List of France national rugby league team results explained

The France national rugby league team first played in 1934 on a tour of England. They have taken part in all World Cups, twelve in total, with the first being held in 1954 in France. They have never won the title but have finished runners-up in both 1954 and 1968.

All-time results record

Below are the France international XIII results up until 23 July 2024.^[1]

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	% Won	For	Aga	Diff
	61	14	2	45	%	547	1476	–929
	2	1	0	1	%	23	25	–2
	1	1	0	0	%	72	32	+40
	2	1	0	1	%	11	11	0
	53	7	2	44	%	540	1454	–914
	7	1	0	6	%	109	208	–99
	2	0	0	2	%	18	62	–44
	1	1	0	0	%	60	0	+60
	75	19	4	52	%	796	1762	–966
	1	1	0	0	%	34	12	+22
	9	7	1	1	%	295	172	+123
	1	0	0	1	%	10	14	–4
	1	1	0	0	%	186	10	+176
	2	2	0	0	%	186	10	+176
	4	1	0	3	%	80	115	–35
	2	2	0	0	%	152	8	+144
	56	16	5	35	%	592	1065	–473
	4	2	0	2	%	60	52	+8
	6	2	0	4	%	77	99	–22
	14	9	1	4	%	281	249	+32
Rest of the World	1	1	0	0	%	21	20	+1
	8	8	0	0	%	371	54	+317
	5	1	0	4	%	58	188	–130
	11	9	0	2	%	326	198	+128
	4	4	0	0	%	284	22	+262
	2	2	0	0	%	86	23	+63
	2	1	0	1	%	38	56	–18
	2	1	0	1	%	49	22	+27
	43	25	0	18	%	713	643	+70
Total	382	140	15	227	%	6,075	8,062	–1,987

1930s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
15 April 1934		21–32		Friendly		20,000
1 January 1935		18–11				15,000
28 March 1935		15–15				18,000
23 November 1935		41–7				25,000
16 February 1936		7–25				25,000
6 December 1936		3–9				17,000
10 April 1937		23–9				7,024
2 January 1938		6–35				11,500
16 January 1938		11–16				24,000
20 March 1938		15–17				18,000
2 April 1938		18–2				20,000
25 February 1939		9–12				10,000
16 April 1939		16–10				25,000

1940s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
23 February 1946		16–6				20,000
24 March 1946		19–7				18,000
8 December 1946		0–3				24,100
18 January 1947		14–5				24,500
12 April 1947		17–15				20,000
17 May 1947		5–2				21,000
25 October 1947		20–15				14,175
23 November 1947		29–21				26,000
28 December 1947		7–11				15,000
25 January 1948		25–7				22,000
20 March 1948		12–20				6,500
11 April 1948		10–25				32,000
23 October 1948		9–12				12,032
28 November 1948		5–12				26,000
9 January 1949		10–29				15,796
23 January 1949		0–10				17,365
12 March 1949		5–12				12,382
10 April 1949		11–0				30,000
12 November 1949		16–8				4,749
4 December 1949		5–13				20,598

1950s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
15 January 1950		8–3				22,580
11 November 1950		14–9				22,000
10 December 1950		16–3				28,000
15 April 1951		28–13				18,000
11 June 1951		15–26				60,160
30 June 1951		23–11				35,000
21 July 1951		14–35				67,009
4 August 1951		16–15				19,229
3 November 1951		17–14				18,000
25 November 1951		42–13				31,810
23 December 1951		8–3				23,459
30 December 1951		17–7				11,110
6 April 1952		20–12				15,678
22 May 1952		22–12		Friendly		16,466
25 October 1952		22–16				10,380
23 November 1952		10–29				17,611
27 December 1952		12–16				20,000
11 January 1953		5–0				23,419
25 January 1953		13–5				17,454
11 April 1953		13–15				25,000
24 May 1953		28–17		Friendly		?
18 October 1953		10–15				12,190
5 November 1953		7–5				10,659
13 December 1953		23–22				25,000
9 January 1954		31–0		Friendly		9,000
27 April 1954		17–8		Friendly		14,153
30 October 1954		22–13				13,240
7 November 1954		13–13				37,471
11 November 1954		15–5				13,000
13 November 1954		12–16				30,368
11 June 1955		20–8				67,748
2 July 1955		28–29				45,745
23 July 1955		5–8				62,458
6 August 1955		9–19				20,500
13 August 1955		11–6				12,000
19 September 1955		32–19				7,289
11 December 1955		17–5		Friendly		18,000
8 January 1956		24–7				10,184
15 January 1956		22–31				7,051
31 January 1956		24–3				14,752
11 April 1956		18–10		Friendly		10,453
10 May 1956		23–9				?
1 November 1956		8–15				10,789
23 December 1956		6–10				11,379
3 January 1957		21–25				5,743
26 January 1957		45–12		Test Match		20,221
3 March 1957		19–19		Test Match		20,000
10 April 1957		29–14		Test Match		20,928
15 June 1957		5–23				50,077
17 June 1957		14–10				28,000
22 June 1957		26–9				35,158
3 November 1957		14–25		Test Match		15,762
23 November 1957		44–15		Test Match		19,152
2 March 1958		9–23		Test Match		20,000
1 March 1959		25–8		Friendly		25,000
14 March 1959		50–15		Test Match		21,948
5 April 1959		24–15		Test Match		8,500
31 October 1959		19–20				9,864
20 December 1959		2–17				8,848

