TheBreakdown
Full time21 January 1978
France
15–6
England
Parc des Princes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1978Head-to-head

France won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Michel Aguirre2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Michel Aguirre4–0
  3. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre7–0
  4. –TFrance try · Jean-Luc Averous11–0
  5. –TFrance try · Jerome Gallion15–0
  6. –DEngland drop goal · Alan Old15–3
  7. –DEngland drop goal · Alan Old15–6

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Alain PacoHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Michel PalmiéSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Francois ImbernonSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Christian BelascainCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Jean-Francois GourdonWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back
  16. 16Jean PercheBench
  17. 17Armand VaquerinBench
  18. 18Jean-Luc JoinelBench
  19. 19Jean-Pierre LafforgueBench
  20. 20Jean-Martin EtcheniqueBench
  21. 21Alain CaussadeBench

England

  1. 1Robin CowlingProp
  2. 2Peter WheelerHooker
  3. 3Mike BurtonProp
  4. 4Bill BeaumontSecond row
  5. 5Nigel HortonSecond row
  6. 6Peter DixonFlanker
  7. 7Mike RafterFlanker
  8. 8John ScottNumber 8
  9. 9Malcolm YoungScrum-half
  10. 10Alan OldFly-half
  11. 11Mike SlemenWing
  12. 12Andy MaxwellCentre
  13. 13Barrie CorlessCentre
  14. 14Peter SquiresWing
  15. 15Dusty HareFull-back
  16. 16Charles KentBench
  17. 17John HortonBench
  18. 18I RoumBench
  19. 19Barry NelmesBench
  20. 20Jon RaphaelBench
  21. 21Tony NearyBench

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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.