TheBreakdown
Full time25 March 1961
France
8–6
Wales
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1961Head-to-head

France won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Michel Vannier2–0
  2. –TFrance try · Guy Boniface5–0
  3. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Saux8–0
  4. –TWales try · Dewi Bebb8–3
  5. –TWales try · Alun Pask8–6

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Amedee DomenechProp
  2. 2Jean de GregorioHooker
  3. 3Alfred RoquesProp
  4. 4Gerard BouguyonSecond row
  5. 5Jean-Pierre SauxSecond row
  6. 6Francois MonclaFlanker
  7. 7Michel CrausteFlanker
  8. 8Michel CelayaNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre AlbaladejoFly-half
  11. 11Henri RancouleWing
  12. 12Guy BonifaceCentre
  13. 13Jacques BouquetCentre
  14. 14Gerard MauduyWing
  15. 15Michel VannierFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Ray ProsserProp
  2. 2Billy ThomasHooker
  3. 3Phil MorganProp
  4. 4Roddy EvansSecond row
  5. 5Brian PriceSecond row
  6. 6Alun PaskFlanker
  7. 7Haydn MorganFlanker
  8. 8David NashNumber 8
  9. 9Lloyd WilliamsScrum-half
  10. 10Ken RichardsFly-half
  11. 11Dewi BebbWing
  12. 12Haydn MainwaringCentre
  13. 13Meirion RobertsCentre
  14. 14John CollinsWing
  15. 15Terry DaviesFull-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.