The 1972 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the France national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1972. The French team went through the tour unbeaten by winning eight of its nine matches and drawing the other. France won the two-match test series against Australia (the Wallabies) 1–0 with the other match drawn. As of 2023 this remains France's only series victory on Australian soil.
Results Scores and results list France's points tally first. DateOpponentLocationResultScoreMatch 128 MayWestern AustraliaPerthWon29–12Match 231 MaySouth AustraliaAdelaideWon44–19Match 33 JuneTasmaniaHobartWon45–12Match 46 JuneSydneySydneyWon15–9Match 510 JuneNew South WalesSydneyWon29–23Match 612 JuneNew South Wales CountryArmidaleWon25–15Match 717 JuneAustraliaSCG, SydneyDrew14–14Match 821 JuneQueenslandBrisbaneWon37–3Match 925 JuneAustraliaBallymore, BrisbaneWon16–15
Touring party Manager: Réné Dasse Assistant Managers: Fernand Cazenave & Michel Celaya Captain: Walter Spanghero
Backs Pierre Villepreux Henri Cabrol B Duprat J Cantoni G Lavagne Jean Trillo C Dourthe Jean-Pierre Lux Jo Maso Jean-Louis Bérot A Marot Max Barrau Jacques Fouroux
Forwards Jean-Claude Skrela P Biemouret Olivier Saïsset Walter Spanghero B Vinsonneau Jean-Pierre Bastiat Alain Estève J Iraçabal J-L Azarèl Armand Vaquerin J-C Rossignol A Lubrano R Bénésis