1960s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
20 January 1960		8–16				3,437
6 March 1960		20–18		Test Match		15,308
26 March 1960		17–17		Test Match		13,165
11 June 1960		8–8				49,868
2 July 1960		56–6				32,644
16 July 1960		5–7				29,127
23 July 1960		9–2				17,914
6 August 1960		9–3				14,007
24 September 1960		13–12				20,278
1 October 1960		33–7				22,293
8 October 1960		0–9				2,876
11 December 1960		10–21		Test Match		5,127
28 January 1961		27–8		Test Match		14,804
11 November 1961		6–6				2,375
19 November 1961		2–23				9,020
9 December 1961		5–5				3,307
17 February 1962		15–20		Test Match		17,277
11 March 1962		23–13		Test Match		12,500
17 November 1962		18–6		Friendly		11,099
2 December 1962		17–12		Test Match		12,500
17 February 1963		23–3		Friendly		6,150
3 April 1963		42–4		Test Match		19,487
8 December 1963		8–5				4,261
22 December 1963		9–21				6,932
18 January 1964		8–16				5,797
8 March 1964		5–11		Test Match		4,326
18 March 1964		39–0		Test Match		4,750
13 June 1964		20–6				20,370
4 July 1964		27–2				20,076
18 July 1964		35–9				16,731
25 July 1964		24–16				10,148
1 August 1964		18–8				4,935
15 August 1964		10–2				7,279
6 December 1964		18–8		Test Match		7,150
23 January 1965		17–7		Test Match		9,959
15 November 1965		14–3				30,431
28 November 1965		6–2				9,000
12 December 1965		28–5				7,000
16 January 1966		18–13		Test Match		7,255
5 March 1966		4–8		Test Match		14,004
22 January 1967		13–16		Test Match		10,650
4 March 1967		13–23		Test Match		7,448
17 December 1967		7–7				5,193
24 December 1967		10–3				4,193
7 January 1968		16–13				5,000
11 February 1968		13–22		Test Match		5,500
2 March 1968		19–8		Test Match		13,992
25 May 1968		10–15				18,000
2 June 1968		7–2				15,760
8 June 1968		37–4				32,662
10 June 1968		20–2				54,290
30 November 1968		34–10		Test Match		6,080
2 February 1969		13–9		Test Match		7,536
9 March 1969		17–13		Friendly		6,189
23 October 1969		2–8				6,189
25 October 1969		11–11				4,568

1970s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
25 January 1970		11–15				11,000
15 March 1970		14–9				6,587
25 October 1970		15–16				3,824
28 October 1970		6–0				8,958
1 November 1970		15–17				6,215
12 November 1970		4–7		Friendly		14,700
7 February 1971		16–8		Test Match		14,960
17 March 1971		24–2		Test Match		7,783
11 November 1971		11–27				3,581
21 November 1971		2–24				7,200
28 November 1971		3–3				5,000
6 February 1972		9–10		Test Match		11,508
12 March 1972		45–10		Test Match		7,313
28 October 1972		20–9				20,748
1 November 1972		4–13				5,321
5 November 1972		9–31				10,332
9 December 1973		9–21				7,630
16 December 1973		3–14				7,060
20 January 1974		5–24		Test Match		4,100
17 February 1974		29–0		Test Match		9,108
19 January 1975		9–11				7,950
16 February 1975		21–8				23,000
2 March 1975		14–7				7,563
16 March 1975		20–2				10,842
15 June 1975		27–0				2,500
22 June 1975		26–6				9,000
11 October 1975		2–48				1,581
17 October 1975		12–12				8,000
26 October 1975		2–41				10,440
6 November 1975		23–2				2,247
20 February 1977		13–2				5,827
20 March 1977		28–15				12,000
29 May 1977		37–6		Friendly		14,000
5 June 1977		4–23				10,000
11 June 1977		21–9				13,231
19 June 1977		28–20				8,000
15 January 1978		29–7				9,502
5 March 1978		11–13				6,000
26 November 1978		13–10				7,000
10 December 1978		11–10				7,060
4 February 1979		15–8				13,728
24 March 1979		12–6				5,004
14 October 1979		16–9		Test Match		4,500
28 October 1979		15–2		Test Match		3,500

