1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina explained

Team:	France
Destination:	South America
Yearstart:	1974
Matchplayed:	8
Matchwon:	8
Matchdraw:	0
Matchlost:	0
Testplayed:	2
Testwon:	2
Testdraw:	0
Testlost:	0
Played1:	2
Won1:	2
Draw1:	0
Lost1:	0
Played2:	1
Won2:	1
Draw2:	0
Lost2:	0

The 1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina was a series of rugby union team matches played in June 1974 by the France national team in Argentina and Brasil.

Touring party

• Manager: Laurent, Marcel
• Coach: Henry Fourès, Jean Desclaux

Forward

• Pierre Dospital, – Prop, Dax
• Jean Iraçabal – Prop, Bayonne
• Armand Vaquerin – Prop, Béziers
• Alain Paco, hooker Béziers
• Jean-Louis Ugartemendia, hooker(St. Jean de Luz)
• Georges Senal, lock Béziers
• Jean-Pierre Bastiat, lock, Béziers
• Alain Esteve, lock Béziers.
• Francis Haget, lock Agen
• Jean-Claude Rossignol, Prop, Brive
• Christian Paul, flanker, Tarbes.
• Victor Boffelli, flanker, Agen.
• Serge Lassoujade, flanker, Agen.
• Olivier Saïsset, flanker Béziers.
• Jean-Claude Skrela, flanker, Stade toulousain

Half

• Max Barrau, scrum half, Agen.
• Jacques Fouroux, scrum half, La Voulte
• Henri Cabrol, fly-half, Béziers.
• Jean-Pierre Romeu, fly-half, Montferrand

Three-quarters

• Roland Bertranne, Roland – center, Bagnères.
• Claude Dourthe center, Dax
• Jean-Martin Etchenique, center, Biarritz
• Jean-Pierre Lux – center/wing Dax, Dax
• Joël Pécune, center, Tarbes.
• Laurent Desnoyer, Laurent, wing, Brive
• Jean-François Gourdon, wing, Racing Club de France
• Jean-Michel Aguirre, full-back, Bagnères
• Michel Droitecourt, full-back, Montferrand

Match details

Complete list of matches played in Argentina^[1] and Brazil:

• Points scoring rules: try 4 points, conversion 2 points, penalty goal, drop goal and goal from a mark 3 points

----France: 15.M.Droitecourt; 14.J.F. Gourdon, 13.R.Bertranne, 12.J.Lux, 11.L.Desnoyer; 10.J.Romeu, 9.M.Barrau (c); 7.J.Skrela, 8.O.Saisset, 6.V.Boffelli; 5.G.Senal, 4.F.Haget; 3.J.Iracabal, 2.J.Ugartemendia, 1.P.Hospital---- San Isidro Club: F. Insúa; O, Rocha, A. Orzábal; J. Rodríguez Jurado, A. Anthony; J. Carracedo, R. Lucke, M. Iglesias (capt.); M. Cutler, F. González Victorica; R. Morganti, R. Matarazzo (79' E.Martínez), M. Walther, J, Otaola; A. Rodríguez Jurado.
France: J. Irazabal, A. Paco, A. Vaquerin; J. Bastiat, G. Senal; V. Boffelli, C. Paul (J.Rossignol); O. Saisset (capt.); D. Fouroux, H. Cabrol; J. Pécune, R. Bertranne (C. Dourthe), J. Lux, J. Gourdon; J. Aguirre. ----Cuyo: J. González, J. Crivelli, R. Fariello; A. Cat¬taneo, R. Irañeta (capt.); J. Ragazzone, J. Nasazzi, J. Navesi; L. Chacón, P. Guarrochena; M. Brandi, O. Terranova, D. Muñiz, C. Dora; J. Castro.
France:; A. Vaquerin, A. Paco, P. Dospital; J. Rossignol, F. Haget; S. Lassoujade, J. Bastiat, J. Skrela; R. Astre, J. Romeu; J. Pécune (H. Cabrol), C. Dourthe (capt.), J. Etchenique, L. Desnoyers; J. Aguirre. ----Buenos Aires: M.Carluccio, F.Lafuente, O'.Carbone; C, Bottarini (R.García Fernández), J.Rodríguez jurado; J.Carracedo, R.Lucke, N. Carbone (capt.) (O.Rocha); M.Cutler, F.González Victorica; F.Villamil, E.Morgan, A.Cappelletti, R.Benyon; T. Harris Smith,
France: A.Vaquerin, J.Ugartemendía, P.Dospital; J.Senal, F, Haget; S.Lassoujade, J.Rossignol, V.Boffelli; M. Barrau (capt.), H.Cabrol; R.Bertranne, C.Dourthe, J.Etchenique, L.Desnoyers; M.Droitecourt. ----

First test

---- Rosario: S.Furno, J.Costante, E.Pavani; J.Mangiamelli, J.Giannone; E.Mainini, M. Cuesta (capt.), V.Macat; R.Castagna, J.Escalante; G.Blanco, R. del Villar, C. Blanco Ansaldi, H.Radiculé; A.Rodríguez.
France: J.Iracabal, J.Ugartemendía, P, Dospital; J.Bastiat, F.Haget; O.Saisset, C.Paul, S.Lassoujade; M. Barrau (cap.), J.Romeu; L.Desnoyers, J, Etchenique, R.Bertranne, J.Gourdon; J.Aguirre. ----Interior: J. Pavani (J.Viders), J.Costante, S.Fumo; J.Mangiamelli, R.Passaglia; J.Nasazzi, M. Chesta (capt.) (E.Mainini), J.Navesi; R. Castagna (64' G.Bergallo) J.Escalante; R.Tarquini, O.Terranova, L.Muñiz, C, Dora; L.Chacón
France: P. Dospital, J. Ugartemendía, A. Vaquerin; J. Rossignol, G. Sena; S. Lassoujade, C. Paul, O. Saisset (capt.); R. Astre, J. Cabrol; L. Desnoyers, J. Etchenique, J. Lux, J. Gourdon; M.Droitecourt. ----

Second test

Notes and References

1. http://uar.com.ar/wp-content/themes/wpbootstrap/pdf/1970/1974.pdf Memoria y Balance 1974