2021 France rugby union tour of Australia

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2021 France rugby union tour of Australia
Coach(es) Fabien Galthié
Tour captain(s) Anthony Jelonch
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3 1 0 2
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Tour chronology
Previous tour New Zealand 2018
Next tour Japan 2022

In July 2021, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2021 July International window.[1] The series was played in a condensed window of 11 days, due to French club commitments and hotel quarantine period for the visitors.[2] This is France's first tour to Australia since 2014 and their first encounter since November 2016.

Fixtures

Date and time Venue Home Score Away
7 July 2021, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane[lower-alpha 1] Australia  23–21  France
13 July 2021, 20:00 AEST (UTC+10) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Australia  26–28  France
17 July 2021, AEST (UTC+10) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia  33–30  France

Squads

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

France

On 20 June 2021, Galthié named a 42-man squad for France's three-test series against Australia.[4]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Gaëtan Barlot Hooker (1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Castres
Anthony Étrillard Hooker (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 28) 0 France Toulon
Etienne Fourcade Hooker (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Clermont
Demba Bamba Prop (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 23) 14 France Lyon
Sipili Falatea Prop (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Clermont
Enzo Forletta Prop (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Montpellier
Jean-Baptiste Gros Prop (1999-05-29)29 May 1999 (aged 22) 9 France Toulon
Wilfrid Hounkpatin Prop (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 29) 0 France Castres
Quentin Walcker Prop (1996-02-21)21 February 1996 (aged 25) 0 France Perpignan
Pierre-Henri Azagoh Lock (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 23) 0 France Stade Français
Cyril Cazeaux Lock (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 26) 2 France Bordeaux
Kilian Geraci Lock (1999-03-25)25 March 1999 (aged 22) 2 France Lyon
Romain Taofifénua Lock (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 30) 25 France Toulon
Florent Vanverberghe Lock (2000-07-22)22 July 2000 (aged 20) 0 France Castres
Alexandre Bécognée Back row (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 24) 0 France Montpellier
Dylan Cretin Back row (1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 24) 10 France Lyon
Ibrahim Diallo Back row (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 23) 0 France Racing 92
Alexandre Fischer Back row (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 23) 0 France Clermont
Anthony Jelonch (c) Back row (1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 24) 8 France Castres
Sekou Macalou Back row (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 26) 4 France Stade Français
Baptiste Pesenti Back row (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 24) 2 France Pau
Patrick Sobela Back row (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 (aged 28) 0 France Lyon
Cameron Woki Back row (1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (aged 22) 5 France Bordeaux
Baptiste Couilloud Scrum-half (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 23) 5 France Lyon
Teddy Iribaren Scrum-half (1990-09-25)25 September 1990 (aged 30) 0 France Racing 92
Clovis Le Bail Scrum-half (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 25) 0 France Pau
Louis Carbonel Fly-half (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 22) 3 France Toulon
Antoine Hastoy Fly-half (1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Pau
Joris Segonds Fly-half (1997-04-06)6 April 1997 (aged 24) 0 France Stade Français
Pierre-Louis Barassi Centre (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 23) 2 France Lyon
Jonathan Danty Centre (1992-10-07)7 October 1992 (aged 28) 6 France Stade Français
Julien Hériteau Centre (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 27) 0 France Toulon
Tani Vili Centre (2000-10-31)31 October 2000 (aged 20) 0 France Clermont
Arthur Vincent Centre (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 21) 11 France Montpellier
Gervais Cordin Wing (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (aged 22) 0 France Toulon
Damian Penaud Wing (1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 24) 22 France Clermont
Alivereti Raka Wing (1994-12-09)9 December 1994 (aged 26) 5 France Clermont
Teddy Thomas Wing (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 27) 27 France Racing 92
Gabin Villière Wing (1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (aged 25) 4 France Toulon
Anthony Bouthier Fullback (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 29) 6 France Montpellier
Romain Buros Fullback (1997-07-31)31 July 1997 (aged 23) 0 France Bordeaux
Melvyn Jaminet Fullback (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 22) 0 France Perpignan

Australia

A 38-man Wallabies squad was named for the 2021 series against France on 13 June 2021.[5]

Coaching team:

