In July and August 1968, the French national rugby union team toured New Zealand and Australia. They played three tests against New Zealand and one against Australia, losing all four.
Results
- Scores and results list France's points tally first.
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | |
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Match 1 | 3 July | ![]() |
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | Lost | 19–24 |
Match 2 | 6 July | ![]() |
Carisbrook, Dunedin | Won | 12–6 |
Match 3 | 9 July | ![]() |
Rugby Park, Invercargill | Won | 8–6 |
Match 4 | 13 July | ![]() |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 9–12 |
Match 5 | 17 July | ![]() |
Rugby Park, New Plymouth | Won | 21–6 |
Match 6 | 20 July | ![]() |
McLean Park, Napier | Won | 16–12 |
Match 7 | 23 July | ![]() |
The Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | Won | 8–3 |
Match 8 | 27 July | ![]() |
Athletic Park, Wellington | Lost | 3–9 |
Match 9 | 31 July | ![]() |
Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui | Won | 23–9 |
Match 10 | 3 August | ![]() |
Okara Park, Whangarei | Won | 10–6 |
Match 11 | 6 August | ![]() |
Rugby Park, Hamilton | Won | 13–8 |
Match 13 | 10 August | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland | Lost | 12–19 |
Match 14 | 17 August | ![]() |
SCG, Sydney | Lost | 10–11 |
Touring party
- Manager: J. C. Bourrier
- Assistant Manager: H. Foures
- Captain: Christian Carrère (Toulon)
Full backs
Pierre Villepreux (Stade Toulousain), Claude Lacaze (Angoulême)
Three-quarters
André Campaes (Lourdes), Jean-Marie Bonal (Stade Toulousain), Pierre Besson (Brive), Andre Piazza (Montauban), Claude Dourthe (Dax), Jean Trillo (Begles), Joe Maso (Perpignan), Jean-Pierre Lux (Tyrosse)
Half-backs
Christian Boujet (Grenoble), Jean Andrieu (Graulhet), Marcel Puget (Brive), Jean-Louis Berot (Stade Toulousain)
Forwards
Christian Carrère (Toulon), Jean-Jacques Salut (Toulouse O.E.C), Jean-Claude Olivier (Cognac), Michel Billieres (Stade Toulousain), Alain Plantefol (Agen), Walter Spanghero (Narbonne), Élie Cester (Toulouse O.E.C), Michel Greffe (Grenoble), Benoît Dauga (Mont de Marsan), Jean-Claude Noble (La Voulte), Jean-Claude Berejnoi (Tuille), Jean-Michel Esponda (Perpignan), Jean Iracabal, Michel Lasserre (Agen), Jean-Paul Baux (Lannemezan), Michel Yachvili (Tulle)