Teams

England	France
Tries Duckham 2	Tries Bertranne
Cons none	Cons Romeu
Pens Jorden 2	Pens none
Team 15 FB Tony Jorden 14 W Peter Squires 13 C Geoff Evans 12 C Peter Preece 11 W David Duckham 10 FH Martin Cooper 9 SH Steve Smith 1 P Stack Stevens 2 H John Pullin (c) 3 P Fran Cotton 4 L Roger Uttley 5 L Chris Ralston 6 F Peter Dixon 7 F Tony Neary 8 N8 Andy Ripley     Replacements 16 Jeremy Janion 17 Dick Cowman 18 Jan Webster 19 John Gray 20 John Watkins 21 Peter Larter	Team 15 FB Michel Droitecourt 14 W Roland Bertranne 13 C Claude Dourthe 12 C Jean Trillo 11 W Jean-Pierre Lux 10 FH Jean-Pierre Romeu 9 SH Max Barrau 1 P Andre Darrieussecq 2 H Rene Benesis 3 P Jean Iracabal 4 L Jean-Pierre Bastiat 5 L Alain Esteve 6 F Olivier Saisset 7 F Pierre Biemouret 8 N8 Walter Spanghero (c)     Replacements 16 SH Richard Astre

Notes

Result England won by a margin of 8 points

Five Nations points England 2, France 0

Ground name Twickenham Stadium, London

Attendance 70000

Referee KH Clark (Ireland)

England Test debuts MJ Cooper, PJ Squires

France Test debuts A Darrieussecq

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3

Other scores

Five Nations
Scotland	19 - 14	Ireland	Murrayfield