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 Memoria y Balance 2002 at UAR website Date Rival Res. Venue City 15 June 27–28 Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires 18 June 31–32 Adelaide Oval Adelaide 22 June 17–29 Docklands Melbourne 26 June 34–37 Central Coast Gosford 29 June 25–31 Stadium Australia Sydney
Match details
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
Australia: 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
Australia: 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
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