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England men · Six Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

26–24

Full time

France v England finished 26–24.

England
Mike Brown 36', Luther Burrell 48'
France
Yoann Huget 1', Yoann Huget 17', Gael Fickou 78'
Date
Saturday 1 February 2014 · England in 2014
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Tom Youngs On in the 59'
  • No. 17, Mako Vunipola On in the 52'
  • No. 18, Henry Thomas (not used)
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 68'
  • No. 20, Ben Morgan On in the 66'
  • No. 21, Lee Dickson On in the 61'
  • No. 22, Brad Barritt On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Alex Goode On in the 9'

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Thomas Domingo Prop Off in the 49'
  • No. 2, Benjamin Kayser Hooker Off in the 44'
  • No. 3, Nicolas Mas Prop Off in the 49'
  • No. 4, Alexandre Flanquart Lock Off in the 44'
  • No. 5, Pascal Pape (c) Lock
  • No. 6, Yannick Nyanga Flanker
  • No. 7, Bernard Le Roux Flanker Off in the 40'
  • No. 8, Louis Picamoles Number 8 Off in the 66'
  • No. 9, Jean Marc Doussain Scrum Half Off in the 58'
  • No. 10, Jules Plisson Fly Half
  • No. 11, Maxime Medard Wing
  • No. 12, Wesley Fofana Centre
  • No. 13, Mathieu Bastareaud Centre Off in the 75'
  • No. 14, Yoann Huget Wing
  • No. 15, Brice Dulin Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Dimitri Szarzewski On in the 44'
  • No. 17, Yannick Forestier On in the 49'
  • No. 18, Rabah Slimani On in the 49'
  • No. 19, Yoann Maestri On in the 44'
  • No. 20, Antoine Burban On in the 40'
  • No. 21, Damien Chouly On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Maxime Machenaud On in the 58'
  • No. 23, Gael Fickou On in the 75'

Referee: Nigel Owens. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2010 – 2013

02 11 Mar 2012
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 22–24 England England won

England tries: Manu Tuilagi 13', Ben Foden 18', Tom Croft 71'

France tries: Wesley Fofana 75'

Match page: France v England, 11 March 2012

03 8 Oct 2011
Rugby World Cup Eden Park, Auckland

France 19–12 England England lost

England tries: Ben Foden 54', Mark Cueto 76'

France tries: Vincent Clerc 21', Maxime Medard 30'

Match page: France v England, 8 October 2011

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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