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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

55–35

Full time

England v France finished 55–35.

France
Sebastien Tillous-Borde 14', Noa Nakaitaci 18', Maxime Mermoz 42', Vincent Debaty 60', Benjamin Kayser 67'
Date
Saturday 21 March 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Vincent Debaty Prop Off in the 61'
  • No. 2, Guilhem Guirado Hooker Off in the 48'
  • No. 3, Nicolas Mas Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 4, Alexandre Flanquart Lock
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock Off in the 68'
  • No. 6, Thierry Dusautoir (c) Flanker
  • No. 7, Bernard Le Roux Flanker
  • No. 8, Loann Goujon Number 8 Off in the 63'
  • No. 9, Sebastien Tillous-Borde Scrum Half Off in the 49'
  • No. 10, Jules Plisson Fly Half Off in the 72'
  • No. 11, Noa Nakaitaci Wing
  • No. 12, Maxime Mermoz Centre Off in the 72'
  • No. 13, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 14, Yoann Huget Wing
  • No. 15, Scott Spedding Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Benjamin Kayser On in the 48'
  • No. 17, Rabah Slimani On in the 48' Off in the 79'
  • No. 18, Uini Atonio On in the 61'
  • No. 19, Romain Taofifenua On in the 68'
  • No. 20, Damien Chouly On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Rory Kockott On in the 49'
  • No. 22, Remi Tales On in the 72'
  • No. 23, Mathieu Bastareaud On in the 72'

Referee: Nigel Owens. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2011 – 2014

01 1 Feb 2014
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 26–24 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 36', Luther Burrell 48'

France tries: Yoann Huget 1', Yoann Huget 17', Gael Fickou 78'

Match page: France v England, 1 February 2014

03 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

04 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

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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