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Feleti Kaitu'u Hooker (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 (aged 26) 0 Force
Lachlan Lonergan Hooker (1999-10-11)11 October 1999 (aged 21) 0 Brumbies
Brandon Paenga-Amosa Hooker (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 25) 9 Reds
Allan Alaalatoa Prop (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 27) 43 Brumbies
Angus Bell Prop (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 21) 3 Waratahs
Pone Fa'amausili Prop (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 24) 0 Rebels
Scott Sio Prop (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 29) 68 Brumbies
James Slipper Prop (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 32) 100 Brumbies
Taniela Tupou Prop (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 25) 25 Reds
Matt Philip Lock (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 27) 9 Unattached
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Lock (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 24) 25 Reds
Darcy Swain Lock (1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 24) 0 Brumbies
Sitaleki Timani Lock (1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 34) 18 Force
Michael Hooper (c) Back row (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 29) 105 Japan Toyota Verblitz
Rob Leota Back row (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 24) 0 Rebels
Fraser McReight Back row (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 22) 1 Reds
Isi Naisarani Back row (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 26) 8 Rebels
Lachlan Swinton Back row (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 24) 1 Waratahs
Rob Valetini Back row (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 (aged 22) 4 Brumbies
Michael Wells Back row (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 (aged 28) 0 Rebels
Harry Wilson Back row (1999-11-22)22 November 1999 (aged 21) 6 Reds
Jake Gordon Scrum-half (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 28) 5 Waratahs
Tate McDermott Scrum-half (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 22) 2 Reds
Nic White Scrum-half (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 31) 37 Brumbies
Noah Lolesio Fly-half (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 21) 2 Brumbies
James O'Connor Fly-half (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 31) 55 Reds
Matt To'omua Fly-half (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 31) 54 Rebels
Lalakai Foketi Centre (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 26) 0 Waratahs
Reece Hodge Centre (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 26) 45 Rebels
Len Ikitau Centre (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 22) 0 Brumbies
Hunter Paisami Centre (1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 23) 6 Reds
Izaia Perese Centre (1997-05-17)17 May 1997 (aged 24) 0 Waratahs
Filipo Daugunu Wing (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 26) 5 Reds
Andrew Kellaway Wing (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 25) 0 Rebels
Marika Koroibete Wing (1992-07-26)26 July 1992 (aged 28) 34 Rebels
Andy Muirhead Wing (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 (aged 28) 0 Brumbies
Tom Wright Wing (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 23) 3 Brumbies
Tom Banks Fullback (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 27) 11 Brumbies

Matches

First test

7 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  23–21  France
Try: Paenga-Amosa 34' c
Hooper 71' c
Con: Lolesio (2/2) 36', 71'
Pen: Lolesio (3/3) 44', 60', 80+4'
Report Try: Villière (2) 6' m, 22' c
Con: Carbonel (1/2) 24'
Pen: Carbonel (2/2) 19', 52'
Jaminet (1/1) 62'
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [lower-alpha 2][1]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) [lower-alpha 3]
FB 15 Tom Banks
RW 14 Tom Wright Substituted off 68'
OC 13 Hunter Paisami
IC 12 Matt To'omua
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Noah Lolesio
SH 9 Jake Gordon Substituted off 60'
N8 8 Harry Wilson Substituted off 72'
BF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
OF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL 4 Matt Philip Substituted off 55'
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa Substituted off 60'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lachlan Lonergan Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Angus Bell Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou Substituted in 52'
LK 19 Darcy Swain Substituted in 55'
N8 20 Isi Naisarani Substituted in 72'
SH 21 Tate McDermott Substituted in 60'
CE 22 Len Ikitau
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway Substituted in 68'
Coach:
New Zealand Dave Rennie
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Arthur Vincent
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Louis Carbonel
SH 9 Baptiste Couilloud Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Sekou Macalou Substituted off 54'
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch (c)
BF 6 Dylan Cretin
RL 5 Romain Taofifénua Substituted off 52'
LL 4 Kilian Geraci Substituted off 58'
TP 3 Demba Bamba Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Gaëtan Barlot Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros Substituted off 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anthony Étrillard Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Quentin Walcker Substituted in 60'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea Substituted in 52'
FL 19 Baptiste Pesenti Substituted in 52'
LK 20 Cyril Cazeaux Substituted in 58'
FL 21 Cameron Woki Substituted in 54'
SH 22 Teddy Iribaren Substituted in 70'
FB 23 Anthony Bouthier
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
James Doleman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Second test

