Título: Simon Poidevin
Seção: 1981 France rugby union tour of Australia
Background: Born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Poidevin played rugby at St Patrick's College (now Trinity Catholic College) in New South Wales, and made the Australian Schoolboy side. Upon finishing school he played a season with the Goulburn Rugby Union Football Club and then, in 1978, he moved to Sydney to study at the University of New South Wales, from which he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons). He made his first grade debut with the university's rugby union team in 1978. In 1982 he moved clubs to Randwick, the famous Galloping Greens, home of the Ella brothers and many other Wallabies.

Conteúdo: Poidevin played for Sydney against France in the third game France played for their 1981 France rugby union tour of Australia, won by Sydney 16-14. Poidevin then played for New South Wales against France for the fifth match of France's Australia tour, lost 12-21.  Poidevin achieved national selection for the two-Test series against France, despite competition for backrow positions in the Australian team. The first Test against France marked the first time Poidevin played with Australian eightman Mark Loane and contained the first try Poidevin scored at international Test level. In his biography For Love Not Money, written with Jim Webster, Poidevin recalls that:  The first France Test at Ballymore held special significance for me because I was playing alongside Loaney for the first time. In my eyes he was something of a god, and I guess my feeling was the same as a young actor getting a bit part in a movie with Dustin Hoffman. Loaney was a huge inspiration, and I tailed him around the field hoping to feed off him whenever he made one of those titanic bursts where he'd split the defence wide open with his unbelievable strength and speed.  Sticking to him in that Test paid off handsomely, because Loaney splintered the Frenchmen in one charge, gave to me and I went for the line for all I was worth. I saw Blanco coming at me out of the corner of my eye, but was just fast enough to make the corner for my first Test try. I walked back with the whole of the grandstand yelling and ch

user: Did Poidevin's team win against France in the 1981 France tour of Australia ?

assistant: Poidevin played in Australia's second Test against France in Sydney, won by Australia 24-14, giving Australia a 2-0 series victory.

user: Did Poidevin's team lose against France in the 1981 France tour of Australia ?

assistant: Poidevin then played for New South Wales against France for the fifth match of France's Australia tour, lost 12-21.

user: Which position did Poidevin play in these games ?

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user: Can you name another player who played alongside Poidevin in these games ?

assistant: playing alongside Loaney for the first time.

user: Did he like playing with Loaney ?

assistant: Loaney was a huge inspiration, and I tailed him around the field hoping to feed off him

user: did Poidevin score against France ?

assistant: fast enough to make the corner for my first Test try. I walked back with the whole of the grandstand yelling and cheering.

user: Did Lonaey score against France ?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER