List of France national rugby union team records

The France national rugby union team is the nation's representative side. The team has played Test match rugby since 1906, when they played New Zealand national rugby union team in Paris. The record for most Test match appearances, or caps, is held by Fabien Pelous with 118. Serge Blanco played for France between 1980 and 1991, and has scored 38 Test tries for France – more than any other player. The record for most Test points is held by Frédéric Michalak, who has scored 422 points for France in his 74 Test matches to date.

Caps

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the highest number of Test appearances. Updated 26 September 2015. [1]

Name Career years Caps Tries Pts
Pelous, FabienFabien Pelous 1995–2007 118 8 40
Sella, PhilippePhilippe Sella 1982–1995 111 30 125
IbanezRaphaël Ibañez 1996–2007 98 8 40
Blanco, SergeSerge Blanco 1980–1991 93 38 233
Magne, OlivierOlivier Magne 1997–2007 89 14 70
Traille, DamienDamien Traille 2001–2011 86 14 128
Marconnet, SylvainSylvain Marconnet 1998–2011 84 3 15
Mas, NicolasNicolas Mas 2003– 83 1 5
Harinordoquy, ImanolImanol Harinordoquy 2002–2012 82 13 65
Szarzewski, DimitriDimitri Szarzewski 2004- 82 7 35

Career tries

The following is a list of the ten French team players with the most Test tries. Updated 19 September 2015.[2]

Name Career years Tries Caps Avg per game
Serge Blanco 1980–91 38 93 0.41
Vincent Clerc 2002–present 34 64 0.53
Philippe Saint-André 1990–97 32 69 0.46
Philippe Sella 1982–95 30 111 0.27
Philippe Bernat-Salles 1992–2001 26 41 0.63
Émile Ntamack 1994–00 26 46 0.57
Christophe Dominici 1998–2007 25 67 0.37
Christian Darrouy 1957–67 23 40 0.58
Aurélien Rougerie 2001–12 23 76 0.30
Yannick Jauzion 2001–11 20 73 0.27
Patrice Lagisquet 1983–91 20 46 0.43

Career points

# Player Career Span Pts Caps Tries Con. Pen. DG Ave.
1. Michalak, FrédéricFrédéric Michalak 2001– 422 74 10 57 77 9 5.70
2. Lamaison, ChristopheChristophe Lamaison 1996–2001 380 37 2 59 78 6 10.27
3. Yachvili, DimitriDimitri Yachvili 2002–2012 373 61 2 51 85 2 6.11
4. Lacroix, ThierryThierry Lacroix 1989–1997 367 43 6 32 89 2 8.53
5. Camberabero, DidierDidier Camberabero 1982–1993 354 36 12 48 59 11 9.83
6. Parra, MorganMorgan Parra 2008– 345 63 3 45 79 1 5.48
7. Merceron, GéraldGérald Merceron 1999–2003 267 32 3 36 57 3 8.34
8. Romeu, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Romeu 1972–1977 265 34 4 27 56 9 7.79
9. Castaignède, ThomasThomas Castaignède 1995–2007 252 54 18 42 21 5 4.67
10. Blanco, SergeSerge Blanco 1980–1991 233 93 38 6 21 2 2.51

Correct as of 24 September 2015.

Points in a match

# Player Position Pts Tries Con. Pen. DG Result Opposition Date
1. Didier Camberabero Full Back 30 3 9 0 0 70-12  Zimbabwe 02/06/1987
2. Christophe Lamaison Fly-half 28 1 4 3 2 43-31  New Zealand 31/10/1999
Frédéric Michalak Fly-half 28 1 4 4 1 51-9  Scotland 25/10/2003
4. Guy Camberabero Fly-half 27 0 9 2 1 60-13  Italy 26/03/1967
Christophe Lamaison Fly-half 27 0 3 5 2 42-33  New Zealand 18/11/2000
Gérald Merceron Fly-half 27 1 2 6 0 32-23  South Africa 16/06/2001
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Scrum-half 27 1 11 0 0 87-10  Namibia 16/09/2007
8. Thierry Lacroix Centre 26 0 1 8 0 36-12  Ireland 10/06/1995
Frédéric Michalak Fly-half 26 0 4 6 0 61-18  Fiji 11/10/2003
10. Jean-Pierre Romeu Fly-half 25 1 3 5 0 33-14  United States 12/06/1976
Philippe Bérot Wing 25 1 6 3 0 49-3  Romania 11/11/1987
Thierry Lacroix Centre 25 2 3 3 0 38-10  Tonga 26/05/1995

