2002 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia

2002 rugby event March 2014 March 2014 France 2002 5 0 0 5 3 0 0 3 ARG 1 0 0 1 AUS 2 0 0 2 South Africa & New Zealand 2001 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 #ffffcc silver (test match)Memoria y Balance 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213828/https://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/2000/2002.pdf 4 November 2021 at UAR website Date Rival Res. Venue City 15 June ARG 27–28 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires 18 June AUS 31–32 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 22 June AUS 17–29 Docklands Melbourne 26 June AUS 34–37 Central Coast Gosford 29 June AUS 25–31 Stadium Australia Sydney Match details 15 June 2002 ARG 28–27 FRA AlbaneseContepomiMendez BrusqueJeanjeanMarsh Merceron (3) Merceron (2) Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires 35,000 Peter Marshall (Australia) Contepomi (2) Contepomi (2) Quesada Team details _lospumas2000h _white midband 4C81C2 FFFFFF 4C81C2 FFFFFF 4C81C2 Argentina _collarwhite 000099 000099 000099 FFFFFF FF0000 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. 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 AUS 32–31 FRA France XV Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 22 June 2002 AUS 29–17 FRA LarkhamLatham Burke (2) Burke (5) Poux Gelez (3)Traille Docklands, Melbourne 37,482 Chris White (England) Team detailsAustralia: 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 AUS 37–34 FRA France XV Central Coast Stadium, Gosford 29 June 2002 AUS 31–25 FRA Stadium Australia, Sydney Paul Honiss (New Zealand) BurkeHerbertMortlock (2) Mortlock BurkeMortlock Gregan MarconnetRougerie (2) Merceron (2) Merceron (2) Team detailsAustralia: 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 Robert Kitson Argentina enjoys rare moment of joy https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jun/17/rugbyunion.argentinarugbyunionteam The Guardian London 17 June 2002 15 May 2013 Martin Palmer Identikit Wallabies too much https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jun/23/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam The Guardian London 24 June 2004 15 May 2013 Julian Linden Wallabies win at a price https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/jul/01/rugbyunion.australiarugbyunionteam The Guardian London 30 June 2004 15 May 2013 Category:France national rugby union team tours of Argentina Category:France national rugby union team tours of Australia Category:France national rugby union team tours Category:History of rugby union matches between Australia and France Tour France Tour France Tour France Rugby Union Tour France Rugby Union Tour