FRANCE AMATEUR  29 V   RUSSIA  28
  COMPETITION:  DATE: 5 September 2008                     Updated: 23.05.2009
  VENUE: Moscow Stadium, Moscow SPECTATORS:
  REFEREE: M. de Santis (Italy) HALFTIME: 11-14
  SCORERS: SCORERS:
  TRIES: Rivier, Durand, Marchand TRIES: Kobzev (2), Matveev, Sergeyev Jnr 
  CONVERSIONS: Artero CONVERSIONS: Kushanrev (4)
  PENALTY GOALS: Artero (4) PENALTY GOALS: 
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS:
   
15 Bertrand Artero Carcassonne 15 Igor Klyuchnikov  VVA-Podmoskovje
14 Clément Rivier Dijon 14 Andrey Kuzin (Capt.) VVA-Podmoskovje
13 Cédric Laborde Dijon 13 Alexander Makovetskiy  Slava Moscow
12 François Richard Ribérac 12 Alexander Zhuravlev  Slava Moscow
11 Karim Berrabah Aix en Provence 11 Oleg Kobzev  VVA-Podmoskovje
10 Philippe Lafau Argelès sur Mer 10 Yuriy Kushanrev  VVA-Podmoskovje
9 Mathieu Siro Carcassonne 9 Alexander Yanushkin  Slava Moscow
8 Stanislas Durand Aix en Provence 8 Nikita Medkov  Slava Moscow
7 Bruno Rolland (Capt.) Argelès sur Mer 7 Evgeny Matveev  VVA-Podmoskovje
6 Ronald Del Fabbro Dijon 6 Victor Gresev  VVA-Podmoskovje
5 Martin Michel Bobigny 5 Sergey Sergeyev Jnr  Montauban, France
4 Sébastien Petitgiani Lourdes 4 Alexander Voytov  VVA-Podmoskovje
3 Yvan Abadie Tyrosse 3 Andrey Igretsov  Slava Moscow
2 Rémi Escudier Périgueux 2 Sergey Bazhen  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
1 Jean-Baptist Veyron Nîmes 1 Vladimir Botvinikov  Enisey-STM-Krasnoyarsk
   
16 François Da Ros Graulhet 16 Alexey Volkov () VVA-Podmoskovje
17 Christophe Marchand Marmande 17 Alexander Khrokin () VVA-Podmoskovje
18 Fabien Sottero Carcassonne 18 Alexey Travkin () VVA-Podmoskovje
19 Julien Turpinier Orléans 19 Victor Kobzev () VVA-Podmoskovje
20 Serna 20 Alexander Shakirov () VVA-Podmoskovje
21 James Delahaye 21 Sergey Yanyushkin () Penza
22 Jean-Baptist Lafite Périgueux 22 Sergey Gavryushin () VVA-Podmoskovje
   
  COACHES: Yves Ajac and Aubin Hueber HEAD COACH: Nikolay Nerush
   
MATCH NOTES
The French team was selected from players in the Federal 1 competition, virtually the French 3rd Division.

Makovetskiy, Zhuravlev, Sergey Sergeyev Jnr, Yanyushkin and Gavryushin were making their test debuts for Russia. Gresev last played for Russia v Portugal May 2007. Medkov last played for Russia v England Counties June 2007.

() All replacements used for Russia.
French XV replacements not available.

Sources
http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/equipes_de_france/france_amateur
http://www.rugby.ru/news/id_929/
http://www.rugby.ru/news/id_926/
Sergey Markov,Press-attache of Rugby Union of Russia