Full time26 March 1949
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1949Head-to-head
France won by 2 points.
Scoring
- –CFrance conversion · Andre Alvarez2–0
- –TFrance try · Jean Lassegue5–0
- –TWales try · Ken Jones5–3
Line-ups
France
- 1Euqene BuzyProp
- 2Marcel JolHooker
- 3Lucien CaronProp
- 4Alban MogaSecond row
- 5Robert SoroSecond row
- 6Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 7Jean PratFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Andre AlvarezFly-half
- 11Jean LassegueWing
- 12Henri DutrainCentre
- 13Pierre DizaboCentre
- 14Michel PomathiosWing
- 15Noel BaudryFull-back
Wales
- 1Cliff DaviesProp
- 2Bunner TraversHooker
- 3Dai JonesProp
- 4Don HaywardSecond row
- 5John GwilliamSecond row
- 6Peter StoneFlanker
- 7Clem ThomasFlanker
- 8Rees StephensNumber 8
- 9Haydn TannerScrum-half
- 10Glyn DaviesFly-half
- 11Windsor MajorWing
- 12Jack MatthewsCentre
- 13Malcolm ThomasCentre
- 14Ken JonesWing
- 15Frank TrottFull-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
- Previous meeting: 21 February 1948, France 11–3 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 25 March 1950
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.