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1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina
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The 1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina was a series of rugby union team matches played in June 1974 by the France national team in Argentina and Brazil.
Touring party
Manager: Laurent, Marcel
Coach: Henry Fourès, Jean Desclaux
Forward
Pierre Dospital, – Prop, Dax
Jean Iraçabal – Prop, Bayonne
Armand Vaquerin – Prop, Béziers
Alain Paco, hooker Béziers
Jean-Louis Ugartemendia, hooker(St. Jean de Luz)
Georges Senal, lock Béziers
Jean-Pierre Bastiat, lock, Béziers
Alain Esteve, lock Béziers.
Francis Haget, lock Agen
Jean-Claude Rossignol, Prop, Brive
Christian Paul, flanker, Tarbes.
Victor Boffelli, flanker, Agen.
Serge Lassoujade, flanker, Agen.
Olivier Saïsset, flanker Béziers.
Jean-Claude Skrela, flanker, Stade toulousain
Half
Max Barrau, scrum half, Agen.
Jacques Fouroux, scrum half, La Voulte
Henri Cabrol, fly-half, Béziers.
Jean-Pierre Romeu, fly-half, Montferrand
Three-quarters
Roland Bertranne, Roland – center, Bagnères.
Claude Dourthe center, Dax
Jean-Martin Etchenique, center, Biarritz
Jean-Pierre Lux – center/wing Dax, Dax
Joël Pécune, center, Tarbes.
Laurent Desnoyer, Laurent, wing, Brive
Jean-François Gourdon, wing, Racing Club de France
Jean-Michel Aguirre, full-back, Bagnères
Michel Droitecourt, full-back, Montferrand
thumb|right|250px|The first test v Argentina at Ferro C. Oeste
Match details
Complete list of matches played in ArgentinaMemoria y Balance 1974 https://web.archive.org/web/20200922010537/https://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1970/1974.pdf 22 September 2020 on UAR website and Brazil:
Points scoring rules: try 4 points, conversion 2 points, penalty goal, drop goal and goal from a mark 3 points
1 June 1974 BRA 7–99 FRA São Paulo A.C., São Paulo Aguirre, Bertranne (3), Boffelli (2), Desnoyer (3), Gourdon (4), Iracabal, Lux (2), Skrela (2) Romeu Romeu (12)
France: 15.M.Droitecourt; 14.J.F. Gourdon, 13.R.Bertranne, 12.J.Lux, 11.L.Desnoyer; 10.J.Romeu, 9.M.Barrau (c); 7.J.Skrela, 8.O.Saisset, 6.V.Boffelli; 5.G.Senal, 4.F.Haget; 3.J.Iracabal, 2.J.Ugartemendia, 1.P.Hospital
Report Eduardo Niño Gourdon (3), Senal, Paco Boffelli, Vaquerin; Cabrol (3) scrum Cutler (2) 8 June 1974 San Isidro Club 10–34 France Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
San Isidro Club: F. Insúa; O, Rocha, A. Orzábal; J. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Anthony; J. Carracedo, R. Lucke, M. Iglesias (capt.); M. Cutler, F. González Victorica; R. Morganti, R. Matarazzo (79' E.Martínez), M. Walther, J, Otaola; A. Rodríguez Jurado.
France: J. Irazabal, A. Paco, A. Vaquerin; J. Bastiat, G. Senal; V. Boffelli, C. Paul (J.Rossignol); O. Saisset (capt.); D. Fouroux, H. Cabrol; J. Pécune, R. Bertranne (C. Dourthe), J. Lux, J. Gourdon; J. Aguirre.
César de Elizalde Pécune 3, Desnoyers 2, Cabrol 2Aguirre, Haget, Dourthe; Romeu 5 Romeu 2 Romeu Fariello 12 June 1974 Cuyo RU 4–59 France Mendoza RC Stadium, Mendoza
Cuyo: J. González, J. Crivelli, R. Fariello; A. Cat¬taneo, R. Irañeta (capt.); J. Ragazzone, J. Nasazzi, J. Navesi; L. Chacón, P. Guarrochena; M. Brandi, O. Terranova, D. Muñiz, C. Dora; J. Castro.
France:; A. Vaquerin, A. Paco, P. Dospital; J. Rossignol, F. Haget; S. Lassoujade, J. Bastiat, J. Skrela; R. Astre, J. Romeu; J. Pécune (H. Cabrol), C. Dourthe (capt.), J. Etchenique, L. Desnoyers; J. Aguirre.
