List of France national rugby league team results

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 22 February 2025. OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLost% WonForAgaDiff 61 14 2 45 % 547 1476 –929 British Empire XIII 2 1 0 1 % 23 25 –2 1 1 0 0 % 72 32 +40 Dominion XIII 2 1 0 1 % 11 11 0 53 7 2 44 % 540 1454 –914 England Knights 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 4 4 0 0 % 232 24 +208 56 16 5 35 % 592 1065 –473 4 2 0 2 % 60 52 +8 Other Nationalities 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 1 1 0 0 % 74 8 +66 2 1 0 1 % 49 22 +27 44 26 0 18 % 761 649 +112Total38514315227%6,2318,086–1,855

1930s

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 15 April 1934 21–32 Friendly Stade Buffalo, Paris 20,000 1 January 1935 18–11 1935 European Rugby League Championship Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 15,000 28 March 1935 15–15 Stade Buffalo, Paris 18,000 23 November 1935 41–7 1935–36 European Rugby League Championship Stebonheath Park, Llanelli 25,000 16 February 1936 7–25 Stade Buffalo, Paris 25,000 6 December 1936 3–9 1936–37 European Rugby League Championship Stade de Paris, Paris 17,000 10 April 1937 23–9 Thrum Hall, Halifax 7,024 2 January 1938 6–35 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Stade Buffalo, Paris 11,500 16 January 1938 11–16 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 24,000 20 March 1938 15–17 1938 European Rugby League Championship Stade Buffalo, Paris 18,000 2 April 1938 18–2 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli 20,000 25 February 1939 9–12 1938–39 European Rugby League Championship Knowsley Road, St. Helens 10,000 16 April 1939 16–10 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 25,000

1940s

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 23 February 1946 16–6 1945–46 European Rugby League Championship Station Road, Swinton 20,000 24 March 1946 19–7 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 18,000 8 December 1946 0–3 1946–47 European Rugby League Championship Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 24,100 18 January 1947 14–5 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 24,500 12 April 1947 17–15 1946–47 European Rugby League Championship St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 20,000 17 May 1947 5–2 Headingley, Leeds 21,000 25 October 1947 20–15 1947–48 European Rugby League Championship Fartown Ground, Huddersfield 14,175 23 November 1947 29–21 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 26,000 28 December 1947 7–11 1947–48 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Princes, Paris 15,000 25 January 1948 25–7 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 22,000 20 March 1948 12–20 1947–48 European Rugby League Championship St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 6,500 11 April 1948 10–25 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 32,000 23 October 1948 9–12 1948–49 European Rugby League Championship St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 12,032 28 November 1948 5–12 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 26,000 9 January 1949 10–29 1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 15,796 23 January 1949 0–10 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 17,365 12 March 1949 5–12 1948–49 European Rugby League Championship Empire Stadium, London 12,382 10 April 1949 11–0 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 30,000 12 November 1949 16–8 1949–50 European Rugby League Championship St Helens Rugby Ground, Swansea 4,749 4 December 1949 5–13 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 20,598

