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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

19–16

Full time

England v France finished 19–16.

England
Ben Te'o 70'
France
Rabah Slimani 60'
Date
Saturday 4 February 2017 · England in 2017
Venue
Twickenham, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jamie George On in the 55'
  • No. 17, Matt Mullan On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Kyle Sinckler (not used)
  • No. 19, Teimana Harrison (not used)
  • No. 20, James Haskell On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 65'
  • No. 22, Ben Te'o On in the 68'
  • No. 23, Jack Nowell On in the 69'

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cyril Baille Prop Off in the 45'
  • No. 2, Guilhem Guirado (c) Hooker Off in the 72'
  • No. 3, Uini Atonio Prop Off in the 45'
  • No. 4, Sebastien Vahaamahina Lock Off in the 72'
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock
  • No. 6, Damien Chouly Flanker Off in the 65'
  • No. 7, Kevin Gourdon Flanker
  • No. 8, Louis Picamoles Number 8
  • No. 9, Baptiste Serin Scrum Half Off in the 56'
  • No. 10, Camille Lopez Fly Half Off in the 72'
  • No. 11, Virimi Vakatawa Wing
  • No. 12, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 13, Remi Lamerat Centre Off in the 72'
  • No. 14, Noa Nakaitaci Wing
  • No. 15, Scott Spedding Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Clement Maynadier On in the 72'
  • No. 17, Rabah Slimani On in the 45'
  • No. 18, Xavier Chiocci On in the 45'
  • No. 19, Arthur Iturria On in the 72'
  • No. 20, Loann Goujon On in the 65'
  • No. 21, Maxime Machenaud On in the 56'
  • No. 22, Jean Marc Doussain On in the 72'
  • No. 23, Yoann Huget On in the 72'

Referee: Angus Gardner. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2014 – 2016

01 19 Mar 2016
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Paris

France 21–31 England England won

England tries: Danny Care 12', Dan Cole 20', Anthony Watson 56'

France tries: None

Match page: France v England, 19 March 2016

02 22 Aug 2015
Test matches · Test Match Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 25–20 England England lost

England tries: Danny Cipriani 72', Jonathan Joseph 78'

France tries: Yoann Huget 46'

Match page: France v England, 22 August 2015

03 15 Aug 2015
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 19–14 France England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 11', Anthony Watson 18', Jonny May 46'

France tries: Fulgence Ouedraogo 61'

Match page: England v France, 15 August 2015

04 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

05 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

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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