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England men · Five Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

14–18

Full time

France v England finished 14–18.

England
None
France
Abdelatif Benazzi
Date
Saturday 5 March 1994 · England in 1994
Venue
Parc des Princes, Paris

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Laurent Benezech Prop
  • No. 2, Jean-Michel Gonzales Hooker
  • No. 3, Philippe Gallart Prop
  • No. 4, Olivier Merle Lock
  • No. 5, Olivier Roumat (c) Lock
  • No. 6, Abdelatif Benazzi Flanker
  • No. 7, Laurent Cabannes Flanker
  • No. 8, Philippe Benetton Number 8
  • No. 9, Fabien Galthié Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Alain Penaud Fly Half
  • No. 11, Philippe Saint-Andre Wing
  • No. 12, Thierry Lacroix Centre
  • No. 13, Philippe Sella Centre
  • No. 14, William Techoueyres Wing
  • No. 15, Jean-Luc Sadourny Full Back

Referee: Stephen Hilditch. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1990 – 1993

01 16 Jan 1993
Five Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 16–15 France England won

England tries: Ian Hunter

France tries: Philippe Saint-Andre, Philippe Saint-Andre

Match page: England v France, 16 January 1993

02 15 Feb 1992
Five Nations Championship Parc des Princes, Paris

France 13–31 England England won

England tries: Penalty try 38', Jonathan Webb 40', Rory Underwood 63', Dewi Morris 79'

France tries: Sebastien Viars 34', Alain Penaud 66'

Match page: France v England, 15 February 1992

04 16 Mar 1991
Five Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 21–19 France England won

England tries: Rory Underwood

France tries: Franck Mesnel, Philippe Saint-Andre, Didier Camberabero

Match page: England v France, 16 March 1991

05 3 Feb 1990
Five Nations Championship Parc des Princes, Paris

France 7–26 England England won

England tries: Rory Underwood, Will Carling, Jeremy Guscott

France tries: Patrice Lagisquet

Match page: France v England, 3 February 1990

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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