# 1960 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay

The 1960 France rugby union tour of South America was a series of rugby union matches played by the France national team in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.
France played a series of matches in Argentina (including three tests v the national team) and also two games in Chile and Uruguay, although those are not considered tests by the French Federation.

## Touring party

* President: René Crabos
* Coach: Marcel Laurent
* Referee: Bernard Marie
* Press Agent: Denis Lalanne

### Players

* Michel Vannier
* Roger Brethes
* Jean Dupuy
* Henri Rancoule
* Guy Boniface
* Arnaud Marquesuzaa
* Jean Othats
* Pierre Dizabo
* Michel Lacome
* Roger Martine
* Pierre Danos
* Pierre Lacroix
* François Moncla
* Michel Crauste
* Michel Celaya
* Sylvain Meyer
* Jean Carrere
* Roland Crancele
* Herve Larrue
* Jean-Pierre Saux
* Amedee Domenech
* Alfred Roques
* Raoul Barriere
* Jean de Grégorio
* Jacques Rollet

## Match details

Complete list of matches played by France in South America:
* 9 July 1960
| Deportiva Francesa | 3–14 | France |
| Try: Olivieri | | Try: Celaya Rancoule, Boniface Con: Vannier Drop: Vannier |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
* 13 July 1960
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 6–40 | France |
| Try: Billinghurst (1 by scrum) | | Try: Rancoule (2), Crauste Carrere, Monclá (2) Crancée, Martine Lacroix, Domenech Con: Vannier 5 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Ramón Corbelle (Argentina)
* 17 July 1960
| Club Universitario B.A. | 3–26 | France |
| Pen: Blacksley | | Try: Rancoule Lacroix, Domenech, Saux Con: Vannier 4 Pen: Vannier 2 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
* 20 July 1960
| Pueyrredón | 0–26 | France |
| | | Try: Rancoule, Carrere 2 Barriere, Othats Con: Danos 2, Brethes 2 Drop: Dupuy |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Niño (Argentina)

### First test

* 23 July 1960
| Argentina | 3–37 | France |
| Pen: Devoto | | Try: Lacroix, Larrue Boniface, Celaya (2) de Gregorio, Domenech (2) Marquesuzaa Con: Vannier 5 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires
* Team details
* Argentina: 15.Rodolfo Devoto, 14.Enrique Krossler, 13.Esteban Karplus, 12.Ricardo Oliveri, 11.Enrico Neri, 10.Isidro Comas (cap), 9.Eduardo Gonzalez del Solar, 8.Florencio Varela, 7.Glauco Wessek, 6.Jorge Pulido, 5.Aitor Otano, 4.Rodolfo Schmidt, 3.Eduardo Sorhaburu, 2.Juan Casanegra, 1.Elias Gavina
* France: 15.Michel Vannier, 14.Henri Rancoule, 13.Guy Boniface, 12.Arnaud Marquesuzaa, 11.Jean-Vincent Dupuy, 10.Pierre Dizabo, 9.Pierre Lacroix, 8.Michel Celaya, 7.François Moncla (cap), 6.Michel Crauste, 5.Jean-Pierre Saux, 4.Herve Larrue, 3.Alfred Roques, 2.Jean de Gregorio, 1.Amedee Domenech
* 27 July 1960
| San Fernando | 5–60 | France |
| Try: 1 penalty try Con: J. Campos | | Try: Boniface, Crauste 3 Domenech, Dupuy 2 Othats 3, Meyer, 2 Lacome, Roqués Pen: Brethes 8, Othats |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Francisco Lamastra (Argentina)
* 30 July 1960
| C.A. San Isidro | 5–65 | France |
| Try: Neri Con: Molina | | Try: Vannier, Boniface (2) Crauste (3), Martine (2= Lacroix (2), Domenech (2) Dupuy (2), Othats (3) Dizabo, Roqués Con: Vannier (3), Othats |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
* 3 August
| La Tablada | 8–69 | France |
| Try: E. Quetglas, A. Quetglas Con: E. Moyano Bourel | | Try: Rancoule, Boniface Carrere (3), Dupuy (3) De Gregorio, Dizabo (2) Meyer (3), Lacome Con: Brethes 12 |
* Jockey Club Córdoba Country Deportivo, Córdoba

### Second test

* 6 August 1960
| Argentina | 3–12 | France |
| Try: Karplus | | Try: Boniface (2) Con: Brethes Drop: Dizabo |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Alberto Camardón (Argentina)
* Team details
* Argentina: 15.Jorge Ríos, 14.Enrique Krossler, 13.Esteban Karplus, 12.Ricardo Oliveri, 11.Carlos Giuliano, 10.Ángel Guastella, 9.Enrique Holmgren, 8.Enrique Mitchelstein, 7.Antonio Salinas (cap), 6.Carlos Alvarez, 5.Aitor Otaño, 4.Rodolfo Schmidt, 3.Cristóbal Hirsch, 2.Horacio Vidou, 1.Elías Gavina
* France: 15.Michel Vannier, 14.Jean-Vincent Dupuy, 13.Guy Boniface, 12.Roger Martine, 11.Jean Othats, 10.Pierre Dizabo, 9.Pierre Lacroix, 8.Roland Crancee, 7.François Moncla (c), 6.Michel Crauste, 5.Michel Celaya, 4.Herve Larrue, 3.Alfred Roques, 2.Jacques Rollet, 1.Amedee Domenech
* 10 August 1980
| Chile | 6–55 | France |
* Prince of Wales Country Club Stadium, Santiago
* 13 August 1960
| Pucará | 9–27 | France |
| Try: Schmidt Con: Prieto (2) | | Try: Rancoule, Celaya Crauste, Lacroix 2 Dizabo, Lacome Con: Brethes 3 |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Eduardo Lambruschini (Argentina)

### Third test

* 17 August 1960
| Argentina | 6–29 | France |
| Pen: Rios 2 | | Try: Boniface, Crancee Dizabo, Dupuy (2), Lacroix Con: Vannier (4) Drop: Vannier |
* Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
* Team details
* 'Argentina: 15.Jorge Rios, 14.Enrique Krossler, 13.Esteban Karplus, 12.Ricardo Oliveri, 11.Enrico Neri, 10.Juan Guidi, 9.Enrique Holmgren, 8.Enrique Mitchelstein, 7.Antonio Salinas (cap), 6.John Vibart, 5.Aitor Otano, 4.Rodolfo Schmidt, 3.Cristobal Hirsch, 2.Juan Casanegra, 1.Walter Aniz
* France: M. Vannier, J. Dupuy, R. Martine, G. Boniface, J. Othats; P. Dizabo, P. Lacroix; M. Crauste, R. Crancée, F. Monclá (cap.), M. Celaya, H. Larrue; A. Domenech, J. Rollet, A. Roqués
* 20 August 1960
| Uruguay | 0–59 | France |
| | Report | Try: Brethes Lacome, Meyer (3) Moncla, Othats (5) Rancoule (2), Vannier Con: Vannier (6), Brethes |
* Carrasco Polo Club, Montevideo Referee: Bernard Marie (France)
Uruguay: L.Vásquez; Agustín Canessa, B. Fontana, Penco, E. Llovet; D. Moor-Davie, R. Hoober; H. Pugh, G. Sebasti, J. Shaw; Alvaro Canessa, H. Bergmann; G. Dupont, R. Vivo, A. Hughes
France: M. Vannier; J. Othats, M. Lacome, R. Martine, H. Rancoule; R. Brethes, P. Dizabo; M. Crauste, R. Crancée, F. Monclá (cap.); S. Meyer, J. Saux; A. Domenech, J. de Gregorio, A. Roques