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Full time26 February 1972
France
37–12
England
Stade Colombes, Paris, France · Five Nations 1972Head-to-head

France won by 25 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. –CFrance conversion · Pierre Villepreux10–0
  6. –PFrance penalty · Pierre Villepreux13–0
  7. –TFrance try · Bernard Duprat17–0
  8. –TFrance try · Bernard Duprat21–0
  9. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Lux25–0
  10. –TFrance try · Jean Sillieres29–0
  11. –TFrance try · Jean-Paul Biemouret33–0
  12. –TFrance try · Walter Spanghero37–0
  13. –CEngland conversion · Alan Old37–2
  14. –PEngland penalty · Alan Old37–5
  15. –PEngland penalty · Alan Old37–8
  16. –TEngland try · Mike Beese37–12

Line-ups

France

  1. 1Jean IracabalProp
  2. 2Renee BenesisHooker
  3. 3Jean-Louis AzareteProp
  4. 4Alain EsteveSecond row
  5. 5Claude SpangheroSecond row
  6. 6Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Paul BiemouretFlanker
  8. 8Walter SpangheroNumber 8
  9. 9Max BarrauScrum-half
  10. 10Jean-Louis BerotFly-half
  11. 11Jean SillieresWing
  12. 12Jean-Pierre LuxCentre
  13. 13Jo MasoCentre
  14. 14Bernard DupratWing
  15. 15Pierre VillepreuxFull-back

England

  1. 1Stack StevensProp
  2. 2John PullinHooker
  3. 3Mike BurtonProp
  4. 4John BartonSecond row
  5. 5Chris RalstonSecond row
  6. 6Peter DixonFlanker
  7. 7Tony NearyFlanker
  8. 8Andy RipleyNumber 8
  9. 9Lionel WestonScrum-half
  10. 10Alan OldFly-half
  11. 11Rod WebbWing
  12. 12David DuckhamCentre
  13. 13Mike BeeseCentre
  14. 14Keith FieldingWing
  15. 15Peter KnightFull-back
  16. Nick MartinBench

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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.