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England men · Six Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

21–31

Full time

France v England finished 21–31.

France
None
Date
Saturday 19 March 2016 · England in 2016
Venue
Stade de France, Paris

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Jefferson Poirot Prop Off in the 57'
  • No. 2, Guilhem Guirado (c) Hooker Off in the 67'
  • No. 3, Rabah Slimani Prop Off in the 58'
  • No. 4, Alexandre Flanquart Lock Off in the 57'
  • No. 5, Yoann Maestri Lock
  • No. 6, Damien Chouly Flanker
  • No. 7, Bernard Le Roux Flanker Off in the 79'
  • No. 8, Loann Goujon Number 8 Off in the 69'
  • No. 9, Maxime Machenaud Scrum Half Off in the 75'
  • No. 10, Francois Trinh-Duc Fly Half Off in the 13'
  • No. 11, Virimi Vakatawa Wing
  • No. 12, Maxime Mermoz Centre Off in the 69'
  • No. 13, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 14, Wesley Fofana Wing
  • No. 15, Scott Spedding Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Camille Chat On in the 67'
  • No. 17, Uini Atonio On in the 57'
  • No. 18, Xavier Chiocci Yellow card 76' On in the 58'
  • No. 19, Paul Jedrasiak On in the 57'
  • No. 20, Wenceslas Lauret On in the 69'
  • No. 21, Sebastien Bezy On in the 75'
  • No. 22, Jules Plisson On in the 13'
  • No. 23, Maxime Medard On in the 69'

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

2013 – 2015

01 22 Aug 2015
Test matches · Test Match Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 25–20 England England lost

England tries: Danny Cipriani 72', Jonathan Joseph 78'

France tries: Yoann Huget 46'

Match page: France v England, 22 August 2015

02 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

03 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

04 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

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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