2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

05	00	00	05

Test match

03	00	00	03

Opponent

P	W	D	L

Argentina

1	0	0	1

Australia

2	0	0	2

Tour chronology

Previous tour

South Africa & New Zealand 2001

Next tour

Argentina & New Zealand 2003

The 2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia was a series of matches of the France national team during their tour to Argentina and Australia in 2002. It was the 12th visit of a French side to Argentina and the 8th to Australia.

It was one of the less successful France tours: out of five matches played, including three full tests, the team lost all of them.

Match summary

(test match)^[1]

Date	Rival	Res.	Venue	City
15 June	Argentina	27–28	Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires
18 June	Australia A	31–32	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide
22 June	Australia	17–29	Docklands	Melbourne
26 June	Australia A	34–37	Central Coast	Gosford
29 June	Australia	25–31	Stadium Australia	Sydney

Match details

15 June 2002

Argentina	28–27	France
Try: Cullen Hewett Kelleher Lomu McDonnell Meeuws Ralph (3)		Try: Bortolami Con: Peens Pen: Peens

Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

Team details

Argentina

France

Argentina: 15. Ignacio Corleto, 14. Gonzalo Camardón, 13. José Orengo, 12. Lisandro Arbizu (c), 11. Diego Albanese, 10. Felipe Contepomi, 9. Agustín Pichot, 8. Gonzalo Longo, 7. Rolando Martín, 6. Santiago Phelan, 5. Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, 4. Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe, 3. Omar Hasan, 2. Federico Méndez, 1. Mauricio Reggiardo, – Replacements: Gonzalo Quesada, Roberto Grau, Mario Ledesma, Martín Durand – Unused: 20. Lucas Ostiglia, 21. Nicolás Fernández Miranda, 22. José María Núñez Piossek
France: 15. Nicolas Brusque, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Nicolas Jeanjean, 10. Gérald Merceron, 9. Pierre Mignoni, 8. Christian Labit, 7. Olivier Magne, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. Fabien Pelous, 3. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2. Raphaël Ibañez (c), 1. Jean-Jacques Crenca, – Replacements: Christophe Porcu, Sébastien Chabal, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Azam, Frédéric Michalak, François Gelez, Yannick Jauzion

18 June 2002

Australia A	32–31	France XV

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

22 June 2002

Australia	29–17	France
Try: Larkham Latham Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke (5)		Try: Poux Pen: Gelez (3) Traille

Docklands, Melbourne
Attendance: 37,482
Referee: Chris White (England)

Team details
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Wendell Sailor, 13. Matt Burke, 12. Dan Herbert, 11. Stirling Mortlock, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. Toutai Kefu, 7. George Smith, 6. Owen Finegan, 5. Justin Harrison, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Patricio Noriega, 2. Jeremy Paul, 1. Bill Young, – Replacements: 16. Brendan Cannon, 17. Rod Moore, 18. Matt Cockbain, 19. David Lyons, 21. Elton Flatley, 22. Mat Rogers – Unused: 20. Chris Whitaker France: 15. Pepito Elhorga, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Nicolas Jeanjean, 10. François Gelez, 9. Frédéric Michalak, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Olivier Magne, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Christophe Porcu, 4. Fabien Pelous (c), 3. Sylvain Marconnet, 2. Olivier Azam, 1. Arnaud Martinez, – Replacements: 16. Raphaël Ibañez, 17. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18. Olivier Brouzet, 19. Christian Labit, 22. Yannick Jauzion – Unused: 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Gérald Merceron

26 June 2002

Australia A	37–34	France XV

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

29 June 2002

Australia	31–25	France
Try: Burke Herbert Mortlock (2) Con: Mortlock Pen: Burke Mortlock Drop: Gregan		Try: Marconnet Rougerie (2) Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (2)

Stadium Australia, Sydney
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

Team details
Australia: 15. Chris Latham, 14. Wendell Sailor, 13. Matt Burke, 12. Dan Herbert, 11. Stirling Mortlock, 10. Stephen Larkham, 9. George Gregan (c), 8. David Lyons, 7. George Smith, 6. Owen Finegan , 5. Justin Harrison, 4. Nathan Sharpe, 3. Patricio Noriega, 2. Brendan Cannon, 1. Bill Young, – Replacements: 16. Sean Hardman, 17.Rod Moore, 18. Dan Vickerman, 19. Matt Cockbain, 21. Elton Flatley, 22. Mat Rogers – Unused: 20. Chris Whitaker France: 15. Nicolas Brusque, 14. Aurélien Rougerie, 13. Tony Marsh, 12. Damien Traille, 11. Pepito Elhorga, 10. Gérald Merceron, 9. Frédéric Michalak, 8. Imanol Harinordoquy, 7. Sébastien Chabal, 6. Serge Betsen, 5. Olivier Brouzet, 4. Fabien Pelous, 3. Sylvain Marconnet, 2. Raphaël Ibañez (c), 1. Jean-Jacques Crenca, – Replacements: 17. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18. Christophe Porcu, 19. Olivier Magne, 20. Pierre Mignoni, 21. Yannick Jauzion, 22. Cédric Heymans – Unused: 16. Olivier Azam

References

^ Memoria y Balance 2002 at UAR website

Kitson, Robert (17 June 2002). "Argentina enjoys rare moment of joy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
Palmer, Martin (24 June 2004). "Identikit Wallabies too much". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
Linden, Julian (30 June 2004). "Wallabies win at a price". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

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Asia	1978
Australia	1961 1968 1972 1981 1986 1990 1997 2002 2005 2008 2014 2021
Fiji	1979 1998
Japan	2022
New Zealand	1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2013 2018
North America	1978 1991 1994 2004
Oceania	1999
Romania	2006
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Fiji	1980 2003
France	1949 1954 1960 1974 1977 1985 1986 1988 1992 1996 1998 2002 2003 2012 2016
Ireland	1952 1970 2000 2007 2014
Italy	1989 2001 2005 2007 2008
Japan	1993 2005
New Zealand	1976 1985 1991 2001 2006
Romania	1973
Samoa	2005
South Africa	1932 (Junior Springboks) 1959 (Junior Springboks) 1966 (Gazelles) 1972 (Gazelles) 1993 1996 2000 2004 2005
Scotland	1969 1994 2008 2022
Wales	1968 1999 2004 2006 2018
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