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England men · Five Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

31–10

Full time

England v France finished 31–10.

France
Sebastien Viars
Date
Saturday 4 February 1995 · England in 1995
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Laurent Benezech Prop Off in the 23'
  • No. 2, Jean-Michel Gonzales Hooker
  • No. 3, Christian Califano Prop
  • No. 4, Olivier Brouzet Lock
  • No. 5, Olivier Roumat Lock
  • No. 6, Abdelatif Benazzi Flanker
  • No. 7, Laurent Cabannes Flanker
  • No. 8, Philippe Benetton Number 8
  • No. 9, Guy Accoceberry Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Christophe Deylaud Fly Half
  • No. 11, Philippe Saint-Andre (c) Wing
  • No. 12, Thierry Lacroix Centre
  • No. 13, Philippe Sella Centre
  • No. 14, Philippe Bernat-Salles Wing
  • No. 15, Jean-Luc Sadourny Full Back Off in the 38'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Sebastien Viars On in the 38'
  • No. 17, Yann Delaigue (not used)
  • No. 18, Alain Macabiau (not used)
  • No. 19, Marc Cecillon (not used)
  • No. 20, Laurent Seigne On in the 23'
  • No. 21, Marc de Rougemont (not used)

Referee: Ken McCartney. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1991 – 1994

02 16 Jan 1993
Five Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 16–15 France England won

England tries: Ian Hunter

France tries: Philippe Saint-Andre, Philippe Saint-Andre

Match page: England v France, 16 January 1993

03 15 Feb 1992
Five Nations Championship Parc des Princes, Paris

France 13–31 England England won

England tries: Penalty try 38', Jonathan Webb 40', Rory Underwood 63', Dewi Morris 79'

France tries: Sebastien Viars 34', Alain Penaud 66'

Match page: France v England, 15 February 1992

05 16 Mar 1991
Five Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 21–19 France England won

England tries: Rory Underwood

France tries: Franck Mesnel, Philippe Saint-Andre, Didier Camberabero

Match page: England v France, 16 March 1991

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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