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England men · Five Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

15–12

Full time

France v England finished 15–12.

Date
Saturday 20 January 1996 · England in 1996
Venue
Parc des Princes, Paris

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Michel Perie Prop
  • No. 2, Jean-Michel Gonzales Hooker
  • No. 3, Christian Califano Prop
  • No. 4, Olivier Merle Lock
  • No. 5, Olivier Roumat Lock
  • No. 6, Abdelatif Benazzi Flanker
  • No. 7, Laurent Cabannes Flanker
  • No. 8, Fabien Pelous Number 8
  • No. 9, Philippe Carbonneau Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Thierry Lacroix Fly Half
  • No. 11, Philippe Saint-Andre (c) Wing
  • No. 12, Thomas Castaignede Centre
  • No. 13, Richard Dourthe Centre
  • No. 14, Emile Ntamack Wing
  • No. 15, Jean-Luc Sadourny Full Back Off in the 55'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Philippe Bernat-Salles On in the 55'
  • No. 17, Alain Penaud (not used)
  • No. 18, Guy Accoceberry (not used)
  • No. 19, Richard Castel (not used)
  • No. 20, Marc de Rougemont (not used)
  • No. 21, Laurent Benezech (not used)

Referee: David McHugh. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1992 – 1995

02 4 Feb 1995
Five Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 31–10 France England won

England tries: Jeremy Guscott 32', Tony Underwood 73', Tony Underwood 80'

France tries: Sebastien Viars

Match page: England v France, 4 February 1995

04 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

05 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

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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