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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

10–53

Full time

England v France finished 10–53.

France
Thomas Ramos 1', Thibaud Flament 26', Charles Ollivon 41', Thibaud Flament 56', Charles Ollivon 59', Damian Penaud 71', Damian Penaud 75'
Date
Saturday 11 March 2023 · England in 2023
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cyril Baille Prop Off in the 62'
  • No. 2, Julien Marchand Hooker Off in the 62'
  • No. 3, Dorian Aldegheri Prop Off in the 50'
  • No. 4, Thibaud Flament Lock
  • No. 5, Paul Willemse Lock Off in the 50'
  • No. 6, Francois Cros Flanker
  • No. 7, Charles Ollivon Flanker Off in the 63'
  • No. 8, Gregory Alldritt Number 8
  • No. 9, Antoine Dupont (c) Scrum Half Off in the 68'
  • No. 10, Romain Ntamack Fly Half Off in the 73'
  • No. 11, Ethan Dumortier Wing
  • No. 12, Jonathan Danty Centre Off in the 64'
  • No. 13, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 14, Damian Penaud Wing
  • No. 15, Thomas Ramos Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Peato Mauvaka On in the 62'
  • No. 17, Reda Wardi On in the 62'
  • No. 18, Sipili Falatea On in the 50'
  • No. 19, Romain Taofifenua On in the 50'
  • No. 20, Sekou Macalou On in the 63'
  • No. 21, Maxime Lucu On in the 68'
  • No. 22, Yoram Moefana On in the 64'
  • No. 23, Melvyn Jaminet On in the 73'

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2019 – 2022

01 19 Mar 2022
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 25–13 England England lost

England tries: Freddie Steward 48'

France tries: Gael Fickou 14', Francois Cros 39', Antoine Dupont 60'

Match page: France v England, 19 March 2022

02 13 Mar 2021
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 23–20 France England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 9', Maro Itoje 76'

France tries: Antoine Dupont 1', Damian Penaud 31'

Match page: England v France, 13 March 2021

04 2 Feb 2020
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 24–17 England England lost

England tries: Jonny May 56', Jonny May 64'

France tries: Vincent Rattez 6', Charles Ollivon 19', Charles Ollivon 54'

Match page: France v England, 2 February 2020

05 10 Feb 2019
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 44–8 France England won

England tries: Jonny May 2', Jonny May 24', Jonny May 29', Henry Slade 40', Penalty try 49', Owen Farrell 55'

France tries: Damian Penaud 35'

Match page: England v France, 10 February 2019

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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