France 26-24 England
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance: 80,000
France v England Match Reports
In a see-saw match, which saw France race into an early lead only to be pegged back and then overtaken by England, it was France that ended victorious thanks to a dramatic late try by teenage centre Gael Fickou. After a thrilling 80 minutes of rugby, the match ended 26-24 in France's favour. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Late France try stuns England
- Guardian: England Six Nations fightback halted by try from France's Gaël Fickou
- Independent: England recover from awful start to stand on the cusp of victory only to fall to heartbreaking defeat
- Telegraph: England lose thriller in Paris
- Daily Mail: Heartbreak for Lancaster's troops as Les Bleus score late try to record vital victory in Paris
- Sky Sports: France beat England with late converted try in Paris
- ESPN: Last gasp try breaks English hearts
- Wales Online: Heartbroken England defeated 26 - 24 by France
- RBS 6 Nations: Fickou seals dramatic late victory for France
France v England Match Highlights
France v England Match Statistics
France 26 (16)
Tries: Huget (2), Fickou
Conversions: Medard
Penalties: Doussain (2), Medard
England 24 (8)
Tries: Brown, Burrell
Conversions: Farrell
Penalties: Farrell (2), Goode
Drop-goals: Care
Man of the Match: Yoann Huget (France)
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Thomas Domingo
- 2. Benjamin Kayser
- 3. Nicolas Mas
- 4. Alexandre Flanquart
- 5. Pascal Pape (Captain)
- 6. Yannick Nyanga
- 7. Bernard Le Roux
- 8. Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9. Jean-Marc Doussain
- 10. Jules Plisson
- 11. Maxime Medard
- 12. Wesley Fofana
- 13. Mathieu Bastareaud
- 14. Yoann Huget
- 15. Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16. Dimitri Szarzewski
- 17. Yannick Forestier
- 18. Rabah Slimani
- 19. Yoann Maestri
- 20. Antoie Burban
- 21. Damien Chouly
- 22. Maxime Machenaud
- 23. Gael Fickou
England Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Joe Marler
- 2. Dylan Hartley
- 3. Dan Cole
- 4. Joe Launchbury
- 5. Courtney Lawes
- 6. Tom Wood
- 7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
- 8. Billy Vunipola
Backs
- 9. Danny Care
- 10. Owen Farrell
- 11. Jonny May
- 12. Billy Twelvetrees
- 13. Luther Burrell
- 14. Jack Nowell
- 15. Mike Brown
Replacements
- 16. Tom Youngs
- 17. Mako Vunipola
- 18. Henry Thomas
- 19. Dave Attwood
- 20. Ben Morgan
- 21. Lee Dickson
- 22. Brad Barritt
- 23. Alex Goode