01
21 Jan 1978
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France 15–6 England England lost
England men · Five Nations Championship
England
v France: England rugby union, 3 March 1979
7–6
Full time
England v France finished 7–6.
- Date
- Saturday 3 March 1979 · England in 1979
- Venue
- Twickenham Stadium, London
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
19 Feb 1977
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England 3–4 France England lost
03
20 Mar 1976
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France 30–9 England England lost
04
1 Feb 1975
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England 20–27 France England lost
05
2 Mar 1974
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France 12–12 England England drew
Official meetings since 1906
England v France stats
Meetings113In our results database
England wins61England perspective
Draws7Level at full time
France wins45France victories
England have scored 1890 points to France's 1583 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
7Jonny May
7 tries against France in matches we hold scorer data for.
France · Fixture leader
6Louis Bielle-Biarrey
France's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.