# 2014 France rugby union tour of Australia

In June 2014, France played a three-test series against Australia as part of the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests. They played the Wallabies across the three week June International window (2–22 June), and which were part of the third year of the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019. This was France's first tour to Australia since 2009 and first series since 2008.

## Fixtures

| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
| 7 June 2014 | Lang Park, Brisbane | Australia | 50–23 | France |
| 14 June 2014 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | Australia | 6–0 | France |
| 21 June 2014 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | Australia | 39–13 | France |

## Squads

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as per 7 June, the first test match of the tour.

### France

On 7 May 2014, coach Philippe Saint-André named a 31-man squad for the three test tour of Australia in June.
On 19 May 2014, Benjamin Kayser was withdrawn from the squad due to injury, and was replaced by Brice Mach.
Coaching team:
* Head coach: Guy Novès
* Forwards coach: Yannick Bru
* Backs coach: Jean-Frederic Dubois
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Guilhem Guirado | Hooker | (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 27) | 20 | Perpignan |
| Benjamin Kayser | Hooker | (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 29) | 24 | Clermont |
| Brice Mach | Hooker | (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 28) | 2 | Castres |
| Christopher Tolofua | Hooker | (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (aged 20) | 2 | Toulouse |
| Vincent Debaty | Prop | (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 32) | 23 | Clermont |
| Thomas Domingo | Prop | (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 28) | 33 | Clermont |
| Nicolas Mas | Prop | (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 34) | 71 | Montpellier |
| Alexandre Menini | Prop | (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 30) | 0 | Toulon |
| Rabah Slimani | Prop | (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 24) | 7 | Stade Français |
| Alexandre Flanquart | Lock | (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 24) | 5 | Stade Français |
| Yoann Maestri | Lock | (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 26) | 25 | Toulouse |
| Sébastien Vahaamahina | Lock | (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 (aged 22) | 13 | Perpignan |
| Antoine Burban | Flanker | (1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 26) | 1 | Stade Français |
| Thierry Dusautoir (c) | Flanker | (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 (aged 32) | 65 | Toulouse |
| Bernard Le Roux | Flanker | (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 25) | 5 | Racing Métro |
| Yannick Nyanga | Flanker | (1983-12-19)19 December 1983 (aged 30) | 37 | Toulouse |
| Fulgence Ouedraogo | Flanker | (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 27) | 34 | Montpellier |
| Damien Chouly | Number 8 | (1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (aged 28) | 18 | Clermont |
| Louis Picamoles | Number 8 | (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) | 42 | Toulouse |
| Maxime Machenaud | Scrum-half | (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 25) | 16 | Racing Métro |
| Morgan Parra | Scrum-half | (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 25) | 54 | Clermont |
| Frédéric Michalak | Fly-half | (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 31) | 68 | Toulon |
| Rémi Talès | Fly-half | (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 30) | 8 | Castres |
| Mathieu Bastareaud | Centre | (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 (aged 25) | 23 | Toulon |
| Gaël Fickou | Centre | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 20) | 8 | Toulouse |
| Wesley Fofana | Centre | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 26) | 24 | Clermont |
| Rémi Lamerat | Centre | (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 24) | 0 | Castres |
| Yoann Huget | Wing | (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 27) | 27 | Toulouse |
| Felix Le Bourhis | Wing | (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 26) | 0 | Bordeaux |
| Maxime Médard | Wing | (1986-11-16)16 November 1986 (aged 27) | 39 | Toulouse |
| Hugo Bonneval | Fullback | (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 23) | 2 | Stade Français |
| Brice Dulin | Fullback | (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 24) | 15 | Castres |

