Six Nations Stats & Facts: England Vs France

We take a look at 15 England Vs France Stats and Facts ahead of Sunday's Six Nations clash at Twickenham.

1. France beat England in Paris last year, but have lost nine of the last 12 Six Nations games between the two nations.

2. England have been beaten only once at Twickenham in 'Le Crunch' in the Six Nations era, Dimitri Yachvili inspiring an 18-17 victory in 2005.

3. Since the start of 2018, France have lost five of the seven games that they have led at half-time in - more than any other international side in that time.

4. Mark Wilson and Mako Vunipola both made 27 tackles against Ireland. No other player in any of the three matches made more than 20 and no England player has ever made as many in a Six Nations game.

5. Eddie Jones has 30 victories in his 37 tests with England, a win rate of 81%

6. Brunel has only won three of his 12 games in charge of France, a success rate of 25%

7. Only New Zealand's Rieko Ioane (11) has scored more Test tries since the beginning of 2018 than Jonny May's nine.

8. France have not won at Twickenham since 2007 (in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match) and their only Six Nations victory in London was back in 2005.

9. England have never lost two consecutive home matches in the Six Nations (they lost 24-15 v Ireland in March).

10. France's tally of six tries conceded was the fewest in the 2018 Six Nations - but they conceded half that total in their opening game against Wales.

11. France offloaded 13 times in their match with Wales, more than any other team on the opening weekend.

12. Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury and Ben Moon are included as England's finishers for the first time this tournament.

13. Ireland’s win at Twickenham last year ended a run of 15 consecutive home wins for England in the Six Nations, the last time they lost back-to-back home games in the Championship was in 1983 (vs France and Scotland).

14. Both England and France recorded 88% tackle success rates in the opening round of the 2019 Six Nations, however England (209) completed more than twice as many as France did (103).

15. Jonny May has scored in three consecutive Six Nations appearances, only Will Greenwood, Mark Cueto and Anthony Watson (all four consecutive games) have scored in more matches in a row in the tournament for England since 2000.

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