1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

Series of rugby union matches

1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand

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Total| | 08|  06|  00|  02

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Test match| | 02|  00|  00|  02

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Opponent| | P|  W|  D|  L

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New Zealand| | 2|  0|  0|  2

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The 1984 France rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of eight matches played in June 1984 by the France national rugby union team in New Zealand. The team won all six of their matches against New Zealand provincial teams but lost both their internationals against the New Zealand All Blacks.

## Results

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Scores and results list France's points tally first.
| Date  | Opponent  | Location  | Result  | Score

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Match 1 | 2 June  | Taranaki | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | Won  | 30–18
Match 2 | 6 June  | Marlborough | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim  | Won  | 36–9
Match 3 | 9 June  | Wellington | Athletic Park, Wellington  | Won  | 38–18
Match 4 | 12 June  | Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin  | Lost  | 20–10
Match 5 | 16 June  | NEW ZEALAND | Lancaster Park, Christchurch  | Lost  | 9–10
Match 6 | 19 June  | Hawke's Bay | McLean Park, Napier  | Won  | 40–18
Match 7 | 23 June  | NEW ZEALAND | Eden Park, Auckland  | Lost  | 18–31
Match 8 | 26 June  | Counties | Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe | Won  | 33–24

## Test matches

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### First Test

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16 June 1984

New Zealand | 10–9|  France

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Taylor (4 – 1t)
Hewson (6 – 2pg)| | (4 – 1t) Blanco
(5 – 1c, 1pg) Lescarboura
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: W. Jones (WRU)

NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs

FRANCE: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou, Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jean-Charles Orso, Jean-Luc Joinel.

### Second Test

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23 June 1984

New Zealand | 31–18|  France

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Hewson (19 – 5pg, 2c)
Taylor (4 – 1t)
B. Smith (4 – 1t)
Dalton (4 – 1t)| | (14 – 2t, 2pg) Lescarboura
(4 – 1t) Bonneval
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: W. Jones (WRU)

NEW ZEALAND: Allan Hewson, John Kirwan, Steven Pokere, Bruce Smith, Warwick Taylor, Wayne Smith, Andy Donald, John Ashworth, Andy Dalton (c), Gary Knight, Gary Whetton, Andy Haden, Mark Shaw, Murray Mexted, Jock Hobbs

FRANCE: Serge Blanco, Patrice Lagisquet, Didier Codorniou (rep Eric Bonneval), Philippe Sella, Patrick Estève, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans (c), Jean-Pierre Garuet, François Haget, Jean Condom, Laurent Rodriguez, Jacques Gratton, Jean-Luc Joinel.

## Touring party

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* Manager: Yves Noé
* Assistant Manager: Jacques Fouroux
* Captain: Philippe Dintrans

### Full backs

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* Serge Blanco
* Bernard Viviès

### Three-quarters

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* Patrice Lagisquet
* Patrick Estève
* Laurent Pardo
* Marc Andrieu
* Philippe Sella
* Didier Codorniou
* Eric Bonneval

### Half-backs

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* Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
* Guy Laporte
* Pierre Berbizier
* Henri Sanz

### Forwards

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* Bernard Herrero
* Philippe Dintrans
* Pierre-Édouard Detrez
* Daniel Dubroca
* Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
* Pierre Dospital
* Alain Lorieux
* Francis Haget
* Jean Condom
* Pierre Lacans
* Jean-Charles Orso
* Laurent Rodriguez
* Jacques Gratton
* Jean-Luc Joinel

## References

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* Stephen Jones, ed. (1985). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1985–86. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 61–67. ISBN 0-356-10942-9.

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