Guy Novès
International matches as head coach
Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking France was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches

Guy Novès

Section Title: International matches as head coach
Table Section Text: Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking France was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches

Matches (2016–2017)

Matches	Date	Opposition	Venue	Score (Fra.–Opponent)	Competition	Captain	World Ranking

2016

1	6 February	Italy	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	23–21	Six Nations	Guilhem Guirado	8th

2	13 February	Ireland	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	10–9	7th

3	26 February	Wales	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	10–19	7th

4	13 March	Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	18–29	8th

5	19 March	England	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	21–31	8th

6	19 June	Argentina	Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán	19–30	Argentina test series	Jules Plisson	9th

7	25 June	27–0	Yoann Maestri	7th

8	12 November	Samoa	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	52–8	Autumn internationals	Guilhem Guirado	7th

9	19 November	Australia	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	23–25	8th

10	26 November	New Zealand	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	19–24	8th

2017

11	4 February	England	Twickenham Stadium, London	16–19	Six Nations	Guilhem Guirado	8th

12	12 February	Scotland	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	22–16	7th

13	25 February	Ireland	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	9–19	8th

14	11 March	Italy	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	40–18	8th

15	18 March	Wales	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	20–18	6th

16	10 June	South Africa	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	14–37	South African test series	Yoann Maestri	8th

17	17 June	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	15–37	Guilhem Guirado	8th

18	24 June	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	12–35	8th

19	11 November	New Zealand	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	18–38	Autumn internationals	8th

20	18 November	South Africa	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	17–18	8th

21	25 November	Japan	U Arena, Nanterre	23–23	9th

Sentence(s)

Guy Novès's first match in charge was on February 6, during the 2016 Six Nations Championship against Italy at the Stade de France.

final_sentence: Guy Novès's first match in charge was on February 6, during the 2016 Six Nations Championship against Italy at the Stade de France.