1980s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
26 January 1980		7–21				2,804
16 March 1980		2–4				20,000
23 November 1980		6–5				6,000
7 December 1980		3–11				3,000
31 January 1981		23–5				4,120
21 February 1981		1–5				3,229
7 June 1981		26–3				12,200
21 June 1981		25–2				8,100
4 July 1981		43–3				16,277
18 July 1981		17–2				14,000
23 August 1981		13–13				14,500
6 December 1981		37–0		Test Match		13,173
20 December 1981		19–2				6,500
31 July 1982		8–7		Friendly		1,500
5 December 1982		4–15				8,000
18 December 1982		9–23				7,000
20 February 1983		5–20				3,826
6 March 1983		17–5				6,055
29 January 1984		0–12				4,000
17 February 1984		10–0				7,646
1 March 1985		50–4				6,491
17 March 1985		24–16				5,000
24 November 1985		0–22				1,492
7 December 1985		0–22				5,000
16 February 1986		10–10				4,000
1 March 1986		24–10		Friendly		6,000
30 November 1986		2–44				6,000
13 December 1986		0–52				5,000
24 January 1987		52–4				6,567
8 February 1987		10–20				2,000
15 November 1987		21–4				5,000
24 January 1988		14–28				6,000
6 February 1988		30–12				7,007
21 January 1989		26–10				8,266
5 February 1989		8–30				6,500
19 November 1989		14–16				3,500
3 December 1989		0–34				4,028

1990s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
18 March 1990		4–8				6,000
7 April 1990		18–25				6,554
27 June 1990		34–2				12,384
2 December 1990		4–60				2,200
9 December 1990		10–34				3,428
27 January 1991		10–45				3,965
16 February 1991		60–4				5,284
13 June 1991		60–6				7,000
23 June 1991		32–10				2,000
7 July 1991		18–20				11,485
24 November 1991		28–14				1,440
16 February 1992		12–30				5,688
7 March 1992		36–0				5,250
22 March 1992		35–6		Friendly		10,133
13 December 1992		18–19				3,700
2 April 1993		72–6				8,196
7 March 1993		6–48				5,500
21 November 1993		11–36				3,500
4 March 1994		13–12		Friendly		6,287
20 March 1994		4–12				7,000
26 June 1994		29–22				5,000
6 July 1994		58–0				27,318
9 July 1994		20–12				5,000
4 December 1994		0–74				5,000
15 February 1995		19–16				6,103
5 March 1995		10–22				6,000
9 June 1995		22–6				15,000
16 June 1995		16–16				10,846
June 1995		32–72		Friendly
9 October 1995		28–6				10,250
12 October 1995		10–56				2,173
5 June 1996		14–34				4,300
12 June 1996		73–6				6,239
13 May 1997		30–30		Friendly		4,250
9 July 1997		20–22				2,233
6 December 1997		30–17				?
4 November 1998		22–24				1,511
11 November 1998		26–22				3,700
13 October 1999		20–28				3,000
23 October 1999		50–20				3,068
11 November 1999		80–8				1,800
14 November 1999		38–24				1,000
17 November 1999		10–14				1,000

2000s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
28 October 2000		20–23				7,498
1 November 2000		28–8				10,288
5 November		56–6				7,969
12 November 2000		6–54				5,158
10 June 2001		36–0				4,500
17 June 2001		16–27				15,000
20 June 2001		34–24				12,000
26 June 2001		56–16		Friendly		2,006
3 July 2001		20–42		Friendly		3,161
26 October 2001		12–42		Friendly		10,000
2 November 2002		36–6				9,713
30 November 2002		10–36				6,500
19 October 2003		72–0
22 October 2003		120–0
25 October 2003		26–18				4,000
1 November 2003		18–26				1,082
9 November 2003		6–8				2,200
16 November 2003		68–6				2,536
2 October 2004		46–6
5 October 2004		18–4
9 October 2004		42–14
16 October 2004		10–58				2,000
30 October 2004		4–42				4,000
11 November 2004		20–24		Friendly		8,000
21 November 2004		30–52		Friendly		10,000
15 October 2005		80–0				1,000
30 October 2005		0–60				400
5 November 2005		38–16				3,000
12 November 2005		12–44		Friendly		7,913
18 November 2005		22–38		Friendly		8,013
22 October 2006		26–10				5,547
29 October 2006		28–6				2,700
5 November 2006		10–48				8,437
23 June 2007		42–14		Friendly		12,685
27 October 2007		46–16		Friendly		7,000
3 November 2007		38–26		Friendly		7,248
10 November 2007		22–16		Friendly		4,500
17 November 2007		14–22		Friendly		6,781
27 June 2008		8–56		Friendly		8,326
26 October 2008		36–18				9,287
1 November 2008		42–6				9,213
9 November 2008		10–42				8,028
13 June 2009		12–66		Friendly		7,600
23 October 2009		34–12				11,529
31 October 2009		12–62				12,410
7 November 2009		4–42				8,656

