TheBreakdown rating #4 · Tests 1906–2026
France
943Tests62%win rate567–36–340W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 567
- Drawn
- 36
- Lost
- 340
- Points
- 20,630–14,158
At home ground: 256–12–120 (68%). Away or neutral: 311–24–220 (58%). Longest winning run 14. Now on a 2-win run.
Last 10 Tests
- Wv Japan18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Tokyo42–15
- Wv Australia11 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Brisbane | Meeanjin42–26
- Lv New Zealand4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Christchurch32–34
- Wv England14 Mar 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Saint-Denis48–46
- Lv Scotland7 Mar 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Edinburgh40–50
- Wv Italy22 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Villeneuve-d'Ascq33–8
- Wv Wales15 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Cardiff54–12
- Wv Ireland5 Feb 2026 · Six Nations 2026 · Saint-Denis36–14
- Wv Australia22 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Saint-Denis48–33
- Wv Fiji15 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Saint-Denis34–21
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
104–3
v Tunisia, 18 Sept 1979
Heaviest defeat
10–61
v New Zealand, 9 June 2007
8
00s
20
10s
52
20s
24
30s
21
40s
67
50s
88
60s
107
70s
116
80s
134
90s
119
00s
113
10s
74
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
Most capped players
All 1,422 players- 1Fabien Pelous120 Tests · 1993–2007
- 2Philippe Sella115 Tests · 1982–1995
- 3Raphaël Ibanez103 Tests · 1996–2007
- 4Serge Blanco99 Tests · 1979–1991
- 5Gael Fickou98 Tests · 2013–2025
- 6Olivier Magne90 Tests · 1997–2007
- 7Nicolas Mas88 Tests · 2003–2015
- 8Damien Traille87 Tests · 2001–2011
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 0
- titles
- 3
- finals
- 6
- top-four finishes
F
87
–
91
3
95
F
99
4
03
4
07
F
11
–
15
–
19
–
23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
The 3 finals
- 2011Lost v New Zealand7–8
- 1999Lost v Australia12–35
- 1987Lost v New Zealand9–29
Scores show France first.
2027 pool
Pool E
Squad
Not yet named
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