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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

23–13

Full time

England v France finished 23–13.

France
Wesley Fofana 30'
Date
Saturday 23 February 2013 · England in 2013
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Thomas Domingo Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 2, Benjamin Kayser Hooker Off in the 56'
  • No. 3, Nicolas Mas Prop Off in the 66'
  • No. 4, Christophe Samson Lock Off in the 66'
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock
  • No. 6, Yannick Nyanga Flanker Off in the 69'
  • No. 7, Thierry Dusautoir (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Louis Picamoles Number 8
  • No. 9, Morgan Parra Scrum Half Off in the 67'
  • No. 10, Francois Trinh-Duc Fly Half Off in the 53'
  • No. 11, Benjamin Fall Wing
  • No. 12, Wesley Fofana Centre
  • No. 13, Mathieu Bastareaud Centre Off in the 74'
  • No. 14, Vincent Clerc Wing
  • No. 15, Yoann Huget Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dimitri Szarzewski On in the 56'
  • No. 17, Vincent Debaty On in the 56'
  • No. 18, Luc Ducalcon On in the 66'
  • No. 19, Jocelino Suta On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Antonie Claassen On in the 69'
  • No. 21, Maxime Machenaud On in the 67'
  • No. 22, Frederic Michalak On in the 53'
  • No. 23, Florian Fritz On in the 74'

Referee: Craig Joubert · Player of the match: Chris Robshaw. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2009 – 2012

01 11 Mar 2012
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 22–24 England England won

England tries: Manu Tuilagi 13', Ben Foden 18', Tom Croft 71'

France tries: Wesley Fofana 75'

Match page: France v England, 11 March 2012

02 8 Oct 2011
Rugby World Cup Eden Park, Auckland

France 19–12 England England lost

England tries: Ben Foden 54', Mark Cueto 76'

France tries: Vincent Clerc 21', Maxime Medard 30'

Match page: France v England, 8 October 2011

05 15 Mar 2009
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 34–10 France England won

England tries: Mark Cueto 2', Riki Flutey 23', Delon Armitage 38', Joe Worsley 40', Riki Flutey 42'

France tries: Dimitri Szarzewski 56', Julien Malzieu 64'

Match page: England v France, 15 March 2009

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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