2010s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
12 June 2010		60–6		Friendly		7,951
9 October 2010		58–24				14,522
16 October 2010		26–12				6,721
23 October 2010		11–12				10,413
21 October 2011		18–32				16,866
29 October 2011		46–10				10,313
5 November 2011		16–34				3,100
16 June 2012		16–28		Friendly		1,464
20 October 2012		20–6				11,278
3 November 2012		44–6				7,173
11 November 2012		48–4				7,921
27 October 2013		9–8				7,481
1 November 2013		0–48				17,518
11 November 2013		6–22				11,576
16 November 2013		34–6				22,276
18 October 2014		22–12				1,428
25 October 2014		42–22				5,225
31 October 2014		22–38				1,432
22 May 2015		68–8		Friendly
17 October 2015		31–14				4,681
24 October 2015		84–4		Friendly		8,380
30 October 2015		14–6				1,028
7 November 2015		32–18				5,737
22 October 2016		6–40				14,275
13 October 2017		34–12		Test match		4,850
29 October 2017		18–29				5,492
3 November 2017		52–6				12,293
12 November 2017		36–6				14,744
7 October 2018		2–54		Friendly
17 October 2018		44–6		Test Match		5,144
27 October 2018		54–18		2018 European Championship		4,055
4 November 2018		10–24				≈250
10 November 2018		28–10				2,854

2020s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
23 October 2021		10–30		Friendly	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan	6,000
19 June 2022		34–10		Friendly
17 October 2022		34–12		2021 Rugby League World Cup	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster	4,182
22 October 2022		42–18			University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton	23,648
30 October 2022		62–4			Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	6,756
29 April 2023		64–0		Friendly	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	8,422
25 September 2023		10–78		Friendly	FC Obilic, Belgrade
2 December 2023		6–78		Two match series friendly	Impala Rugby Stadium, Nairobi
5 December 2023		4–108
29 June 2024		8–40		Friendly	Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse	4,907
13 October 2024		C–C
19 October 2024
22 October 2024		74–8		2026 World Cup European Qualifiers	Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne	1,257
26 October 2024		48–6			Stade Municipal, Saint-Estève	2,150

Other matches

• 17 March 1934 English League 32–16 France, Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington 11,100. This game against an English representative side was the French team's first competitive match.^[2]
• 6 May 1935 English League 25–18 France, Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds 15,000^[3]
• 26 April 1936 France 8–5 Dominions Xlll, Stade Buffalo, Paris
• 21 March 1937 France 3–6 Dominions Xlll, Stade Municipal, Toulouse 16,000
• 1 November 1937 France 0–15 British Empire, Stade Buffalo, Paris 20,000
• 26 May 1949 France 23–10 British Empire, Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux
• 3 January 1954 France 19–15 Combined Nations, Stade de Gerland, Lyons
• 10 August 1955 New Zealand Maoris 28–20 France,
• 21 October 1956 France 17–18 English League, Stade Velodrome, Marseilles 20,000
• 16 April 1958 English League 19–8 France, Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds 13,993
• 22 November 1958 English League 8–26 France, Knowsley Road, St Helens 16,000
• 3 August 1960 New Zealand Maoris 12–23 France, 5,044
• 25 October 2019 Junior Kangaroos 62–4 France, WIN Stadium, Wollongong
• 30 October 2019 Western Rams 20–22 France, Jock Colley Fields, Parkes 3,713

See also

• Rugby league in France
• France national rugby league team
• France women's national rugby league team

External links

• international results website
• France – Results at rugbyleagueproject

Notes and References

1. Web site: France Head to Head . rugbyleagueproject . 19 December 2023.
2. News: Frenchmen thrilled by our crowd and scoring . . 19 March 1934 . 29,428 . 9.
3. News: Rugby League: England beats France in the international . Sheffield Daily Independent . 25,129 . 7 May 1935 . 8.