Last updated: Argentina vs France, 23 June 2012. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [3]

Tries in a match

Tries Player Position Result Opposition Date
4 Adolphe Jaureguy Wing 61-3  Romania 04/05/1924
Maurice Celhay Wing 43-5  Italy 17/10/1937

Last updated: Argentina vs France, 23 June 2012. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [4]

Matches as captain

# Player Span Caps Total caps Win % as captain
1. Dusautoir, ThierryThierry Dusautoir 2009– 53 77 49.05%
2. Pelous, FabienFabien Pelous 1997–2006 42 118 64.28%
3. IbanezRaphaël Ibañez 1998–2007 41 98 63.41%
4. Rives, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Rives 1978–1984 34 59 55.88%
Saint-André, PhilippePhilippe Saint-André 1994–1997 34 69 73.53%
6. Dubroca, DanielDaniel Dubroca 1986–1988 25 33 72.00%
Galthié, FabienFabien Galthié 1999–2003 25 64 64.00%
8. Basquet, GuyGuy Basquet 1948–1952 24 33 50.00%
9. Crauste, MichelMichel Crauste 1961–1966 22 63 68.18%
10. Fouroux, JacquesJacques Fouroux 1974–1977 21 27 66.67%

Last updated 19 September 2015. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [5]

Youngest players

# Player Age DOB Debut Opposition
1. Claude Dourthe 18 years 7 days 20/11/1948 27/11/1966  Romania
2. René Lasserre 18 years 84 days 09/10/1895 01/01/1914  Ireland
3. Pierre Dizabo 18 years 99 days 04/10/1929 11/01/1948  Australia
4. Henri Martin 18 years 129 days 29/08/1888 05/01/1907  England
5. Albert Domec 18 years 139 days 07/10/1910 23/02/1929  Wales
6. Lucien Augras-Fabre 18 years 141 days 13/08/1912 01/01/1931  Ireland
7. Christopher Tolofua 18 years 168 days 31/12/1993 16/06/2012  Argentina
8. Max Rousie 18 years 190 days 18/07/1912 24/01/1931  Scotland
9. Marcel Legrain 18 years 279 days 14/06/1890 20/03/1909  Ireland
10. Jacques Meynard 18 years 335 days 28/09/1935 29/08/1954  Argentina

Last updated: Argentina vs France, 23 June 2012. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [6]

Oldest players

# Player Age DOB Last Match Opposition
1. Alfred Roques 37 years 329 days 17/02/1925 12/01/1963  Scotland
2. Francis Haget 37 years 249 days 01/10/1949 07/06/1987  Fiji
3. Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou 36 years 233 days 15/06/1953 03/02/1990  England
4. Marc Cecillon 36 years 138 days 30/01/1959 17/06/1995  South Africa
5. Pascal Ondarts 35 years 201 days 01/04/1956 19/10/1991  England
6. Lionel Nallet 35 years 179 days 14/09/1976 11/03/2012  England
7. Noël Baudry 35 years 156 days 01/04/1914 04/09/1949  Argentina
8. Christophe Dominici 35 years 152 days 20/05/1972 19/10/2007  Argentina
9. Olivier Sourgens 35 years 143 days 17/01/1972 09/06/2007  New Zealand
10. Sylvain Marconnet 35 years 127 days 08/04/1976 13/08/2011  Ireland

Last updated: Argentina vs France, 23 June 2012. Statistics include officially capped matches only. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "France / Most matches". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "France / Most individual tries". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_match.html?id=9;type=team
  4. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_match.html?id=9;type=team
  5. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches_captain.html?id=9;type=team
  6. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/youngest_appearance.html?id=9;type=team
  7. ↑ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/oldest_appearance.html?id=9;type=team
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