Full time25 February 1950
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1950Head-to-head
France won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TFrance try · Fernand Cazenave3–0
- –TFrance try · Jean Pilon6–0
- –TEngland try · John Smith6–3
Line-ups
France
- 1Rene BienesProp
- 2Pierre PascalinHooker
- 3Roger FerrienProp
- 4Pierre AristouySecond row
- 5Firmin BonnusSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Jean Matheu-CambasFlanker
- 8Guy BasquetNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Jean PilonFly-half
- 11Fernand CazenaveWing
- 12Jacques MerqueyCentre
- 13Pierre LaugaCentre
- 14Maurice SimanWing
- 15Georges BrunFull-back
England
- 1John Kendall-CarpenterProp
- 2John SteedsHooker
- 3Walter HolmesProp
- 4John MatthewsSecond row
- 5Herbert JonesSecond row
- 6Harold SmallFlanker
- 7Vic RobertsFlanker
- 8Akker AdkinsNumber 8
- 9William MooreScrum-half
- 10Ivor PreeceFly-half
- 11John HydeWing
- 12Lewis CannellCentre
- 13Brian BoobbyerCentre
- 14John SmithWing
- 15Murray HofmeyrFull-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: 26 February 1949, France 3–8 England
- Next meeting on record: 24 February 1951
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.