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France
v England⁠

25–20

Full time

France v England finished 25–20.

England
Danny Cipriani 72', Jonathan Joseph 78'
France
Yoann Huget 46'
Date
Saturday 22 August 2015 · England in 2015
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Competition
Test matches · Test Match

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Jamie George On in the 49'
  • No. 17, Mako Vunipola On in the 66'
  • No. 18, Dave Wilson On in the 66'
  • No. 19, David Attwood On in the 54'
  • No. 20, Nick Easter On in the 54'
  • No. 21, Danny Care On in the 49'
  • No. 22, Danny Cipriani On in the 64'
  • No. 23, Billy Twelvetrees On in the 64'

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Eddy Ben Arous Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 2, Guilhem Guirado Hooker Off in the 57'
  • No. 3, Rabah Slimani Prop Off in the 64'
  • No. 4, Pascal Pape (c) Lock Off in the 68'
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock
  • No. 6, Damien Chouly Flanker
  • No. 7, Bernard Le Roux Flanker
  • No. 8, Louis Picamoles Number 8 Off in the 57'
  • No. 9, Sebastien Tillous-Borde Scrum Half Off in the 71'
  • No. 10, Frederic Michalak Fly Half Off in the 70'
  • No. 11, Noa Nakaitaci Wing
  • No. 12, Wesley Fofana Centre
  • No. 13, Mathieu Bastareaud Centre Off in the 68'
  • No. 14, Yoann Huget Wing
  • No. 15, Scott Spedding Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Benjamin Kayser On in the 57'
  • No. 17, Vincent Debaty On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Uini Atonio On in the 64'
  • No. 19, Alexandre Flanquart On in the 68'
  • No. 20, Yannick Nyanga On in the 57'
  • No. 21, Rory Kockott On in the 71'
  • No. 22, Remi Tales On in the 70'
  • No. 23, Gael Fickou On in the 68'

Referee: Jaco Peyper. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2012 – 2015

01 15 Aug 2015
Test matches · Test Match Twickenham, London

England 19–14 France England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 11', Anthony Watson 18', Jonny May 46'

France tries: Fulgence Ouedraogo 61'

Match page: England v France, 15 August 2015

02 21 Mar 2015
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 55–35 France England won

England tries: Ben Youngs 2', Anthony Watson 31', Ben Youngs 36', George Ford 47', Jack Nowell 54', Billy Vunipola 64', Jack Nowell 75'

France tries: Sebastien Tillous-Borde 14', Noa Nakaitaci 18', Maxime Mermoz 42', Vincent Debaty 60', Benjamin Kayser 67'

Match page: England v France, 21 March 2015

03 1 Feb 2014
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 26–24 England England lost

England tries: Mike Brown 36', Luther Burrell 48'

France tries: Yoann Huget 1', Yoann Huget 17', Gael Fickou 78'

Match page: France v England, 1 February 2014

05 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

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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