France v England

Date:

Venue: Stade de France, Paris

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Attendance: 79,310

France v England Match Reports

A new look France put in an impressive display to beat England 24-17 in Paris. France started the match with great intensity and tries from Vincent Rattez and Charles Ollivon saw them leading 17-0 at half-time. After the break, Ollivon scored his side's third try before England finally sparked to life. Two tries from Jonny May gave the visitors hope but, despite a heroic effort, England failed to overhaul the deficit. A selection of match reports is listed below:

France v England - Match Highlights

France v England - Match Stats

France: (17) 24
Try: Rattez (6'), Ollivon (20', 55')
Conversion: Ntamack (7', 21', 56')
Penalty: Ntamack (16')

England: (0) 17
Try: May (57', 65')
Conversion: Farrell (58', 65')
Penalty: Farrell (81'+1)

Man of the Match: Gregory Alldritt (France)


France v England - Team Line-ups

France Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 Cyril Baille
  • 2 Julien Marchand
  • 3 Mohamed Haouas
  • 4 Bernard Le Roux
  • 5 Paul Willemse
  • 6 Francois Cros
  • 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
  • 8 Gregory Alldritt

Backs

  • 9 Anthony Dupont
  • 10 Romain Ntamack
  • 11 Vincent Rattez
  • 12 Gael Fickou
  • 13 Virimi Vakatawa
  • 14 Teddy Thomas
  • 15 Anthony Bouthier

Replacements

  • 16 Peato Mauvaka
  • 17 Jefferson Poirot
  • 18 Demba Bamba
  • 19 Boris Palu
  • 20 Cameron Woki
  • 21 Baptiste Serin
  • 22 Matthieu Jalibert
  • 23 Arthur Vincent

England Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1 Joe Marler
  • 2 Jamie George
  • 3 Kyle Sinckler
  • 4 Maro Itoje
  • 5 Charlie Ewels
  • 6 Courtney Lawes
  • 7 Sam Underhill
  • 8 Tom Curry

Backs

  • 9 Ben Youngs
  • 10 George Ford
  • 11 Elliot Daly
  • 12 Owen Farrell (Captain)
  • 13 Manu Tuilagi
  • 14 Jonny May
  • 15 George Furbank

Replacements

  • 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
  • 17 Ellis Genge
  • 18 Will Stuart
  • 19 George Kruis
  • 20 Lewis Ludlam
  • 21 Willi Heinz
  • 22 Ollie Devoto
  • 23 Jonathan Joseph
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