TheBreakdown
Full time18 April 1970
France
35–13
England
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1970Head-to-head

France won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux2–0
  2. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux4–0
  3. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux6–0
  4. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux8–0
  5. –PFrance penalty · Pierre Villepreux11–0
  6. –TFrance try · Roger Bourgarel14–0
  7. –TFrance try · Jean Trillo17–0
  8. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Lux20–0
  9. –TFrance try · Jean-Marie Bonal23–0
  10. –TFrance try · Jean-Louis Berot26–0
  11. –TFrance try · Benoit Dauga29–0
  12. –DFrance drop goal · Pierre Villepreux32–0
  13. –DFrance drop goal · Jean-Louis Berot35–0
  14. –CEngland conversion · Tony Jorden35–2
  15. –CEngland conversion · Tony Jorden35–4
  16. –PEngland penalty · Tony Jorden35–7
  17. –TEngland try · John Spencer35–10
  18. –TEngland try · Robert Taylor35–13

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Michel LasserreProp
  2. 2Renee BenesisHooker
  3. 3Jean IracabalProp
  4. 4Jean Le DroffSecond row
  5. 5Elie CesterSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Paul BiemouretFlanker
  7. 7Christian CarrereFlanker
  8. 8Benoit DaugaNumber 8
  9. 9Michel PebeyreScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Louis BerotFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Marie BonalWing
  12. 12Jean-Pierre LuxCentre
  13. 13Jean TrilloCentre
  14. 14Roger BourgarelWing
  15. 15Pierre VillepreuxFull-back

England

  1. 1Barry JacksonProp
  2. 2John PullinHooker
  3. 3Keith FairbrotherProp
  4. 4Michael LeadbetterSecond row
  5. 5Peter LarterSecond row
  6. 6Anthony BucknallFlanker
  7. 7Robert TaylorFlanker
  8. 8Gerald RedmondNumber 8
  9. 9Nigel Starmer-SmithScrum-half
  10. 10John FinlanFly-half
  11. 11Michael NovakWing
  12. 12David DuckhamCentre
  13. 13John SpencerCentre
  14. 14Keith FieldingWing
  15. 15Tony JordenFull-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.