TheBreakdown
Full time30 January 1909
England
22–0
France
Welford Road, Leicester, EnglandHead-to-head

England won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Edward Jackett2–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Edward Jackett4–0
  3. –TEngland try · Edgar Mobbs7–0
  4. –TEngland try · Francis Tarr10–0
  5. –TEngland try · Francis Tarr13–0
  6. –TEngland try · Thomas Simpson16–0
  7. –TEngland try · Frank Hutchinson19–0
  8. –TEngland try · William Johns22–0

Line-ups

England

  1. 9Rupert WilliamsonScrum-half
  2. 10Frank HutchinsonFly-half
  3. 11Edgar MobbsWing
  4. 12Ronald PoultonCentre
  5. 13Francis TarrCentre
  6. 14Thomas SimpsonWing
  7. 15Edward JackettFull-back
  8. Robert DibbleForward
  9. Frank HandfordForward
  10. Charles BoltonForward
  11. Ernest IbbitsonForward
  12. Herbert ArcherForward
  13. Alf KewneyForward
  14. William JohnsForward
  15. Alfred MorrisForward

France

  1. 1Geo FourcadeProp
  2. 2Rene DuvalHooker
  3. 3Pierre GuilleminProp
  4. 4Marcel CommuneauSecond row
  5. 5Alphonse MasseSecond row
  6. 6J IcardFlanker
  7. 7Rene De MalmannFlanker
  8. 8Georges BorchardNumber 8
  9. 9Albert HubertScrum-half
  10. 10Andre TheurietFly-half
  11. 11Gaston LaneWing
  12. 12Theo VarvierCentre
  13. 13H HoublainCentre
  14. 14Emile LesieurWing
  15. 15Jean CaujolleFull-back

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Context

All-time, England 61–45 France, 7 drawn in 113 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
France 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.