### Australia

The 32-man squad for the 3-test series against France, in Brisbane (7 June), Melbourne (14 June) and Sydney (21 June).
Wingers Henry Speight (Brumbies) and Tom English (Rebels), prop Paddy Ryan (Waratahs) and Lock Cadeyrn Neville (Rebels) have also been invited to train with the squad ahead of the test series.
On 1 June, Ben Alexander with withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Paddy Ryan was promoted to the main squad as Alexander's replacement, while Laurie Weeks was added into the training squad to replace Ryan.
On 9 June, James Hanson was added to the squad to replace the injured Stephen Moore who sustained a knee injury in the first test.
Coaching team:
* Head coach: Ewen McKenzie
* Forwards coach: Andrew Blades
* Backs coach: Jim McKay
* Defence coach: Nick Scrivener
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Nathan Charles | Hooker | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) | 0 | Force |
| James Hanson | Hooker | (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 25) | 1 | Reds |
| Stephen Moore (c) | Hooker | (1983-01-20)20 January 1983 (aged 31) | 91 | Brumbies |
| Tatafu Polota-Nau | Hooker | (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 28) | 46 | Waratahs |
| Ben Alexander | Prop | (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 29) | 62 | Brumbies |
| Pekahou Cowan | Prop | (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 28) | 5 | Force |
| Sekope Kepu | Prop | (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 28) | 38 | Waratahs |
| Paddy Ryan | Prop | (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 25) | 2 | Waratahs |
| Scott Sio | Prop | (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 22) | 4 | Brumbies |
| James Slipper | Prop | (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 25) | 49 | Reds |
| Sam Carter | Lock | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 24) | 0 | Brumbies |
| James Horwill | Lock | (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 29) | 48 | Reds |
| Luke Jones | Lock | (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Rebels |
| Rob Simmons | Lock | (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 25) | 37 | Reds |
| Will Skelton | Lock | (1992-05-03)3 May 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | Waratahs |
| Scott Fardy | Flanker | (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 29) | 10 | Brumbies |
| Matt Hodgson | Flanker | (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 (aged 32) | 6 | Force |
| Michael Hooper (vc) | Flanker | (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 22) | 28 | Waratahs |
| Scott Higginbotham | Number 8 | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 27) | 23 | Rebels |
| Ben McCalman | Number 8 | (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 26) | 29 | Force |
| Wycliff Palu | Number 8 | (1982-07-27)27 July 1982 (aged 31) | 49 | Waratahs |
| Will Genia | Scrum-half | (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (aged 26) | 55 | Reds |
| Nick Phipps | Scrum-half | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 25) | 14 | Waratahs |
| Nic White | Scrum-half | (1990-06-13)13 June 1990 (aged 23) | 10 | Brumbies |
| Bernard Foley | Fly-half | (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 24) | 4 | Waratahs |
| Kurtley Beale | Fly-half | (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 25) | 39 | Waratahs |
| Tevita Kuridrani | Centre | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 23) | 8 | Brumbies |
| Christian Lealiifano | Centre | (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 26) | 13 | Brumbies |
| Pat McCabe | Centre | (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 26) | 20 | Brumbies |
| Matt To'omua | Centre | (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 24) | 10 | Brumbies |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc) | Wing | (1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 30) | 91 | Waratahs |
| Nick Cummins | Wing | (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 26) | 12 | Force |
| Rob Horne | Wing | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 24) | 15 | Waratahs |
| Israel Folau | Fullback | (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 25) | 15 | Waratahs |

## Matches
### First test

* 7 June 2014 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 50–23 | France |
| Try: Folau 18' c Ashley-Cooper 23' m Hooper 32' c To'omua 38' c Cummins 55' c Beale 67' c McCabe 70' c Con: Foley (6/7) 20', 32', 39', 57', 68', 71' Pen: Foley (1/2) 3' | Report | Try: Parra 72' c Penalty try 80' c Con: Michalak (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Michalak (2/2) 26', 36' Drop: Michalak (1/1) 4' |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 33,718 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Matt To'omua | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Nick Cummins |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley |
| SH | 9 | Nic White | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu | 54' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy |
| RL | 5 | Rob Simmons | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Carter |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore (c) | 5' |
| LP | 1 | James Slipper | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | 5' |
| PR | 17 | Pekahou Cowan | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Paddy Ryan | 53' |
| LK | 19 | James Horwill | 70' |
| N8 | 20 | Ben McCalman | 54' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | 62' |
| FH | 22 | Kurtley Beale | 62' |
| CE | 23 | Pat McCabe | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Ewen McKenzie ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Bonneval |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Felix Le Bourhis | 53' |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |
| OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Sébastien Vahaamahina | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas (c) | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Christopher Tolofua | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Rabah Slimani | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Alexandre Flanquart | 53' |
| FL | 20 | Antoine Burban | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Morgan Parra | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Rémi Lamerat | 73' |
| FB | 23 | Brice Dulin | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sam Carter (Australia)
* Touch judges:
* Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
* Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* James Slipper and Wycliff Palu earned their 50th test cap for Australia.
* Sam Carter made his international debut for Australia.
* Felix Le Bourhis and Rémi Lamerat made their international debuts for France.