13 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  26–28  France
Try: Gordon 38' c
Hooper 71' c
Con: Lolesio (2/2) 40', 72'
Pen: Lolesio (4/4) 17', 26', 46', 75'
Report Try: Penaud 22' c
Con: Jaminet (1/1) 23'
Pen: Jaminet (7/7) 2', 10', 35', 51', 56', 63', 78'
AAMI Stadium, Melbourne[1]
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
FB 15 Tom Banks
RW 14 Tom Wright Substituted off 56'
OC 13 Hunter Paisami Substituted off 72'
IC 12 Matt To'omua Substituted off 67' Substituted in 72'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete
FH 10 Noah Lolesio
SH 9 Jake Gordon Substituted off 56'
N8 8 Harry Wilson
BF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
OF 6 Rob Valetini
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL 4 Matt Philip Substituted off 63'
TP 3 Taniela Tupou Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa Substituted off 67'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Lachlan Lonergan Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Angus Bell Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Darcy Swain Substituted in 63'
N8 20 Isi Naisarani Substituted in 63'
SH 21 Tate McDermott Substituted in 56'
CE 22 Len Ikitau Substituted in 67'
WG 23 Andrew Kellaway Substituted in 56'
Coach:
New Zealand Dave Rennie
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Arthur Vincent
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Louis Carbonel
SH 9 Baptiste Couilloud Substituted off 78'
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch (c)
OF 7 Cameron Woki
BF 6 Ibrahim Diallo Substituted off 67'
RL 5 Cyril Cazeaux Substituted off 51'
LL 4 Pierre-Henri Azagoh Substituted off 63'
TP 3 Wilfrid Hounkpatin Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Gaëtan Barlot Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anthony Étrillard Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Enzo Forletta Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Demba Bamba Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Kilian Geraci Substituted in 63' Substituted off 72'
LK 20 Romain Taofifénua Substituted in 51'
FL 21 Sekou Macalou Substituted in 67'
SH 22 Teddy Iribaren Substituted in 78'
FB 23 Anthony Bouthier Substituted in 72'
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

Third test

17 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia  33–30  France
Try: McDermott 11' c
Lolesio 20' c
Tupou 51' c
Con: Lolesio (3/3) 12', 21', 53'
Pen: Lolesio (4/5) 26', 40', 73', 79'
Report Try: Couilloud 8' c
Woki 36' c
Barassi 47' c
Con: Jaminet (3/3) 9', 37', 48'
Pen: Jaminet (3/4) 4', 14', 75'
Lang Park, Brisbane[1]
Attendance: 34,170
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Tom Banks
RW 14 Filipo Daugunu Substituted off 2'
OC 13 Len Ikitau
IC 12 Hunter Paisami Substituted off 78'
LW 11 Marika Koroibete Red card 5'
FH 10 Noah Lolesio
SH 9 Tate McDermott Substituted off 73'
N8 8 Isi Naisarani Substituted off 71'
BF 7 Michael Hooper (c)
OF 6 Lachlan Swinton Substituted off 55'
RL 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL 4 Darcy Swain
TP 3 Allan Alaalatoa Substituted off 47'
HK 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa Substituted off 75'
LP 1 James Slipper Substituted off 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jordan Uelese Substituted in 75'
PR 17 Angus Bell Substituted in 47'
PR 18 Taniela Tupou Substituted in 47'
LK 19 Matt Philip Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Rob Valetini Substituted in 55'
SH 21 Jake Gordon Substituted in 73'
CE 22 Matt To'omua Substituted in 78'
FB 23 Reece Hodge Substituted in 2'
Coach:
New Zealand Dave Rennie
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Arthur Vincent
LW 11 Teddy Thomas Substituted off 59'
FH 10 Antoine Hastoy Substituted off 67'
SH 9 Baptiste Couilloud
N8 8 Anthony Jelonch (c) Substituted off 5' Substituted in 17'
OF 7 Cameron Woki
BF 6 Dylan Cretin Substituted off 62'
RL 5 Romain Taofifénua Substituted off 63'
LL 4 Pierre-Henri Azagoh
TP 3 Sipili Falatea Substituted off 47'
HK 2 Gaëtan Barlot Substituted off 59'
LP 1 Enzo Forletta Substituted off 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Anthony Étrillard Substituted in 59'
PR 17 Quentin Walcker Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Demba Bamba Substituted in 47'
FL 19 Baptiste Pesenti Substituted in 63'
FL 20 Alexandre Bécognée Substituted in 5' Substituted off 17' Substituted in 62'
SH 21 Teddy Iribaren
FB 22 Anthony Bouthier Substituted in 67'
CE 23 Julien Hériteau Substituted in 59'
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:


See also

References

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Notes

  1. Relocated to Suncorp from the Sydney Cricket Ground following new lockdown measures in Sydney.[3]
  2. Relocated to Suncorp from the Sydney Cricket Ground following new lockdown measures in Sydney.[3]
  3. Swapped appointments with Paul Williams (Samoa v Tonga) after travel restrictions changed between Australia and New Zealand and Williams was unable to travel to Australia.