Teams

France	England
Pens Lacroix 3	Pens Grayson 2
Drops Castaignede, Lacroix	Drops Grayson 2
Team 15 FB Jean-Luc Sadourny 14 W Emile Ntamack 13 C Richard Dourthe 12 C Thomas Castaignede 11 W Philippe Saint-Andre (c) 10 FH Thierry Lacroix 9 SH Philippe Carbonneau 1 P Michel Perie 2 H Jean-Michel Gonzalez 3 P Christian Califano 4 L Olivier Roumat 5 L Olivier Merle 6 F Abdelatif Benazzi 7 F Laurent Cabannes 8 N8 Fabien Pelous     Replacements 16 W Philippe Bernat-Salles 17 Alain Penaud 18 Guy Accoceberry 19 Richard Castel 20 Marc de Rougemont 21 Laurent Benezech	Team 15 FB Mike Catt 14 W Jon Sleightholme 13 C Will Carling (c) 12 C Jerry Guscott 11 W Rory Underwood 10 FH Paul Grayson 9 SH Matt Dawson 1 P Graham Rowntree 2 H Mark Regan 3 P Jason Leonard 4 L Martin Johnson 5 L Martin Bayfield 6 F Steve Ojomoh 7 F Lawrence Dallaglio 8 N8 Ben Clarke     Replacements 16 N8 Dean Richards 17 Jon Callard 18 Phil de Glanville 19 Kyran Bracken 20 Victor Ubogu 21 Graham Dawe

Notes

Result France won by a margin of 3 points

Five Nations points France 2, England 0

Ground name Parc des Princes

Attendance 45130

Referee DTM McHugh (Ireland)

France Test debuts M Perie

England Test debuts JM Sleightholme

Other scores

Five Nations
Ireland	10 - 16	Scotland	Lansdowne Road