Five Nations - Twickenham, 26 February 1949, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT
England (5) 8 - 3 (0) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result England won by a margin of 5 points
Five Nations points England 2, France 0
 
Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance 70000
 
Referee T Jones (Wales)
 
England Test debuts JRC Matthews, JH Steeds
France Test debuts J Pilon
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

Other scores

Five Nations
Scotland 3 - 13 Ireland Murrayfield