# 2008 France rugby union tour of Australia

The 2008 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June–July 2008 in Australia by France national rugby union team. The French (with 12 "newcomers" and without the player of the club finalist of Top 14) lost heavily both test.

## Results

* 28 June 2008
| Australia | 34–13 | France |
| Try: Giteau 35', Sharpe 42' Elsom 46', Mortlock 62' Con: Giteau 36' 43' 47' 63' Pen: Giteau 18' 50' | Report | Try: Palisson 66 Con: Trin-Duc 67' Pen: Yachvili 21' 40' |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
| Australia | | France |
| Cameron Shepherd | FB | 15 | FB | Pepito Elhorga 22' |
| Peter Hynes | W | 14 | W | Alexis Palisson |
| (capt.) Stirling Mortlock | C | 13 | C | François Trinh-Duc |
| 56' Berrick Barnes | C | 12 | C | Damien Traille |
| 28' Lote Tuqiri | W | 11 | W | Benjamin Thiery |
| Matt Giteau | FH | 10 | FH | Benjamin Boyet 62' |
| 69' Luke Burgess | SH | 9 | SH | Dimitri Yachvili 60' |
| 45' Wycliff Palu | N8 | 8 | N8 | Louis Picamoles 57' |
| 65' George Smith | F | 7 | F | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| Rocky Elsom | F | 6 | F | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| Nathan Sharpe | L | 5 | L | Lionel Nallet (capt.) 69' |
| James Horwill | L | 4 | L | Sébastien Chabal |
| Al Baxter | P | 3 | P | Benoit Lecouls |
| 69' Stephen Moore | H | 2 | H | Sébastien Bruno 49' |
| 59' Benn Robinson | P | 1 | P | Lionel Faure 48' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 69' Adam Freier | H | 16 | H | Benjamin Kayser 49' |
| 59' Ben Alexander | P | 17 | P | Renaud Boyoud 48' |
| 65' Dean Mumm | F | 18 | L | David Couzinet 69' |
| 45' Phil Waugh | N8 | 19 | N8 | Matthieu Lievremont 57' |
| 69' Sam Cordingley | SH | 20 | SH | Sebastien Tillous-Borde 60' |
| 56' Ryan Cross | C | 21 | FH | Thibault Lacroix 62' |
| 28' Adam Ashley-Cooper | W | 22 | FB | David Janin 22' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Robbie Deans | | | | Marc Lièvremont |
* 5 July 2008
| Australia | 40–10 | France |
| Try: Hynes 6', Horwill (36' Cross 57' 67 Con: Giteau 7' 36' 58' 68' Pen: Giteau 3' 15' 23' 28' | Report | Try: Trinh-Duc 80' Con: Yachvili 80' Pen: Trinh-Duc 40' |
* Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| Australia | | France |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper | FB | 15 | FB | Benjamin Thiery |
| Peter Hynes | W | 14 | W | Alexis Palisson |
| 72' (capt.) Stirling Mortlock | C | 13 | C | Maxime Mermoz 41' |
| 52' Berrick Barnes | C | 12 | C | Thibault Lacroix 56' |
| Lachie Turner | W | 11 | W | David Janin |
| Matt Giteau | FH | 10 | FH | François Trinh-Duc |
| 23' to 43' 73' Luke Burgess | SH | 9 | SH | Sebastien Tillous-Borde 79' |
| 50' Stephen Hoiles | N8 | 8 | N8 | Imanol Harinordoquy 25' to 39' |
| Phil Waugh | F | 7 | F | Fulgence Ouedraogo 61' |
| Rocky Elsom | F | 6 | F | Matthieu Lievremont |
| Dean Mumm | L | 5 | L | Lionel Nallet (capt.) |
| 39' James Horwill | L | 4 | L | Sébastien Chabal 75' |
| Al Baxter | P | 3 | P | Renaud Boyoud |
| 73' Stephen Moore | H | 2 | H | Sébastien Bruno 62' |
| 61' Benn Robinson | P | 1 | P | Pierre Correia 50' |
| | | Replacements | | |
| 73' Adam Freier | H | 16 | H | Benjamin Kayser 62' |
| 61' Ben Alexander | P | 17 | P | Benoit Lecouls 50' |
| 39' Hugh McMeniman | L | 18 | C | Benjamin Boyet 65' to 75' 41' |
| 50' George Smith | N8 | 19 | N8 | Louis Picamoles 25'-39' 61' |
| 23'-43' 73' Sam Cordingley | SH | 20 | L | Yannick Caballero 75' |
| 52' Ryan Cross | C | 21 | SH | Dimitri Yachvili 79' |
| 72' Cameron Shepherd | C | 22 | FB | Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet 56' |
| | | Coaches | | |
| Robbie Deans | | | | Marc Lièvremont |