01
20 Jan 1996
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France
15–12
England
England lost
England men · Five Nations Championship
England
v France
20–23
Full time
England v France finished 20–23.
- England
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- France
- Laurent Leflamand 61', Christophe Lamaison 69'
- Date
- Saturday 1 March 1997 · England in 1997
- Venue
- Twickenham, London
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Graham Rowntree Prop
- No. 2, Mark Regan Hooker
- No. 3, Jason Leonard Prop
- No. 4, Martin Johnson Lock
- No. 5, Simon Shaw Lock
- No. 6, Lawrence Dallaglio Flanker
- No. 7, Richard Hill Flanker
- No. 8, Tim Rodber Number 8
- No. 9, Andy Gomarsall Scrum Half
- No. 10, Paul Grayson Fly Half
- No. 11, Tony Underwood Wing
- No. 12, Phil de Glanville (c) Centre
- No. 13, Will Carling Centre
- No. 14, Jon Sleightholme Wing
- No. 15, Tim Stimpson Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Jeremy Guscott (not used)
- No. 17, Mike Catt (not used)
- No. 18, Austin Healey (not used)
- No. 19, Ben Clarke (not used)
- No. 20, Darren Garforth (not used)
- No. 21, Phil Greening (not used)
France
Starting XV
- No. 1, Christian Califano Prop
- No. 2, Marc Dal Maso Hooker
- No. 3, Franck Tournaire Prop
- No. 4, Olivier Merle Lock
- No. 5, Hugues Miorin Lock Off in the 48'
- No. 6, Abdelatif Benazzi (c) Flanker Off in the 65'
- No. 7, Olivier Magne Flanker
- No. 8, Fabien Pelous Number 8
- No. 9, Philippe Carbonneau Scrum Half
- No. 10, Alain Penaud Fly Half
- No. 11, David Venditti Wing
- No. 12, Stephane Glas Centre
- No. 13, Christophe Lamaison Centre
- No. 14, Laurent Leflamand Wing
- No. 15, Jean-Luc Sadourny Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Ugo Mola (not used)
- No. 17, David Aucagne (not used)
- No. 18, Guy Accoceberry (not used)
- No. 19, Richard Castel On in the 48'
- No. 20, Jean-Louis Jordana (not used)
- No. 21, Marc de Rougemont On in the 65'
Referee: Jim Fleming. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
22 Jun 1995
Rugby World Cup
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
France
19–9
England
England lost
England tries: None
France tries: Olivier Roumat 59', Emile Ntamack 81'
03
4 Feb 1995
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
31–10
France
England won
England tries: Jeremy Guscott 32', Tony Underwood 73', Tony Underwood 80'
France tries: Sebastien Viars
04
5 Mar 1994
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France
14–18
England
England won
England tries: None
France tries: Abdelatif Benazzi
05
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
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.