TheBreakdown
Full time20 March 1976
France
30–9
England
Parc des Princes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1976Head-to-head

France won by 21 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Romeu2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Romeu4–0
  3. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Pierre Romeu6–0
  4. –TFrance try · Jean-Francois Gourdon10–0
  5. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Romeu14–0
  6. –TFrance try · Jacques Fouroux18–0
  7. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Bastiat22–0
  8. –TFrance try · Robert Paparemborde26–0
  9. –TFrance try · Robert Paparemborde30–0
  10. –CEngland conversion · Peter Butler30–2
  11. –PEngland penalty · Peter Butler30–5
  12. –TEngland try · Peter Dixon30–9

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Alain PacoHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Jean-Francois ImbernonSecond row
  5. 5Michel PalmiéSecond row
  6. 6Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jacques FourouxScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Pierre RomeuFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Joel PécuneCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Jean-Francois GourdonWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back
  16. Rene Berges-CauBench

England

  1. 1Fran CottonProp
  2. 2John PullinHooker
  3. 3Mike BurtonProp
  4. 4Bill BeaumontSecond row
  5. 5Rob WilkinsonSecond row
  6. 6Peter DixonFlanker
  7. 7Tony NearyFlanker
  8. 8Garry AdeyNumber 8
  9. 9Stephen SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Chris WilliamsFly-half
  11. 11Mike SlemenWing
  12. 12Andy MaxwellCentre
  13. 13David CookeCentre
  14. 14Kenneth PlummerWing
  15. 15Peter ButlerFull-back

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Context

All-time, France 45–61 England, 7 drawn in 113 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
England going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.