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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

5–5

Full time

England v France finished 5–5.

Date
Saturday 25 February 1961 · England in 1961
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1956 – 1960

Official meetings since 1906

England v France stats

Full head-to-head

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

7

Jonny May

7 tries against France in matches we hold scorer data for.

France · Fixture leader

6

Louis Bielle-Biarrey

France's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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