Full time28 February 1953
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1953Head-to-head
England won by 11 points.
Scoring
- –CEngland conversion · Nim Hall2–0
- –TEngland try · Ted Woodward5–0
- –TEngland try · Jeff Butterfield8–0
- –TEngland try · Eric Evans11–0
Line-ups
England
- 1Walter HolmesProp
- 2Eric EvansHooker
- 3Robert StirlingProp
- 4Dennis WilkinsSecond row
- 5Akker AdkinsSecond row
- 6Alec LewisFlanker
- 7Dyson WilsonFlanker
- 8John Kendall-CarpenterNumber 8
- 9Patrick SykesScrum-half
- 10Martin ReganFly-half
- 11Reginald BazleyWing
- 12Lewis CannellCentre
- 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
- 14Ted WoodwardWing
- 15Nim HallFull-back
France
- 1Pierre BertrandProp
- 2Julien ArrietaHooker
- 3Robert CarrereProp
- 4Rene BrejassouSecond row
- 5Bernard ChevalierSecond row
- 6Jean PratFlanker
- 7Rene BienesFlanker
- 8Michel CelayaNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Andre HagetFly-half
- 11Lucien RogeWing
- 12Jacques MauranCentre
- 13Maurice PratCentre
- 14Jean BourdeuWing
- 15Georges BrunFull-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
- Previous meeting: 5 April 1952, England 6–3 France
- Next meeting on record: 10 April 1954
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.