Rugby World Cup
- Sydney, 16 November 2003, 20:00 local, 09:00 GMT
England
(12)
24 - 7
(7)
France
(FT)
Match coverage:
Report
Teams
England
France
Tries
none
Tries
Betsen Tchoua
Cons
none
Cons
Michalak
Pens
Wilkinson 5
Pens
none
Drops
Wilkinson 3
Drops
none
Team
15
FB
Josh Lewsey
14
W
Jason Robinson
13
C
Will Greenwood
12
C
Mike Catt
11
W
Ben Cohen
10
FH
Jonny Wilkinson
9
SH
Matt Dawson
1
P
Trevor Woodman
2
H
Steve Thompson
3
P
Phil Vickery
4
L
Martin Johnson
(c)
5
L
Ben Kay
6
F
Richard Hill
7
F
Neil Back
8
N8
Lawrence Dallaglio
Replacements
16
H
Dorian West
17
P
Jason Leonard
18
Martin Corry
19
F
Lewis Moody
20
SH
Kyran Bracken
21
C
Mike Tindall
22
Iain Balshaw
Team
15
FB
Nicolas Brusque
14
W
Aurelien Rougerie
13
C
Tony Marsh
12
C
Yannick Jauzion
11
W
Christophe Dominici
10
FH
Frederic Michalak
9
SH
Fabien Galthie
(c)
1
P
Jean-Jacques Crenca
2
H
Raphael Ibanez
3
P
Sylvain Marconnet
4
L
Fabien Pelous
5
L
Jerome Thion
6
F
Serge Betsen Tchoua
7
F
Olivier Magne
8
N8
Imanol Harinordoquy
Replacements
16
Yannick Bru
17
P
Olivier Milloud
18
David Auradou
19
BR
Christian Labit
20
FH
Gerald Merceron
21
Damien Traille
22
FB
Clement Poitrenaud
Notes
Result
England won by a margin of 17 points
Ground name
Stadium Australia, Sydney
(neutral venue)
Attendance
82346
Referee
PD O'Brien
(New Zealand)
England Test debuts
none
France Test debuts
none