2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

2007 France rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)	Bernard Laporte
Tour captain(s)	Pascal Papé
Top point scorer(s)	Benjamin Boyet (11)
Top try scorer(s)	Jean-François 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[edit]

2 June 2007

New Zealand	42–11	France
Try: Mauger (2) Sivivatu (2) So'oialo Con: Carter Weepu Evans (2) Pen: Carter Weepu Evans	Report	Try: Coux Pen: Boyet (2)

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

FB 15 Leon MacDonald RW 14 Joe Rokocoko OC 13 Isaia Toeava IC 12 Aaron Mauger LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu FH 10 Dan Carter SH 9 Piri Weepu N8 8 Chris Masoe OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Reuben Thorne RL 5 Ali Williams LL 4 Chris Jack TP 3 Carl Hayman HK 2 Keven Mealamu LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Andrew Hore PR 17 Neemia Tialata LK 18 Troy Flavell FL 19 Rodney So'oialo SH 20 Brendon Leonard FH 21 Nick Evans CE 22 Ma'a Nonu Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Thomas Castaignède RW 14 Benjamin Thiéry OC 13 Arnaud Mignardi IC 12 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude LW 11 Jean-François Coux FH 10 Benjamin Boyet SH 9 Nicolas Durand N8 8 Sébastien Chabal OF 7 Olivier Magne BF 6 Grégory Le Corvec RL 5 Julien Pierre LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Sébastien Bruno LP 1 Christian Califano Replacements: HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez PR 17 Franck Montanella LK 18 Olivier Olibeau FL 19 Damien Chouly SH 20 Mickaël Forest FH 21 Nicolas Laharrague CE 22 Ludovic Valbon Coach: Bernard Laporte

9 June 2007

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

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

FB 15 Leon MacDonald RW 14 Joe Rokocoko OC 13 Isaia Toeava IC 12 Luke McAlister LW 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu FH 10 Nick Evans SH 9 Byron Kelleher N8 8 Rodney So'oialo OF 7 Richie McCaw (c) BF 6 Jerry Collins RL 5 Ali Williams LL 4 Chris Jack TP 3 Carl Hayman HK 2 Anton Oliver LP 1 Tony Woodcock Replacements: HK 16 Keven Mealamu PR 17 Neemia Tialata LK 18 Troy Flavell FL 19 Chris Masoe SH 20 Brendon Leonard CE 21 Ma'a Nonu WG 22 Doug Howlett Coach: Graham Henry

FB 15 Thomas Castaignède RW 14 Julien Laharrague OC 13 Arnaud Mignardi IC 12 Lionel Mazars LW 11 Jean-François Coux FH 10 Benjamin Boyet SH 9 Nicolas Durand N8 8 Sébastien Chabal OF 7 Olivier Magne BF 6 Damien Chouly RL 5 Julien Pierre LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) TP 3 Olivier Sourgens HK 2 Sébastien Bruno LP 1 Christian Califano Replacements: HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez PR 17 Nicolas Mas LK 18 Olivier Olibeau FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo SH 20 Mickaël Forest FH 21 Nicolas Laharrague CE 22 Benjamin Thiéry Coach: Bernard Laporte

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