Five Nations - Twickenham, 3 March 1979, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT
England (3) 7 - 6 (0) France (FT)

Notes

 
Result England won by a margin of 1 point
Five Nations points England 2, France 0
 
Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance 67800
 
Referee JR West (Ireland)
 
England Test debuts RM Cardus, CE Smart
France Test debuts F Costes
 
Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3

Other scores

Five Nations
Scotland 11 - 11 Ireland Murrayfield