Full time23 February 1957
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1957Head-to-head
England won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –TEngland try · Peter Jackson3–0
- –TEngland try · Peter Jackson6–0
- –TEngland try · Eric Evans9–0
- –CFrance conversion · Michel Vannier9–2
- –TFrance try · Christian Darrouy9–5
Line-ups
England
- 1Charles JacobsProp
- 2Eric EvansHooker
- 3George HastingsProp
- 4John CurrieSecond row
- 5David MarquesSecond row
- 6Peter RobbinsFlanker
- 7Reginald HigginsFlanker
- 8Ned AshcroftNumber 8
- 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
- 10Richard BartlettFly-half
- 11Peter ThompsonWing
- 12William DaviesCentre
- 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
- 14Peter JacksonWing
- 15Robert ChallisFull-back
France
- 1Amedee DomenechProp
- 2Robert VigierHooker
- 3Andre SanacProp
- 4Michel CelayaSecond row
- 5Michel HocheSecond row
- 6Jean CarrereFlanker
- 7Francois MonclaFlanker
- 8Jean BartheNumber 8
- 9Gerard DufauScrum-half
- 10Andre HagetFly-half
- 11Jean DupuyWing
- 12Rene MonieCentre
- 13Jacques BouquetCentre
- 14Christian DarrouyWing
- 15Michel VannierFull-back
Match officials
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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: 14 April 1956, England 9–14 France
- Next meeting on record: 1 March 1958
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.