1971 Australia rugby union tour of France

Summary

P	W	D	L

Total

8	4	0	4

Test match

2	1	0	1

Opponent

P	W	D	L

France

2	1	0	1

The 1971 Australia rugby union tour of France was a series of eight matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the "Wallabies") in France in November 1971. The Wallabies drew the series, winning the first test of the two against the France and losing the second. They also played six games against teams described as French Selections (or Regional XVs), of which they won three and lost three.

The matches

Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
French Selection	28	12	3 November 1971	Lille	Tour match
French Selection	9	16	6 November 1971	Limoges	Tour match
French Selection	6	7	11 November 1971	Strasbourg	Tour match
French Selection	12	3	14 November 1971	Grenoble	Tour Match
French Selection	20	9	17 November 1971	Toulon	Tour Match
France	13	11	20 November 1971	Toulouse	Test match
French Selection	13	25	24 November 1971	Bayonne	Tour Match
France	9	18	27 November 1971	Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes	Test match

Squad leadership

The Wallaby squad was captained by Greg Davis described by Howell as "a leader of men who believed a leader should lead....a single minded flanker who gave no quarter and asked for none".^[1] Davis was making his sixth overseas tour with the Wallabies and his second as captain.

Touring party

Tour Manager: J French
Coach : Bob Templeton
Captain: Greg Davis

References

↑ Howell p189

Australia rugby union tours

Argentina	1979 1987 1997 2002

New Zealand	1905 1913 1921 1923 1925 1928 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1967 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991

South Africa	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

British Isles	1908–09 1927–28 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013

France	1928 1948 1958 1967 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008

Italy	1973 1976 1983 1988 1996 2002 2006 2008 2009 2013

Spain	2001

North America	1909 1912 1928 1948 1958 1967 1976 1989 1993

Fiji	1972 1980 1984

Hong Kong	2008 2010

Rugby union tours of France

Argentina	1975 1982 1988 1992 1998 2004 2006 2008

Australia	1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947-48 1957-58 1966-67 1971 1976 1983 1989 1993 1998 2000 2001 2004 2005 2008

Canada	1979 1994 2002 2005

Fiji	1964 1989 no test 1990 2001

Ireland	1988

Japan	1973 2000

Maori All Blacks	1926-27

New Zealand	1905 1924-25 1953-54 1963-64 1972-73 1977 1986 1981 1990 1995 2000 2002 2004 2006

Pacific Islanders	2008

Samoa	1989 (no test)

South Africa	1906-07 1912-13 1951-52 1960-61 1996 1997 2001 2002 2005

Tonga	2005

USA	1924 Olympic Games

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