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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v France⁠

26–25

Full time

England v France finished 26–25.

France
Louis Bielle-Biarrey 29', Damian Penaud 60', Louis Bielle-Biarrey 74'
Date
Saturday 8 February 2025 · England in 2025
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jean-Baptiste Gros Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 2, Peato Mauvaka Hooker Off in the 56'
  • No. 3, Uini Atonio Prop Off in the 56'
  • No. 4, Alexandre Roumat Lock Off in the 49'
  • No. 5, Emmanuel Meafou Lock Off in the 66'
  • No. 6, Francois Cros Flanker
  • No. 7, Paul Boudehent Flanker Off in the 49'
  • No. 8, Gregory Alldritt Number 8
  • No. 9, Antoine Dupont (c) Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Matthieu Jalibert Fly Half Off in the 66'
  • No. 11, Louis Bielle-Biarrey Wing
  • No. 12, Yoram Moefana Centre
  • No. 13, Pierre-Louis Barassi Centre
  • No. 14, Damian Penaud Wing
  • No. 15, Thomas Ramos Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Julien Marchand On in the 56'
  • No. 17, Cyril Baille On in the 56'
  • No. 18, Georges-Henri Colombe On in the 56'
  • No. 19, Hugo Auradou On in the 49'
  • No. 20, Mickael Guillard On in the 66'
  • No. 21, Oscar Jegou On in the 49'
  • No. 22, Nolann Le Garrec On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Emilien Gailleton (not used)

Referee: Nika Amashukeli. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2020 – 2024

01 16 Mar 2024
Six Nations Championship Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon

France 33–31 England England lost

England tries: Ollie Lawrence 40', Ollie Lawrence 41', Marcus Smith 45', Tommy Freeman 74'

France tries: Nolann Le Garrec 19', Leo Barre 55', Gael Fickou 59'

Match page: France v England, 16 March 2024

02 11 Mar 2023
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 10–53 France England lost

England tries: Freddie Steward 47'

France tries: Thomas Ramos 1', Thibaud Flament 26', Charles Ollivon 41', Thibaud Flament 56', Charles Ollivon 59', Damian Penaud 71', Damian Penaud 75'

Match page: England v France, 11 March 2023

03 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

04 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

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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