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England
v France⁠

19–14

Full time

England v France finished 19–14.

France
Fulgence Ouedraogo 61'
Date
Saturday 15 August 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Twickenham, London
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Luke Cowan-Dickie On in the 56'
  • No. 17, Alex Corbisiero On in the 62'
  • No. 18, Dave Wilson On in the 56'
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 56'
  • No. 20, James Haskell On in the 40'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 50'
  • No. 22, Danny Cipriani On in the 50'
  • No. 23, Billy Twelvetrees On in the 66'

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Vincent Debaty Prop Off in the 53'
  • No. 2, Dimitri Szarzewski (c) Hooker Off in the 53'
  • No. 3, Nicolas Mas Prop Off in the 51'
  • No. 4, Alexandre Flanquart Lock
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock Off in the 66'
  • No. 6, Yannick Nyanga Flanker Off in the 56'
  • No. 7, Fulgence Ouedraogo Flanker
  • No. 8, Louis Picamoles Number 8
  • No. 9, Morgan Parra Scrum Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 10, Francois Trinh-Duc Fly Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 11, Brice Dulin Wing Off in the 17'
  • No. 12, Alexandre Dumoulin Centre Off in the 66'
  • No. 13, Remi Lamerat Centre
  • No. 14, Sofiane Guitoune Wing
  • No. 15, Scott Spedding Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Guilhem Guirado On in the 53'
  • No. 17, Xavier Chiocci On in the 53'
  • No. 18, Uini Atonio On in the 51'
  • No. 19, Sebastien Vahaamahina On in the 66'
  • No. 20, Loann Goujon On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Rory Kockott On in the 60'
  • No. 22, Remi Tales On in the 60'
  • No. 23, Gael Fickou On in the 17' Off in the 27'

Referee: John Lacey · Player of the match: Anthony Watson. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2011 – 2015

01 21 Mar 2015
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 55–35 France England won

England tries: Ben Youngs 2', Anthony Watson 31', Ben Youngs 36', George Ford 47', Jack Nowell 54', Billy Vunipola 64', Jack Nowell 75'

France tries: Sebastien Tillous-Borde 14', Noa Nakaitaci 18', Maxime Mermoz 42', Vincent Debaty 60', Benjamin Kayser 67'

Match page: England v France, 21 March 2015

02 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

04 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

05 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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