# History of rugby union matches between England and France

The first rugby union match between England and France was held on 22 March 1906 at Parc des Princes in Paris.
The traditional name for the annual England versus France rugby union match in the Six Nations Championship as used on both sides of the English Channel is Le Crunch, used since at least 1981 (although it has been named "Eurostar Trophy" a few times in France, since 2000). Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in six warm-up matches prior to the 2003, 2007 and 2015 World Cups, with France winning on four occasions and England two. They have also met on five occasions at the Rugby World Cup with England winning on three occasions and France two. England and France have played each other on 112 occasions, England winning 61, France winning 44, and 7 matches have been drawn. Overall, England have scored 1,821 points, and France 1,515.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by England | Won by France | Drawn | England points | France points |
| In England | 54 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 975 | 634 |
| In France | 55 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 801 | 836 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Overall | 112 | 61 | 44 | 7 | 1,821 | 1,515 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
| Record | England | France |
| Longest winning streak | 11 (22 March 1906 – 28 March 1921) | 4 (1 February 1975 – 21 January 1978) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 55 (21 March 2015) | 37 (26 February 1972) |
| Away | 39 (13 April 1914) | 53 (11 March 2023) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 37 (28 January 1911) | 25 (26 February 1972; 12 March 2006) |
| Away | 27 (22 March 1906) | 43 (11 March 2023) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 22 March 1906 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 8–35 | England | 1906 England tour of France |
| 2 | 5 January 1907 | Athletic Ground, Richmond | 41–13 | England | 1907 France tour of England |
| 3 | 1 January 1908 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 0–19 | England | 1908 England tour of France |
| 4 | 30 January 1909 | Welford Road, Leicester | 22–0 | England | 1909 France tour of England |
| 5 | 3 March 1910 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 3–11 | England | 1910 Five Nations Championship |
| 6 | 28 January 1911 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 37–0 | England | 1911 Five Nations Championship |
| 7 | 8 April 1912 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 8–18 | England | 1912 Five Nations Championship |
| 8 | 25 January 1913 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 20–0 | England | 1913 Five Nations Championship |
| 9 | 13 April 1914 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 13–39 | England | 1914 Five Nations Championship |
| 10 | 31 January 1920 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 8–3 | England | 1920 Five Nations Championship |
| 11 | 28 March 1921 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6–10 | England | 1921 Five Nations Championship |
| 12 | 25 February 1922 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–11 | draw | 1922 Five Nations Championship |
| 13 | 2 April 1923 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3–12 | England | 1923 Five Nations Championship |
| 14 | 23 February 1924 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 19–7 | England | 1924 Five Nations Championship |
| 15 | 13 April 1925 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 11–13 | England | 1925 Five Nations Championship |
| 16 | 27 February 1926 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–0 | England | 1926 Five Nations Championship |
| 17 | 2 April 1927 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3–0 | France | 1927 Five Nations Championship |
| 18 | 25 February 1928 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 18–8 | England | 1928 Five Nations Championship |
| 19 | 1 April 1929 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6–16 | England | 1929 Five Nations Championship |
| 20 | 22 February 1930 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–5 | England | 1930 Five Nations Championship |
| 21 | 6 April 1931 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 14–13 | France | 1931 Five Nations Championship |
| 22 | 19 April 1947 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–3 | England | 1947 Five Nations Championship |
| 23 | 29 March 1948 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 15–0 | France | 1948 Five Nations Championship |
| 24 | 26 February 1949 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 8–3 | England | 1949 Five Nations Championship |
| 25 | 25 February 1950 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6–3 | France | 1950 Five Nations Championship |
| 26 | 24 February 1951 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–11 | France | 1951 Five Nations Championship |
| 27 | 5 April 1952 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3–6 | England | 1952 Five Nations Championship |
| 28 | 28 February 1953 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–0 | England | 1953 Five Nations Championship |
| 29 | 10 April 1954 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 11–3 | France | 1954 Five Nations Championship |
| 30 | 26 February 1955 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–16 | France | 1955 Five Nations Championship |
| 31 | 14 April 1956 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 14–9 | France | 1956 Five Nations Championship |
| 32 | 23 February 1957 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–5 | England | 1957 Five Nations Championship |
| 33 | 1 March 1958 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 0–14 | England | 1958 Five Nations Championship |
| 34 | 28 February 1959 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–3 | draw | 1959 Five Nations Championship |
| 35 | 27 February 1960 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3–3 | draw | 1960 Five Nations Championship |
| 36 | 25 February 1961 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 5–5 | draw | 1961 Five Nations Championship |
| 37 | 24 February 1962 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 13–0 | France | 1962 Five Nations Championship |
| 38 | 23 February 1963 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 6–5 | England | 1963 Five Nations Championship |
| 39 | 22 February 1964 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3–6 | England | 1964 Five Nations Championship |
| 40 | 27 February 1965 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–6 | England | 1965 Five Nations Championship |
| 41 | 26 February 1966 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 13–0 | France | 1966 Five Nations Championship |
| 42 | 25 February 1967 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–16 | France | 1967 Five Nations Championship |
| 43 | 24 February 1968 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 14–9 | France | 1968 Five Nations Championship |
| 44 | 22 February 1969 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 22–8 | England | 1969 Five Nations Championship |
| 45 | 18 April 1970 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 35–13 | France | 1970 Five Nations Championship |
| 46 | 27 February 1971 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 14–14 | draw | 1971 Five Nations Championship |
| 47 | 26 February 1972 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 37–12 | France | 1972 Five Nations Championship |
| 48 | 24 February 1973 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 14–6 | England | 1973 Five Nations Championship |
| 49 | 2 March 1974 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 12–12 | draw | 1974 Five Nations Championship |
| 50 | 1 February 1975 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 20–27 | France | 1975 Five Nations Championship |
| 51 | 20 March 1976 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 30–9 | France | 1976 Five Nations Championship |
| 52 | 1 February 1977 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 3–4 | France | 1977 Five Nations Championship |
| 53 | 21 January 1978 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 15–6 | France | 1978 Five Nations Championship |
