
England XV 24-26 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:
- Autumn Internationals: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sees red as inexperienced England lose to France
- BBC: England XV beaten by France XV with final kick
- Guardian: Feyi-Waboso sees red before France XV stun England XV at the last
- Independent: England begin summer fixtures with defeat against rivals France
- England Rugby: England XV narrowly beaten by France XV at Allianz Stadium
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