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Full time26 February 1966
France
13–0
England
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1966Head-to-head

France won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Claude Lacaze2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Claude Lacaze4–0
  3. –TFrance try · Andre Boniface7–0
  4. –TFrance try · Jean Gachassin10–0
  5. –TFrance try · Arnaldo Gruarin13–0

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Arnaldo GruarinProp
  2. 2Jean-Michel CabanierHooker
  3. 3Jean-Claude BerejnoiProp
  4. 4Walter SpangheroSecond row
  5. 5Elie CesterSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Joseph RupertFlanker
  7. 7Michel CrausteFlanker
  8. 8Benoit DaugaNumber 8
  9. 9Lilian CamberaberoScrum-half
  10. 10Jean GachassinFly-half
  11. 11Christian DarrouyWing
  12. 12Andre BonifaceCentre
  13. 13Guy BonifaceCentre
  14. 14Bernard DupratWing
  15. 15Claude LacazeFull-back

England

  1. 1Phil JuddProp
  2. 2William TreadwellHooker
  3. 3Pinky HortonProp
  4. 4Colin PayneSecond row
  5. 5John OwenSecond row
  6. 6Dick GreenwoodFlanker
  7. 7Budge RogersFlanker
  8. 8David PerryNumber 8
  9. 9Roland AshbyScrum-half
  10. 10Thomas BrophyFly-half
  11. 11Savvo SavageWing
  12. 12Colin McFadyeanCentre
  13. 13Robert HearnCentre
  14. 14Andrew HancockWing
  15. 15Don RutherfordFull-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.