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England men · Six Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

24–17

Full time

France v England finished 24–17.

France
Vincent Rattez 6', Charles Ollivon 19', Charles Ollivon 54'
Date
Sunday 2 February 2020 · England in 2020
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cyril Baille Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 2, Julien Marchand Hooker Off in the 68'
  • No. 3, Mohamed Haouas Prop Off in the 48'
  • No. 4, Bernard Le Roux Lock
  • No. 5, Paul Willemse Lock Off in the 56'
  • No. 6, Francois Cros Flanker Off in the 56'
  • No. 7, Charles Ollivon (c) Flanker
  • No. 8, Gregory Alldritt Number 8
  • No. 9, Antoine Dupont Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Romain Ntamack Fly Half Off in the 76'
  • No. 11, Vincent Rattez Wing
  • No. 12, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 13, Virimi Vakatawa Centre Off in the 79'
  • No. 14, Teddy Thomas Wing
  • No. 15, Anthony Bouthier Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Peato Mauvaka On in the 68'
  • No. 17, Jefferson Poirot On in the 48'
  • No. 18, Demba Bamba On in the 48'
  • No. 19, Boris Palu On in the 56'
  • No. 20, Cameron Woki On in the 56'
  • No. 21, Baptiste Serin (not used)
  • No. 22, Matthieu Jalibert On in the 76'
  • No. 23, Arthur Vincent On in the 79'

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

2015 – 2019

01 10 Feb 2019
Six Nations Championship Twickenham, London

England 44–8 France England won

England tries: Jonny May 2', Jonny May 24', Jonny May 29', Henry Slade 40', Penalty try 49', Owen Farrell 55'

France tries: Damian Penaud 35'

Match page: England v France, 10 February 2019

04 19 Mar 2016
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Paris

France 21–31 England England won

England tries: Danny Care 12', Dan Cole 20', Anthony Watson 56'

France tries: None

Match page: France v England, 19 March 2016

05 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

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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