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England men · Six Nations Championship

France
v England⁠

25–13

Full time

France v England finished 25–13.

France
Gael Fickou 14', Francois Cros 39', Antoine Dupont 60'
Date
Saturday 19 March 2022 · England in 2022
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

  • No. 16, Nic Dolly (not used)
  • No. 17, Joe Marler On in the 64'
  • No. 18, Kyle Sinckler On in the 49'
  • No. 19, Ollie Chessum On in the 62'
  • No. 20, Alex Dombrandt On in the 65'
  • No. 21, Harry Randall On in the 64'
  • No. 22, George Ford On in the 77'
  • No. 23, Elliot Daly On in the 25'

France

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cyril Baille Prop Off in the 50'
  • No. 2, Julien Marchand Hooker Off in the 50'
  • No. 3, Uini Atonio Prop Off in the 55'
  • No. 4, Cameron Woki Lock Off in the 71'
  • No. 5, Paul Willemse Lock Off in the 50'
  • No. 6, Francois Cros Flanker Off in the 71'
  • No. 7, Anthony Jelonch Flanker
  • No. 8, Gregory Alldritt Number 8
  • No. 9, Antoine Dupont (c) Scrum Half Off in the 77'
  • No. 10, Romain Ntamack Fly Half
  • No. 11, Gabin Villiere Wing
  • No. 12, Jonathan Danty Centre
  • No. 13, Gael Fickou Centre
  • No. 14, Damian Penaud Wing
  • No. 15, Melvyn Jaminet Full Back Off in the 76'

Replacements

  • No. 16, Peato Mauvaka On in the 50'
  • No. 17, Jean-Baptiste Gros On in the 50'
  • No. 18, Mohamed Haouas On in the 55'
  • No. 19, Romain Taofifenua On in the 50'
  • No. 20, Thibaud Flament On in the 71'
  • No. 21, Dylan Cretin On in the 71'
  • No. 22, Maxime Lucu On in the 77'
  • No. 23, Thomas Ramos On in the 76'

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

2018 – 2021

01 13 Mar 2021
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 23–20 France England won

England tries: Anthony Watson 9', Maro Itoje 76'

France tries: Antoine Dupont 1', Damian Penaud 31'

Match page: England v France, 13 March 2021

03 2 Feb 2020
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 24–17 England England lost

England tries: Jonny May 56', Jonny May 64'

France tries: Vincent Rattez 6', Charles Ollivon 19', Charles Ollivon 54'

Match page: France v England, 2 February 2020

04 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

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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