2014 France rugby union tour of Australia

2014 France rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es) Philippe Saint-André
Tour captain(s) Thierry Dusautoir
Top test point scorer(s) Frédéric Michalak (13)
Top test try scorer(s) Guilhem Guirado (1)
Morgan Parra (1)
Summary
P W D L
Total
03 00 00 03
Test match
03 00 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 0 0 3
Tour chronology
Previous tour New Zealand 2013
Next tour Argentina 2016

In June 2014, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.[1] They played the Wallabies across the three week June International window (2–22 June), and which were part of the third year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019.[2] This was France's first tour to Australia since 2009 and first series since 2008.

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
7 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia  50–23  France
14 June 2014, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Australia  6–0  France
21 June 2014, AEST (UTC+10) Allianz Stadium, Sydney Australia  39–13  France

Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 7 June, the first test match of the tour.

France

On 7 May 2014, coach Philippe Saint-André named a 31-man squad for the three test tour of Australia in June.[3]

On 19 May 2014, Benjamin Kayser was withdrawn from the squad due to injury, and was replaced by Brice Mach.

Coaching team:

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Guilhem Guirado Hooker (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 27) 20 France Perpignan
Benjamin Kayser Hooker (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 29) 24 France Clermont
Brice Mach Hooker (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 28) 2 France Castres
Christopher Tolofua Hooker (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 20) 2 France Toulouse
Vincent Debaty Prop (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 32) 23 France Clermont
Thomas Domingo Prop (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 28) 33 France Clermont
Nicolas Mas Prop (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 34) 71 France Montpellier
Alexandre Menini Prop (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 30) 0 France Toulon
Rabah Slimani Prop (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 24) 7 France Stade Français
Alexandre Flanquart Lock (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 24) 5 France Stade Français
Yoann Maestri Lock (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 26) 25 France Toulouse
Sébastien Vahaamahina Lock (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 22) 13 France Perpignan
Antoine Burban Flanker (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 26) 1 France Stade Français
Thierry Dusautoir (c) Flanker (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 (aged 32) 65 France Toulouse
Bernard Le Roux Flanker (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 25) 5 France Racing Métro
Yannick Nyanga Flanker (1983-12-19)19 December 1983 (aged 30) 37 France Toulouse
Fulgence Ouedraogo Flanker (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 27) 34 France Montpellier
Damien Chouly Number 8 (1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (aged 28) 18 France Clermont
Louis Picamoles Number 8 (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) 42 France Toulouse
Maxime Machenaud Scrum-half (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 25) 16 France Racing Métro
Morgan Parra Scrum-half (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 25) 54 France Clermont
Frédéric Michalak Fly-half (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 31) 68 France Toulon
Rémi Tales Fly-half (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 30) 8 France Castres
Mathieu Bastareaud Centre (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 (aged 25) 23 France Toulon
Gaël Fickou Centre (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 20) 8 France Toulouse
Wesley Fofana Centre (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 26) 24 France Clermont
Rémi Lamerat Centre (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 24) 0 France Castres
Yoann Huget Wing (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 27) 27 France Toulouse
Felix Le Bourhis Wing (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 26) 0 France Bordeaux
Maxime Médard Wing (1986-11-16)16 November 1986 (aged 27) 39 France Toulouse
Hugo Bonneval Fullback (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 23) 2 France Stade Français
Brice Dulin Fullback (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 24) 15 France Castres

Australia

The 32-man squad for the 3-test series against France, in Brisbane (7 June), Melbourne (14 June) and Sydney (21 June).[4]

Wingers Henry Speight (Brumbies) and Tom English (Rebels), prop Paddy Ryan (Waratahs) and Lock Cadeyrn Neville (Rebels) have also been invited to train with the squad ahead of the test series.

On 1 June, Ben Alexander with withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Paddy Ryan was promoted to the main squad as Alexander's replacement, while Laurie Weeks was added into the training squad to replace Ryan.[5]

On 9 June, James Hanson was added to the squad to replace the injured Stephen Moore who sustained a knee injury in the first test.[6]

Coaching team:

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Nathan Charles Hooker (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 0 Force
James Hanson Hooker (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 25) 1 Reds
Stephen Moore (c) Hooker (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 31) 91 Brumbies
Tatafu Polota-Nau Hooker (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 28) 46 Waratahs
Ben Alexander Prop (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 29) 62 Brumbies
Pekahou Cowan Prop (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 28) 5 Force
Sekope Kepu Prop (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) 38 Waratahs
Paddy Ryan Prop (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 25) 2 Waratahs
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 22) 4 Brumbies
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 25) 49 Reds
Sam Carter Lock (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 24) 0 Brumbies
James Horwill Lock (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 29) 48 Reds
Luke Jones Lock (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 23) 0 Rebels
Rob Simmons Lock (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 25) 37 Reds
Will Skelton Lock (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 22) 0 Waratahs
Scott Fardy Flanker (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 29) 10 Brumbies
Matt Hodgson Flanker (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 32) 6 Force
Michael Hooper (vc) Flanker (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 22) 28 Waratahs
Scott Higginbotham Number 8 (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 27) 23 Rebels
Ben McCalman Number 8 (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 26) 29 Force
Wycliff Palu Number 8 (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 31) 49 Waratahs
Will Genia Scrum-half (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 26) 55 Reds
Nick Phipps Scrum-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) 14 Waratahs
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 23) 10 Brumbies
Bernard Foley Fly-half (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 24) 4 Waratahs
Kurtley Beale Fly-half (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 25) 39 Waratahs
Tevita Kuridrani Centre (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 23) 8 Brumbies
Christian Lealiifano Centre (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 26) 13 Brumbies
Pat McCabe Centre (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 26) 20 Brumbies
Matt Toomua Centre (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 24) 10 Brumbies
Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc) Wing (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 30) 91 Waratahs
Nick Cummins Wing (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 26) 12 Force
Rob Horne Wing (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 24) 15 Waratahs
Israel Folau Fullback (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 25) 15 Waratahs

Matches

First test

7 June 2014
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  50–23  France
Try: Folau 18' c
Ashley-Cooper 23' m
Hooper 32' c
Toomua 38' c
Cummins 55' c
Beale 67' c
McCabe 70' c
Con: Foley (6/7) 20', 32', 39', 57', 68', 71'
Pen: Foley (1/2) 3'
 Report Try: Parra 72' c
Penalty try 80' c
Con: Michalak (2/2) 73', 80'
Pen: Michalak (2/2) 26', 36'
Drop: Michalak (1/1) 4'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 33,718
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15Israel Folau
RW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13Tevita Kuridrani  70'
IC 12Matt Toomua  62'
LW 11Nick Cummins
FH 10Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nic White  62'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  54'
OF 7 Michael Hooper
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons  70'
LL 4 Sam Carter
TP 3 Sekope Kepu  53'
HK 2 Stephen Moore (c)  5'
LP 1 James Slipper  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Tatafu Polota-Nau  5'
PR 17Pekahou Cowan  62'
PR 18Paddy Ryan  53'
LK 19James Horwill  70'
N8 20Ben McCalman  54'
SH 21Nick Phipps  62'
FH 22Kurtley Beale  62'
CE 23Pat McCabe  70'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15Hugo Bonneval
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Gaël Fickou  73'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Felix Le Bourhis  53'
FH 10Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  69'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux  61'
BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  53'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas (c)  53'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  69'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  53'
Replacements:
HK 16Christopher Tolofua  69'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  53'
PR 18Rabah Slimani  53'
LK 19Alexandre Flanquart  53'
FL 20Antoine Burban  61'
SH 21Morgan Parra  69'
CE 22Rémi Lamerat  73'
FB 23Brice Dulin  53'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Sam Carter (Australia)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Second test

14 June 2014
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  6–0  France
Pen: White (1/4) 64'
Foley (1/1) 52'
 Report
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,189
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Israel Folau
RW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13Tevita Kuridrani  59'
IC 12Matt Toomua
LW 11Nick Cummins
FH 10Bernard Foley  60'
SH 9 Nic White  78'
N8 8 Ben McCalman
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy  66'
RL 5 James Horwill  59'
LL 4 Rob Simmons
TP 3 Sekope Kepu  74'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  74'
LP 1 James Slipper  71'
Replacements:
HK 16Nathan Charles  74'
PR 17Pekahou Cowan  71'
PR 18Laurie Weeks  74'
LK 19Luke Jones  59'
N8 20Scott Higginbotham  66'
SH 21Nick Phipps  78'
FH 22Kurtley Beale  60'
CE 23Pat McCabe  59'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Maxime Médard  76'
FH 10Rémi Tales
SH 9 Morgan Parra  74'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga  46'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)  66'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  65'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  49'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  70'
LP 1 Alexandre Menini  49'
Replacements:
HK 16Brice Mach  70'
PR 17Thomas Domingo  49'
PR 18Nicolas Mas  49'
FL 19Bernard Le Roux 68' to 78'  65'
N8 20Louis Picamoles  66'
FL 21Antoine Burban  46'
FH 22Frédéric Michalak  74'
CE 23Rémi Lamerat  76'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Nic White (Australia)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • James Horwill earned his 50th test cap for Australia.
  • Nathan Charles, Luke Jones and Laurie Weeks made their international debuts for Australia.
  • Alexandre Menini made his international debut for France.
  • Australia reclaim the Trophée des Bicentenaires for the first time since 2010, after losing it in 2012.
  • This was the first time France has failed to score any points against Australia, in the 44 meetings between the two teams.
  • Fewest points in an Australian win since their 6–3 win over New Zealand in 1958, and first Australian win without a try since their 21–13 win over Wales in 2001.

