Full time29 March 1948
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1948Head-to-head
France won by 15 points.
Scoring
- –CFrance conversion · Andre Alvarez
- –TFrance try · Michel Pomathios
- –TFrance try · Robert Soro
- –TFrance try · Jean Prat
- –DFrance drop goal · Yves Bergougnan
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Line-ups
France
- 1Lucien CaronProp
- 2Lucien MartinHooker
- 3Euqene BuzyProp
- 4Robert SoroSecond row
- 5Alban MogaSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Yves BergougnanScrum-half
- 10Leon BordenaveFly-half
- 11Michel PomathiosWing
- 12Maurice TerreauCentre
- 13Pierre DizaboCentre
- 14Maurice SimanWing
- 15Andre AlvarezFull-back
England
- 1Harry WalkerProp
- 2Alan HendersonHooker
- 3Thomas PriceProp
- 4Samuel PerrySecond row
- 5Humphrey LuyaSecond row
- 6Michael Steele-BodgerFlanker
- 7Donald WhiteFlanker
- 8Robert WeighillNumber 8
- 9Patrick SykesScrum-half
- 10Ivor PreeceFly-half
- 11Cyril HolmesWing
- 12Allan TowellCentre
- 13Lewis CannellCentre
- 14Martin TurnerWing
- 15Richard UrenFull-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
- Previous meeting: 19 April 1947, France 3–6 England
- Next meeting on record: 26 February 1949
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.