Match Facts

France have won each of their last three Guinness Men’s Six Nations matches against England, including their most recent meeting at the Allianz Stadium by a 43-point margin (53-10 in March 2023), their biggest ever victory against England; however, only once before have Les Bleus won four straight games against England in the Championship (1975-1978).

England have lost three of their last six home games in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations (W3), as many as they’d lost in their previous 29 such fixtures (W25 D1); England have won each of their last two home games in the Championship though, with both victories coming by fewer than three points.

France have lost just one of their last 11 Tests (W9 D1), winning their last four in a row; they did lose their most recent away game (v Argentina in July) but haven’t lost consecutive matches on the road since 2021, which included a Six Nations defeat to England at the Allianz Stadium (also v Australia in July 2021).

France have won six of their seven away games in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations since the beginning of 2022 (L1), including each of their last three in a row – they will be aiming to win four straight games away from home in the Championship for the first time since 2009-2011.

15 of England’s last 17 games have been decided by single figure margins, including each of their six Guinness Men’s Six Nations fixtures during that spell, with the only exceptions being two comfortable victories against Japan (52-17 in June 2024, 59-14 in November 2024).

France made the most attacking 22 entries (12) and scored the most points per entry (3.6) of any team in Round 1 of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations; Les Bleus also conceded the joint-fewest defensive 22 entries of any side last weekend (5, also Scotland) and were the only team not to concede a single point.

England evaded a higher share of the tackles that they faced than any other team in the opening round of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations (28%) and as a result were the only side to beat over 30 defenders (33) – Steve Borthwick’s side also gained the most metres per carry of any nation last weekend (4.1).

France conceded just three penalties against Wales in Round 1, less than half as many as any other side last weekend, and the second time that they have conceded as few since the start of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations (also 3 v Wales last year); no other side has recorded as low a tally since 2018 (Wales, 2 v England).

France back-rower Gregory Alldritt made the joint-most carries of any player in Round 1 of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations (18, also Blair Kinghorn) and was one of just two players to make 30+ metres in contact (32, also Jac Morgan 38); Alldritt also hit the most defensive rucks of any player last weekend (17).

England’s Tom Curry won the most turnovers of any player across the opening round of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations, securing three jackals from the 12 rucks he hit, while his twin brother Ben Curry ranked joint-first for dominant tackles (4, also Sebastian Negri and Giacomo Nicotera).