Armando Zungri (Argentina) Desnoyers (2), Boffelli, Cabrol, Etchenique, Vaquerin; Cabrol (2) Cabrol Cutler, González Victorica, Harris Smith 16 June 1974 Buenos Aires RU 9–31 France Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires: M.Carluccio, F.Lafuente, O'.Carbone; C, Bottarini (R.García Fernández), J.Rodríguez jurado; J.Carracedo, R.Lucke, N. Carbone (capt.) (O.Rocha); M.Cutler, F.González Victorica; F.Villamil, E.Morgan, A.Cappelletti, R.Benyon; T. Harris Smith,
France: A.Vaquerin, J.Ugartemendía, P.Dospital; J.Senal, F, Haget; S.Lassoujade, J.Rossignol, V.Boffelli; M. Barrau (capt.), H.Cabrol; R.Bertranne, C.Dourthe, J.Etchenique, L.Desnoyers; M.Droitecourt.
First test
20 June 1974 ARG 15–20 FRA Report Ron Lewis (Wales) 37,000 Rodríguez Jurado Bertranne, Dourthe, Foroux Porta Romeu Porta (3) Romeu (2) Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
Team details _sky_hoops _lightbluehoops _sky_hoops _hoops_sky ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Argentina _collarwhite 000099 000099 000099 ffffff ff0000
France
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado FB15FBMichel Droitecourt Mario Walther W14W Jean-Francois Gourdon Alejandro Travaglini C13C Claude Dourthe (capt.) Roberto Matarazzo C12CJean-Pierre Lux Julio Otaola W11W Roland BertranneHugo PortaFH10FHJean-Pierre Romeu Adolfo Etchegaray SH9SH Jacques Fouroux Miguel Iglesias (capt.)F7F Victor Boffelli Raul Sanz F 8 F Jean-Pierre Bastiat Jose Fernández F6FJean-Claude Skrela Adrian Anthony L5LFrancis Haget Rito Iraneta L4L Georges Senal Arturo Orzabal P3P Jean Iracabal Osvaldo Rocha H2HAlain Paco Fernando Insúa P1PArmand Vaquerin
Ricardo Colombo (Argentina) Aguirre, GourdonDesnoyers, Bertranne Romeu Romeu Mainini, Chesta Rodríguez 23 June 1974 Rosario RU 10–21 France Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires
Rosario: S.Furno, J.Costante, E.Pavani; J.Mangiamelli, J.Giannone; E.Mainini, M. Cuesta (capt.), V.Macat; R.Castagna, J.Escalante; G.Blanco, R. del Villar, C. Blanco Ansaldi, H.Radiculé; A.Rodríguez.
France: J.Iracabal, J.Ugartemendía, P, Dospital; J.Bastiat, F.Haget; O.Saisset, C.Paul, S.Lassoujade; M. Barrau (cap.), J.Romeu; L.Desnoyers, J, Etchenique, R.Bertranne, J.Gourdon; J.Aguirre.
Florencio Varela (Argentina) Gourdon (4), Lassoujade (4) Saisset, Vaquerin; Cabrol 9 Cabrol Viders Muñiz Escalante (2) 26 June 1974 Seleccionado del Interior 12–61 France Lawn Tennis Club Stadium, Tucumán
Interior: J. Pavani (J.Viders), J.Costante, S.Fumo; J.Mangiamelli, R.Passaglia; J.Nasazzi, M. Chesta (capt.) (E.Mainini), J.Navesi; R. Castagna (64' G.Bergallo) J.Escalante; R.Tarquini, O.Terranova, L.Muñiz, C, Dora; L.Chacón
France: P. Dospital, J. Ugartemendía, A. Vaquerin; J. Rossignol, G. Sena; S. Lassoujade, C. Paul, O. Saisset (capt.); R. Astre, J. Cabrol; L. Desnoyers, J. Etchenique, J. Lux, J. Gourdon; M.Droitecourt.
Second test
29 June 1974 ARG 27–31 Report FRA Ron Lewis (Wales) 25,000 Walther Bertranne, Dourthe, Gourdon (2) Porta Romeu (3) Porta (7) Romeu (3) Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires
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France
Arturo Rodríguez Jurado FB15FBJean-Michel Aguirre Mario Walther W14W Jean-Francois Gourdon Alejandro Travaglini C13CClaude Dourthe Roberto Matarazzo C12CJean-Pierre Lux Julio Otaola W11WRoland BertranneHugo PortaFH10FHJean-Pierre Romeu Adolfo Etchegaray SH9SHJacques Fouroux Miguel Iglesias (capt.)F7F Victor Boffelli Raúl Sanz F8F Jean-Pierre BastiatJose FernándezF6F Olivier Saisset (capt.) Adrian Anthony L5LFrancis Haget Carlos Bottarini L4L Georges Senal Arturo Orzábal P3P Jean Iracabal Osvaldo Rocha H2HAlain Paco Fernando Insúa P1PArmand Vaquerin
Notes
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References
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