England XV v France XV

Date:

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Attendance: 34,129

England XV v France XV Match Reports

France snatched a narrow 26-24 victory over England in the non-cap fixture at Twickenham ahead of the summer tours. France had raced into an early 12-0 lead with tries from Gaetan Barlot and Hugo Auradou. But England recovered to be leading 19-12 at half-time thanks to tries from Tom Willis, Alex Coles and Joe Carpenter. This despite having Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sent off for a reckless tackle in the 34th minute. The visitors were also reduced to 14-men in the 57th minute when Cameron Woki was sent off for a dangerous clear-out. Alex Dombrandt got England's fourth try on the hour mark to further extend the home side's lead. But with five minutes remaining, France closed the gap to just 5-points when Paul Mallez was driven over the line and Antoine Hastoy converted. Romain Taofifenua then scored a late try to bring France level before Hastoy converted for the victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

England XV v France XV - Match Highlights

England XV v France XV - Match Stats

England XV (24)
Try: Willis (24'), Coles (28'), Carpenter (40'), Dombrandt (60')
Conversion: Ford (25', 40'+1)
Red Card: Feyi-Waboso (34')

France XV (26)
Try: Barlot (7'), Auradou (10'), Mallez (75'), Taofifenua (80'+3)
Conversion: Le Garrec (11'), Hastoy (76', 80'+3)
Red Card: Woki (57')

Man of the match: Nolann Le Garrec (France)


England XV v France XV - Team Line-ups

England XV

Forwards

  • 1 Fin Baxter
  • 2 Jamie George (Co-captain)
  • 3 Joe Heyes
  • 4 Alex Coles
  • 5 Nick Isiekwe
  • 6 Ted Hill
  • 7 Guy Pepper
  • 8 Tom Willis

Backs

  • 9 Ben Spencer
  • 10 George Ford (Co-captain)
  • 11 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
  • 12 Seb Atkinson
  • 13 Henry Slade
  • 14 Tom Roebuck
  • 15 Joe Carpenter

Replacements

  • 16 Theo Dan
  • 17 Bevan Rodd
  • 18 Trevor Davison
  • 19 Chandler Cunningham-South
  • 20 Jack Kenningham
  • 21 Alex Dombrandt
  • 22 Raffi Quirke
  • 23 Oscar Beard

France XV

Forwards

  • 1 Baptiste Erdocio
  • 2 Gaetan Barlot
  • 3 Rabah Slimani
  • 4 Hugo Auradou
  • 5 Tyler Duguid
  • 6 Alexandre Fischer
  • 7 Killian Tixeront
  • 8 Mickael Guillard

Backs

  • 9 Nolann Le Garrec
  • 10 Antoine Hastoy
  • 11 Alivereti Duguivalu
  • 12 Gael Fickou (Captain)
  • 13 Emilien Gailleton
  • 14 Mael Moustin
  • 15 Theo Attissogbe

Replacements

  • 16 Guillaume Marchand
  • 17 Paul Mallez
  • 18 Demba Bamba
  • 19 Romain Taofifenua
  • 20 Jacobus van Tonder
  • 21 Cameron Woki
  • 22 Baptiste Jauneau
  • 23 Leo Berdeu