| Team: | France |
| Destination: | Fiji, New Zealand, and Tahiti |
| Yearstart: | 1979 |
| Matchplayed: | 11 |
| Matchwon: | 8 |
| Matchdraw: | 0 |
| Matchlost: | 3 |
| Testplayed: | 4 |
| Testwon: | 3 |
| Testdraw: | 0 |
| Testlost: | 1 |
| Opponent1: | [1] |
| Played1: | 1 |
| Won1: | 1 |
| Draw1: | 0 |
| Lost1: | 0 |
| Played2: | 2 |
| Won2: | 1 |
| Draw2: | 0 |
| Lost2: | 1 |
| Played3: | 1 |
| Won3: | 1 |
| Draw3: | 0 |
| Lost3: | 0 |
The 1979 France rugby union tour of Fiji New Zealand Tahiti was a series of ten matches played in June and July 1979 by the France national rugby union team in Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti. The team won seven matches and lost three, including defeats to provincial teams Waikato and Southland. They drew their two-match test series against New Zealand national rugby union team, losing the first test but winning the second. The victory in the second test was France's first away victory against New Zealand, gained at the eighth attempt.
Scores and results list France's points tally first.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 16 June |  Fiji | Buckhurst Park, Suva | Won | 13–4 |
| Match 2 | 20 June | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | Won | 35–15 | |
| Match 3 | 23 June | Rugby Park, Hamilton | Lost | 15–18 | |
| Match 4 | 27 June | Okara Park, Whangarei | Won | 16–3 | |
| Match 5 | 30 June | Athletic Park, Wellington | Won | 14–9 | |
| Match 6 | 3 July | McLean Park, Napier | Won | 31–13 | |
| Match 7 | 7 July |  New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Lost | 9–23 |
| Match 8 | 10 July | Rugby Park, Invercargill | Lost | 11–12 | |
| Match 9 | 14 July | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | Won | 24–19 |
| Match 10 | 16 July | Tahiti | Papeete | Won | 92–12 |
NEW ZEALAND: Bevan Wilson, Stu Wilson, Bruce Robertson, Lyn Jaffray, Murray Watts, Murray Taylor, Mark Donaldson, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, Gary Knight, Frank Oliver (rep Wayne Graham), Andy Haden, Leicester Rutledge, Gary Seear, Graham Mourie (c)
FRANCE: Jean-Michel Aguirre, Frédéric Costes, Didier Codorniou, Patrick Mesny, Jean-Luc Averous, Alain Caussade, Yves Laffarge, Robert Paparemborde, Philippe Dintrans, Christian Colomine, Francis Haget, Patrick Salas, Jean-Pierre Rives (c), Christian Beguerie, Jean-Luc Joinel.
NEW ZEALAND: Bevan Wilson, Stu Wilson, Bruce Robertson, Lyn Jaffray, Murray Watts, Murray Taylor, Mark Donaldson, Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, Gary Knight, Frank Oliver, Andy Haden, Leicester Rutledge, Gary Seear, Graham Mourie (c)
FRANCE: Jean-Michel Aguirre, Frédéric Costes, Didier Codorniou, Patrick Mesny, Jean-Luc Averous, Alain Caussade, Jérôme Gallion, Robert Paparemborde, Philippe Dintrans, Daniel Dubroca, Francis Haget, Alain Maleg, Jean-Pierre Rives (c), Christian Beguerie, Jean-Luc Joinel.