| 54 | 1 February 1979 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 7–6 | England | 1979 Five Nations Championship |
| 55 | 2 February 1980 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 13–17 | England | 1980 Five Nations Championship |
| 56 | 21 March 1981 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 12–16 | France | 1981 Five Nations Championship |
| 57 | 20 February 1982 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 15–27 | England | 1982 Five Nations Championship |
| 58 | 15 January 1983 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–19 | France | 1983 Five Nations Championship |
| 59 | 3 March 1984 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 32–18 | France | 1984 Five Nations Championship |
| 60 | 2 February 1985 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 9–9 | draw | 1985 Five Nations Championship |
| 61 | 15 March 1986 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 29–10 | France | 1986 Five Nations Championship |
| 62 | 21 February 1987 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–19 | France | 1987 Five Nations Championship |
| 63 | 16 January 1988 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 10–9 | France | 1988 Five Nations Championship |
| 64 | 4 March 1989 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 11–0 | England | 1989 Five Nations Championship |
| 65 | 3 February 1990 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 7–26 | England | 1990 Five Nations Championship |
| 66 | 16 March 1991 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 21–19 | England | 1991 Five Nations Championship |
| 67 | 19 October 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 10–19 | England | 1991 Rugby World Cup |
| 68 | 15 February 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 13–31 | England | 1992 Five Nations Championship |
| 69 | 16 January 1993 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 16–15 | England | 1993 Five Nations Championship |
| 70 | 5 March 1994 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 14–18 | England | 1994 Five Nations Championship |
| 71 | 4 February 1995 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 31–10 | England | 1995 Five Nations Championship |
| 72 | 22 June 1995 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) | 9–19 | France | 1995 Rugby World Cup |
| 73 | 20 January 1996 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 15–12 | France | 1996 Five Nations Championship |
| 74 | 1 March 1997 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 20–23 | France | 1997 Five Nations Championship |
| 75 | 7 February 1998 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 24–17 | France | 1998 Five Nations Championship |
| 76 | 20 March 1999 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 21–10 | England | 1999 Five Nations Championship |
| 77 | 19 February 2000 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 9–15 | England | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| 78 | 7 April 2001 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 48–19 | England | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
| 79 | 2 March 2002 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 20–15 | France | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
| 80 | 15 February 2003 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 25–17 | England | 2003 Six Nations Championship |
| 81 | 30 August 2003 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | 17–16 | France | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 82 | 6 September 2003 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 45–14 | England | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 83 | 16 November 2003 | Stadium Australia, Sydney (Australia) | 24–7 | England | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 84 | 27 March 2004 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 24–21 | France | 2004 Six Nations Championship |
| 85 | 14 February 2005 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 17–18 | France | 2005 Six Nations Championship |
| 86 | 12 March 2006 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 31–6 | France | 2006 Six Nations Championship |
| 87 | 11 March 2007 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 26–18 | England | 2007 Six Nations Championship |
| 88 | 11 August 2007 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 15–21 | France | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 89 | 18 August 2007 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille | 22–9 | France | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 90 | 13 October 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 9–14 | England | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 91 | 23 February 2008 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 13–24 | England | 2008 Six Nations Championship |
| 92 | 15 March 2009 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 34–10 | England | 2009 Six Nations Championship |
| 93 | 20 March 2010 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 12–10 | France | 2010 Six Nations Championship |
| 94 | 26 February 2011 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 17–9 | England | 2011 Six Nations Championship |
| 95 | 8 October 2011 | Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) | 19–12 | France | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
| 96 | 11 March 2012 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22–24 | England | 2012 Six Nations Championship |
| 97 | 23 February 2013 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 23–13 | England | 2013 Six Nations Championship |
| 98 | 1 February 2014 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 26–24 | France | 2014 Six Nations Championship |
| 99 | 21 March 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 55–35 | England | 2015 Six Nations Championship |
| 100 | 15 August 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 19–14 | England | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 101 | 22 August 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 25–20 | France | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match |
| 102 | 19 March 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 21–31 | England | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
| 103 | 4 February 2017 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 19–16 | England | 2017 Six Nations Championship |
| 104 | 10 March 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22–16 | France | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
| 105 | 10 February 2019 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 44–8 | England | 2019 Six Nations Championship |
| 106 | 2 February 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 24–17 | France | 2020 Six Nations Championship |
| 107 | 6 December 2020 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 22–19 | England | Autumn Nations Cup Final |
| 108 | 13 March 2021 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 23–20 | England | 2021 Six Nations Championship |
| 109 | 20 March 2022 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 25–13 | France | 2022 Six Nations Championship |
| 110 | 11 March 2023 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 10–53 | France | 2023 Six Nations Championship |
| 111 | 16 March 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | 33–31 | France | 2024 Six Nations Championship |
| 112 | 8 February 2025 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 26-25 | England | 2025 Six Nations Championship |

## Non-test results

Below is a list of matches that were not awarded test match status and so do not appear in the list of official statistics.
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 20 April 1974 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 7–26 | France XV | Paris Air Disaster fund raiser | |
| 2 | 12 October 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan) | 0–0 | draw | 2019 Rugby World Cup | |

## List of series

| Played | Won by England | Won by France | Drawn |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | England | France | Series winner |
| 1906 | 1 | — | England |
| 1907 | 1 | — | England |
| 1908 | 1 | — | England |
| 1909 | 1 | — | England |