### Second test

* 14 June 2014 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 6–0 | France |
| Pen: White (1/4) 64' Foley (1/1) 52' | Report | |
* Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 27,189 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Matt To'omua |
| LW | 11 | Nick Cummins |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Nic White | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben McCalman |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy | 66' |
| RL | 5 | James Horwill | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Rob Simmons |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | 74' |
| LP | 1 | James Slipper | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nathan Charles | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Pekahou Cowan | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Laurie Weeks | 74' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Jones | 59' |
| N8 | 20 | Scott Higginbotham | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | 78' |
| FH | 22 | Kurtley Beale | 60' |
| CE | 23 | Pat McCabe | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Ewen McKenzie ||
| FB | 15 | Brice Dulin |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Maxime Médard | | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Rémi Talès |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |
| OF | 7 | Yannick Nyanga | | 46' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) | | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Alexandre Menini | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Brice Mach | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Thomas Domingo | | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Nicolas Mas | | 49' |
| FL | 19 | Bernard Le Roux | 68' to 78' | 65' |
| N8 | 20 | Louis Picamoles | | 66' |
| FL | 21 | Antoine Burban | | 46' |
| FH | 22 | Frédéric Michalak | | 74' |
| CE | 23 | Rémi Lamerat | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nic White (Australia)
* Touch judges:
* Craig Joubert (South Africa)
* Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* James Horwill earned his 50th test cap for Australia.
* Nathan Charles, Luke Jones and Laurie Weeks made their international debuts for Australia.
* Alexandre Menini made his international debut for France.
* Australia reclaim the Trophée des Bicentenaires for the first time since 2010, after losing it in 2012.
* This was the first time France has failed to score any points against Australia, in the 44 meetings between the two teams.
* Fewest points in an Australian win since their 6–3 win over New Zealand in 1958, and first Australian win without a try since their 21–13 win over Wales in 2001.

### Third test

* 21 June 2014 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia | 39–13 | France |
| Try: Skelton 7' c Folau (2) 26' c, 41' c Hooper 60' c Phipps 73' m Con: Foley (4/5) 9', 27', 42', 61' Pen: Foley (2/2) 2', 17' | Report | Try: Guirado 65' c Con: Machenaud (1/1) 65' Pen: Machenaud (1/2) 34' Dulin (1/1) 15' |
* Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 43,188 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Israel Folau |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper |
| OC | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Matt To'omua | 54' |
| LW | 11 | Nick Cummins |
| FH | 10 | Bernard Foley |
| SH | 9 | Nic White | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Michael Hooper (c) |
| BF | 6 | Scott Fardy |
| RL | 5 | Rob Simmons |
| LL | 4 | Will Skelton | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Sekope Kepu | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | 68' |
| LP | 1 | James Slipper | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nathan Charles | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Scott Sio | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Laurie Weeks | 58' |
| LK | 19 | James Horwill | 56' |
| N8 | 20 | Ben McCalman | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Nick Phipps | 58' |
| FH | 22 | Kurtley Beale | 54' |
| WG | 23 | Rob Horne | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Ewen McKenzie ||
| FB | 15 | Brice Dulin |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Hugo Bonneval | | 43' |
| FH | 10 | Rémi Talès | | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly | | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo | | 50' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | | 59' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 26' to 36' | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado | | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Alexandre Menini | | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Christopher Tolofua | | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Thomas Domingo | | 47' |
| FL | 19 | Bernard Le Roux | | 59' |
| N8 | 20 | Louis Picamoles | | 58' |
| FL | 21 | Yannick Nyanga | | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Frédéric Michalak | | 70' |
| CE | 23 | Rémi Lamerat | | 43' |
| Coach: ||
| Phillipe Saint-Andre ||
* Man of the Match:
* Wycliff Palu (Australia)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Will Skelton made his international debut for Australia.
* The 43,188-person crowd was a record crowd for an Australian test at Allianz Stadium.

## Statistics

Key
* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points