TheBreakdown
Full time5 April 1926
France
5–7
Wales
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1926Head-to-head

Wales won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Charles Gonnet2–0
  2. –TFrance try · Gilbert Gerintes5–0
  3. –TWales try · Emlyn Watkins5–3
  4. –DWales drop goal · Arthur Cornish5–7

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Camille MontadeProp
  2. 2Joseph SayrouHooker
  3. 3Eugene RibereProp
  4. 4Charles GonnetSecond row
  5. 5Aime Cassayet-ArmagnacSecond row
  6. 6Auguste LaurentFlanker
  7. 7Gilbert GerintesFlanker
  8. 8Etienne PiquiralNumber 8
  9. 9H LaffontScrum-half
  10. 10Vincent GrauleFly-half
  11. 11Adolphe JaureguyWing
  12. 12Rene GracietCentre
  13. 13Marcel BailetteCentre
  14. 14Marcel BessonWing
  15. 15Louis DestaracFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Dai JonesProp
  2. 2Howell JohnHooker
  3. 3Steve LawrenceProp
  4. 4Syd HinamSecond row
  5. 5Ron HerreraSecond row
  6. 6Tom HopkinsFlanker
  7. 7Emlyn WatkinsFlanker
  8. 8David JenkinsNumber 8
  9. 9Wick PowellScrum-half
  10. 10Bobby JonesFly-half
  11. 11Rowe HardingWing
  12. 12Arthur CornishCentre
  13. 13Bobby DelahayCentre
  14. 14Ernie FinchWing
  15. 15Tommy ReesFull-back

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Context

All-time, France 53–52 Wales, 3 drawn in 108 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Wales 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.