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The first rugby union match between England and France was held on 22 March 1906 at Parc des Princes in Paris. The traditional name for the annual England versus France rugby union match in the Six Nations Championship as used on both sides of the English Channel is Le Crunch , used since at least 1981 (although it has been named " Eurostar Trophy " a few times in France, since 2000). [ 1 ]
The National Rugby Union teams of France and New Zealand (the All Blacks) have been playing each other for over a century. The first encounter, during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, which was also France's first test, took place in Paris in January 1906 and was won by New Zealand 38–8.
Full-time: England 38-33 France. 14:58, Mike Jones. Lark Davies’ second half try is the only difference between the teams in the end. England put 33 points on the board in the first half before ...
The national rugby union teams of England and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1906, and by October 2023 had met in 46 Test matches. South Africa lead the series by 28 wins to 16, with 2 matches drawn. Their first meeting was on 8 December 1906, as part of South Africa's first tour of Europe, with ...
England held off a spirited Argentina 26-23 at the Stade de France to take third place at the Rugby World Cup for a measure of consolation after the disappointment of their narrow semi-final ...
The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by February 2024, they had met in 31 test matches, all of which have been won by England. Their first meeting was on 8 October 1991 in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, England won 36–6. England had played Italy three times in Rugby World ...
Gallery. The Ireland team which played France for the first time, beating them 19–8, Ireland's biggest victory in international rugby at that time. The French team which faced Ireland in the 1914 Five Nations Championship. Ireland and France during the 2006 Six Nations. France claim a lineout during their 2014 Six Nations matchup with Ireland.
England and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1881. A total of 142 matches have been played, with England having won 69 times, Wales having won 61 times and 12 matches having been drawn. There is a considerable rivalry between the sides due to the proximity of the two nations and the history between them.