TheBreakdown
Full time6 April 1931
France
14–13
England
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1931Head-to-head

France won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –TFrance try · Andre Clady3–0
  2. –TFrance try · Jean Galia6–0
  3. –DFrance drop goal · Georges Gerald10–0
  4. –DFrance drop goal · Marcel Bailette14–0
  5. –CEngland conversion · Jeffrey Forrest14–2
  6. –CEngland conversion · Brian Black14–4
  7. –TEngland try · Robert Smeddle14–7
  8. –TEngland try · Donald Burland14–10
  9. –TEngland try · John Tallent14–13

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Robert ScohyProp
  2. 2Rene NamurHooker
  3. 3Henri BuissonProp
  4. 4Ernest CamoSecond row
  5. 5Andre CladySecond row
  6. 6Roger TriviauxFlanker
  7. 7Eugene RibereFlanker
  8. 8Jean GaliaNumber 8
  9. 9Lucien SerinScrum-half
  10. 10Leopold ServoleFly-half
  11. 11Pierre GuelorgetWing
  12. 12Marcel BailetteCentre
  13. 13Georges GeraldCentre
  14. 14Robert SamatanWing
  15. 15Maurice SavyFull-back

England

  1. 1Henry RewProp
  2. 2Robert SparksHooker
  3. 3Gordon GregoryProp
  4. 4Jeffrey ForrestSecond row
  5. 5Brian BlackSecond row
  6. 6Peter BrookFlanker
  7. 7Peter HordernFlanker
  8. 8Peter HowardNumber 8
  9. 9Edward PopeScrum-half
  10. 10Roger SpongFly-half
  11. 11Carl AarvoldWing
  12. 12John TallentCentre
  13. 13Donald BurlandCentre
  14. 14Robert SmeddleWing
  15. 15Eric WhiteleyFull-back

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Context

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

France going in
England 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.