Third test

21 June 2014
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  39–13  France
Try: Skelton 7' c
Folau (2) 26' c, 41' c
Hooper 60' c
Phipps 73' m
Con: Foley (4/5) 9', 27', 42', 61'
Pen: Foley (2/2) 2', 17'
 Report Try: Guirado 65' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 65'
Pen: Machenaud (1/2) 34'
Dulin (1/1) 15'
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 43,188
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15Israel Folau
RW 14Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC 13Tevita Kuridrani  70'
IC 12Matt Toomua  54'
LW 11Nick Cummins
FH 10Bernard Foley
SH 9 Nic White  58'
N8 8 Wycliff Palu  63'
OF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
BF 6 Scott Fardy
RL 5 Rob Simmons
LL 4 Will Skelton  56'
TP 3 Sekope Kepu  58'
HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau  68'
LP 1 James Slipper  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Nathan Charles  68'
PR 17Scott Sio  52'
PR 18Laurie Weeks  58'
LK 19James Horwill  56'
N8 20Ben McCalman  63'
SH 21Nick Phipps  58'
FH 22Kurtley Beale  54'
WG 23Rob Horne  70'
Coach:
Australia Ewen McKenzie
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Hugo Bonneval  43'
FH 10Rémi Tales  70'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud
N8 8 Damien Chouly  58'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo  50'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  59'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani 26' to 36'  47'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  68'
LP 1 Alexandre Menini  47'
Replacements:
HK 16Christopher Tolofua  68'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  47'
PR 18Thomas Domingo  47'
FL 19Bernard Le Roux  59'
N8 20Louis Picamoles  58'
FL 21Yannick Nyanga  50'
FH 22Frédéric Michalak  70'
CE 23Rémi Lamerat  43'
Coach:
France Phillipe Saint-Andre

Man of the Match:
Wycliff Palu (Australia)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
George Clancy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Will Skelton made his international debut for Australia.
  • The 43,188-person crowd was a record crowd for an Australian test at Allianz Stadium.

Statistics

Key

  • Con: Conversions
  • Pen: Penalties
  • DG: Drop goals
  • Pts: Points

France statistics

Name Played Tries Con Pen DG Pts Red card
Frédéric Michalak3022113––
Guilhem Guirado310005––
Maxime Machenaud201105––
Morgan Parra210005––
Brice Dulin300013––
Damien Chouly300000––
Thomas Domingo300000––
Alexandre Flanquart300000––
Wesley Fofana300000––
Yoann Huget300000––
Rémi Lamerat300000––
Bernard Le Roux3000001–
Yoann Maestri300000––
Rabah Slimani3000001–
Mathieu Bastareaud200000––
Hugo Bonneval200000––
Antoine Burban200000––
Vincent Debaty200000––
Thierry Dusautoir200000––
Nicolas Mas200000––
Alexandre Menini200000––
Yannick Nyanga200000––
Fulgence Ouedraogo200000––
Louis Picamoles200000––
Rémi Tales200000––
Christopher Tolofua200000––
Gaël Fickou100000––
Felix Le Bourhis100000––
Brice Mach100000––
Maxime Médard100000––
Sébastien Vahaamahina100000––
Benjamin Kayser–––––0––

Test series statistics

Name Team Tries Con Pen DG Pts
Bernard Foley Australia0104032
Israel Folau Australia300015
Frédéric Michalak France022113
Michael Hooper Australia200010
Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia10005
Kurtley Beale Australia10005
Nick Cummins Australia10005
Guilhem Guirado France10005
Maxime Machenaud France01105
Pat McCabe Australia10005
Morgan Parra France10005
Nick Phipps Australia10005
Will Skelton Australia10005
Matt Toomua Australia10005
Brice Dulin France00013
Nic White Australia00103

References

  1. ↑ Australia to host France on Three Test tour in 2014
  2. ↑ Rugby Week
  3. ↑ XV France : La liste pour la tournée de juin
  4. ↑ Qantas Wallabies announce 32 Man squad for Castrol Edge France Tour
  5. ↑ PADDY RYAN REPLACES BEN ALEXANDER IN QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD
  6. ↑ Reds hooker James Hanson added to Wallabies squad following injury to Stephen Moore
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