TheBreakdown
Full time23 March 1963
France
5–3
Wales
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1963Head-to-head

France won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Albaladejo2–0
  2. –TFrance try · Guy Boniface5–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Graham Hodgson5–3

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Francis MasProp
  2. 2Jean de GregorioHooker
  3. 3Amedee DomenechProp
  4. 4Roger FiteSecond row
  5. 5Bernard MommejatSecond row
  6. 6Maurice LiraFlanker
  7. 7Michel CrausteFlanker
  8. 8Jean FabreNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre LacroixScrum-half
  10. 10Pierre AlbaladejoFly-half
  11. 11Jean DupuyWing
  12. 12Andre BonifaceCentre
  13. 13Guy BonifaceCentre
  14. 14Christian DarrouyWing
  15. 15Claude LacazeFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Denzil WilliamsProp
  2. 2Billy ThomasHooker
  3. 3Howie NorrisProp
  4. 4Brian PriceSecond row
  5. 5Brian ThomasSecond row
  6. 6Graham JonesFlanker
  7. 7Haydn MorganFlanker
  8. 8Alun PaskNumber 8
  9. 9Clive RowlandsScrum-half
  10. 10David WatkinsFly-half
  11. 11Dewi BebbWing
  12. 12Ron EvansCentre
  13. 13Ken JonesCentre
  14. 14Robert MorganWing
  15. 15Graham HodgsonFull-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.