Piri Weepu	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Durand
Chris Masoe	N8	8	N8	Sebastien Chabal
(capt.) Richie McCaw	F	7	F	Olivier Magne
Reuben Thorne	F	6	F
Ali Williams	L	5	L	Julien Pierre
Chris Jack	L	4	L	Pascal Pape (capt.)
Carl Hayman	P	3	P	Nicolas Mas
Keven Mealamu	H	2	H	Sebastien Bruno
Tony Woodcock	P	1	P	Christian Califano
		Replacements
Andrew Hore	H	16	L	Raphael Ibanez
Neemia Tialata	P	17	P	Franck Montanella
Troy Flavell	L	18	L	Olivier Olibeau
Rodney So'oialo	F	19	F	Damien Chouly
Brendon Leonard	SH	20	W	Mickael Forest
Nick Evans	FH	21	W	Nicolas Laharrague
Ma'a Nonu	W	22	C	Ludovic Valbon
		Coaches
Graham Henry				Bernard Laporte

9 June 2007

New Zealand	61–10	France
Try: Collins, Evans Kelleher, MacDonald Mealamu, Oliver Rokocoko 2, Toeava Con: McAlister 5 Pen: McAlister 2	Report[4]	Try: J.Laharrague Con: Boyet Pen: Boyet

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

New Zealand		France
Leon MacDonald	FB	15	FB	Thomas Castaignede
Joe Rokocoko	W	14	W	Julien Laharrague
Isaia Toeava	C	13	C	Arnaud Mignardi
Luke McAlister	C	12	C	Lionel Mazars
Sitiveni Sivivatu	W	11	W	Jean-Francois Coux
Nick Evans	FH	10	FH	Benjamin Boyet
Byron Kelleher	SH	9	SH	Nicolas Durand
Rodney So'oialo	N8	8	N8	Sebastien Chabal
(capt.) Richie McCaw	F	7	F	Olivier Magne
Jerry Collins	F	6	F	Damien Chouly
Ali Williams	L	5	L	Julien Pierre
Chris Jack	L	4	L	Pascal Pape (capt.)
Carl Hayman	P	3	P	Olivier Sourgens
Anton Oliver	H	2	H	Sebastien Bruno
Tony Woodcock	P	1	P	Christian Califano
		Replacements
Keven Mealamu	H	16	F	Raphael Ibanez
Neemia Tialata	P	17	P	Nicolas Mas
Troy Flavell	L	18	L	Olivier Olibeau
Chris Masoe	F	19	N8	Fulgence Ouedraogo
Brendon Leonard	SH	20	SH	Mickael Forest
Ma'a Nonu	C	21	FH	Nicolas Laharrague
Doug Howlett	FB	22	C	Benjamin Thiery
		Coaches
Graham Henry				Bernard Laporte

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