# 1974 France rugby union tour of Brazil and Argentina

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 Brazil.

## Touring party

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

## Match details

Complete list of matches played in Argentina and Brazil:
* Points scoring rules: try 4 points, conversion 2 points, penalty goal, drop goal and goal from a mark 3 points
* 1 June 1974
| Brazil | 7–99 | France |
| Try: Aguirre, Bertranne (3), Boffelli (2), Desnoyer (3), Gourdon (4), Iracabal, Lux (2), Skrela (2) Con: Romeu (12) Pen: Romeu | | |
* São Paulo A.C., São Paulo
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
* 8 June 1974
| San Isidro Club | 10–34 | France |
| Try: scrum Pen: Cutler (2) | Report | Try: Gourdon (3), Senal, Paco Boffelli, Vaquerin; Con: Cabrol (3) |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño
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.
* 12 June 1974
| Cuyo RU | 4–59 | France |
| Try: Fariello | | Try: Pécune 3, Desnoyers 2, Cabrol 2 Aguirre, Haget, Dourthe; Con: Romeu 5 Pen: Romeu 2 Drop: Romeu |
* Mendoza RC Stadium, Mendoza Referee: César de Elizalde
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.
* 16 June 1974
| Buenos Aires RU | 9–31 | France |
| Pen: Cutler, González Victorica, Harris Smith | | Try: Desnoyers (2), Boffelli, Cabrol, Etchenique, Vaquerin; Con: Cabrol (2) Pen: Cabrol |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Armando Zungri (Argentina)
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

* 20 June 1974
| Argentina | 15–20 | France |
| Try: Rodríguez Jurado Con: Porta Pen: Porta (3) | Report | Try: Bertranne, Dourthe, Foroux Con: Romeu Pen: Romeu (2) |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Ron Lewis (Wales)
Team details :
| Argentina | France |
| Arturo Rodríguez Jurado | FB | 15 | FB | Michel Droitecourt |
| Mario Walther | W | 14 | W | Jean-Francois Gourdon |
| Alejandro Travaglini | C | 13 | C | Claude Dourthe (capt.) |
| Roberto Matarazzo | C | 12 | C | Jean-Pierre Lux |
| Julio Otaola | W | 11 | W | Roland Bertranne |
| Hugo Porta | FH | 10 | FH | Jean-Pierre Romeu |
| Adolfo Etchegaray | SH | 9 | SH | Jacques Fouroux |
| Miguel Iglesias (capt.) | F | 7 | F | Victor Boffelli |
| Raul Sanz | F | 8 | F | Jean-Pierre Bastiat |
| Jose Fernández | F | 6 | F | Jean-Claude Skrela |
| Adrian Anthony | L | 5 | L | Francis Haget |
| Rito Iraneta | L | 4 | L | Georges Senal |
| Arturo Orzabal | P | 3 | P | Jean Iracabal |
| Osvaldo Rocha | H | 2 | H | Alain Paco |
| Fernando Insúa | P | 1 | P | Armand Vaquerin |
* 23 June 1974
| Rosario RU | 10–21 | France |
| Try: Mainini, Chesta Con: Rodríguez | | Try: Aguirre, Gourdon Desnoyers, Bertranne Con: Romeu Pen: Romeu |
* Ferrocarrill Oeste, Buenos Aires Referee: Ricardo Colombo (Argentina)
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.
* 26 June 1974
| Seleccionado del Interior | 12–61 | France |
| Try: Muñiz Con: Viders Pen: Escalante (2) | | Try: Gourdon (4), Lassoujade (4) Saisset, Vaquerin; Con: Cabrol 9 Pen: Cabrol |
* Lawn Tennis Club Stadium, Tucumán Referee: Florencio Varela (Argentina)
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

* 29 June 1974
| Argentina | 27–31 | France |
| Try: Walther Con: Porta Pen: Porta (7) | Report | Try: Bertranne, Dourthe, Gourdon (2) Con: Romeu (3) Pen: Romeu (3) |
* Ferro Carril Oeste, Buenos Aires Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ron Lewis (Wales)
Team details :
| Argentina | France |
| Arturo Rodríguez Jurado | FB | 15 | FB | Jean-Michel Aguirre |
| Mario Walther | W | 14 | W | Jean-Francois Gourdon |
| Alejandro Travaglini | C | 13 | C | Claude Dourthe |
| Roberto Matarazzo | C | 12 | C | Jean-Pierre Lux |
| Julio Otaola | W | 11 | W | Roland Bertranne |
| Hugo Porta | FH | 10 | FH | Jean-Pierre Romeu |
| Adolfo Etchegaray | SH | 9 | SH | Jacques Fouroux |
| Miguel Iglesias (capt.) | F | 7 | F | Victor Boffelli |
| Raúl Sanz | F | 8 | F | Jean-Pierre Bastiat |
| Jose Fernández | F | 6 | F | Olivier Saisset (capt.) |
| Adrian Anthony | L | 5 | L | Francis Haget |
| Carlos Bottarini | L | 4 | L | Georges Senal |
| Arturo Orzábal | P | 3 | P | Jean Iracabal |
| Osvaldo Rocha | H | 2 | H | Alain Paco |
| Fernando Insúa | P | 1 | P | Armand Vaquerin |