1950s

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 15 January 1950 8–3 Other Nationalities 1949–50 European Rugby League Championship Stade Velodrome, Marseille 22,580 11 November 1950 14–9 1950–51 European Rugby League Championship Headingley, Leeds 22,000 10 December 1950 16–3 Other Nationalities Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 28,000 15 April 1951 28–13 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 18,000 11 June 1951 15–26 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 60,160 30 June 1951 23–11 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 35,000 21 July 1951 14–35 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 67,009 4 August 1951 16–15 Carlaw Park, Auckland 19,229 3 November 1951 Other Nationalities 17–14 1951–52 European Rugby League Championship Craven Park, Hull 18,000 25 November 1951 42–13 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 31,810 23 December 1951 8–3 1951–52 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Princes, Paris 23,459 30 December 1951 17–7 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 11,110 6 April 1952 20–12 1952–53 European Rugby League Championship Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 15,678 22 May 1952 22–12 Friendly Parc des Princes, Paris 16,466 25 October 1952 22–16 1952–53 European Rugby League Championship Headingley, Leeds 10,380 23 November 1952 10–29 Other Nationalities Stade Velodrome, Marseille 17,611 27 December 1952 12–16 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Princes, Paris 20,000 11 January 1953 5–0 Stade Chaban–Delmas, Bordeaux 23,419 25 January 1953 13–5 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 17,454 11 April 1953 13–15 1952–53 European Rugby League Championship Parc des Princes, Paris 25,000 24 May 1953 28–17 Friendly Stade de Gerland, Lyon ? 18 October 1953 10–15 Other Nationalities 1953–54 European Rugby League Championship Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 12,190 5 November 1953 7–5 Odsal Stadium, Bradford 10,659 13 December 1953 23–22 Stade Velodrome, Marseille 25,000 9 January 1954 31–0 Friendly Parc des Princes, Paris 9,000 27 April 1954 17–8 Friendly Odsal Stadium, Bradford 14,153 30 October 1954 22–13 1954 Rugby League World Cup Parc des Princes Paris 13,240 7 November 1954 13–13 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 37,471 11 November 1954 15–5 Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes 13,000 13 November 1954 12–16 1954 Rugby League World Cup final Parc des Princes, Paris 30,368 11 June 1955 20–8 1955 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 67,748 2 July 1955 28–29 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 45,745 23 July 1955 5–8 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 62,458 6 August 1955 9–19 Carlaw Park, Auckland 20,500 10 August 1955 28–20 Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown 13 August 1955 11–6 Carlaw Park, Auckland 12,000 19 September 1955 Other Nationalities 32–19 1955–56 European Rugby League Championship Hilton Park, Leigh 7,289 11 December 1955 17–5 Friendly Parc des Princes, Paris 18,000 8 January 1956 24–7 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 10,184 15 January 1956 22–31 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 7,051 31 January 1956 24–3 Parc des Princes, Paris 14,752 11 April 1956 18–10 Friendly Odsal Stadium, Bradford 10,453 10 May 1956 23–9 1955–56 European Rugby League Championship Stade de Gerland, Lyon ? 1 November 1956 8–15 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Princes, Paris 10,789 23 December 1956 6–10 Stadium Municipal, Bordeaux 11,379 3 January 1957 21–25 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 5,743 26 January 1957 45–12 Test Match Headingley, Leeds 20,221 3 March 1957 19–19 Test Match Stade Municipal, Toulouse 20,000 10 April 1957 29–14 Test Match Knowsley Road, St. Helens 20,928 15 June 1957 5–23 1957 Rugby League World Cup Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 50,077 17 June 1957 14–10 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 28,000 22 June 1957 26–9 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 35,158 3 November 1957 14–25 Test Match Stade Municipal, Toulouse 15,762 23 November 1957 44–15 Test Match Central Park, Wigan 19,152 2 March 1958 9–23 Test Match Stade Lesdiguieres, Grenoble 20,000 1 March 1959 25–8 Friendly Stade Municipal, Toulouse 25,000 14 March 1959 50–15 Test Match Headingley, Leeds 21,948 5 April 1959 24–15 Test Match Stade Lesdiguieres, Grenoble 8,500 31 October 1959 19–20 1959–60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Princes, Paris 9,864 20 December 1959 2–17 Stadium Municipal, Bordeaux 8,848

1960s

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 20 January 1960 8–16 1959–60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Parc des Sports, Roanne 3,437 6 March 1960 20–18 Test Match Stade Municipal, Toulouse 15,308 26 March 1960 17–17 Test Match Knowsley Road, St. Helens 13,165 11 June 1960 8–8 1960 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 49,868 2 July 1960 56–6 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 32,644 16 July 1960 5–7 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 29,127 23 July 1960 9–2 Carlaw Park, Auckland 17,914 3 August 1960 12–23 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 5,044 6 August 1960 9–3 Carlaw Park, Auckland 14,007 24 September 1960 13–12 1960 Rugby League World Cup Central Park, Wigan 20,278 1 October 1960 33–7 Station Road, Swinton 22,293 8 October 1960 0–9 Central Park, Wigan 2,876 11 December 1960 10–21 Test Match Stadium Municipal, Bordeaux 5,127 28 January 1961 27–8 Test Match Knowsley Road, St. Helens 14,804 11 November 1961 6–6 1961 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France Stadium Municipal, Bordeaux 2,375 19 November 1961 2–23 Stade Jean Laffon, Perpignan 9,020 9 December 1961 5–5 Stade de Paris, Paris 3,307 17 February 1962 15–20 Test Match Central Park, Wigan 17,277 11 March 1962 23–13 Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 12,500 17 November 1962 18–6 Friendly Headingley, Leeds 11,099 2 December 1962 17–12 Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 12,500 17 February 1963 23–3 Friendly Stade Municipal, Toulouse 6,150 3 April 1963 42–4 Test Match Central Park, Wigan 19,487 8 December 1963 8–5 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Stadium Municipal, Bordeaux 4,261 22 December 1963 9–21 Stade Municipal, Toulouse 6,932 18 January 1964 8–16 Parc des Princes, Paris 5,797 8 March 1964 5–11 Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 4,326 18 March 1964 39–0 Test Match Hilton Park, Leigh 4,750 13 June 1964 20–6 1964 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 20,370 4 July 1964 27–2 Lang Park, Brisbane 20,076 18 July 1964 35–9 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 16,731 25 July 1964 24–16 Carlaw Park, Auckland 10,148 1 August 1964 18–8 Addington Showgrounds, Christchurch 4,935 15 August 1964 10–2 Carlaw Park, Auckland 7,279 6 December 1964 18–8 Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 7,150 23 January 1965 17–7 Test Match Station Road, Swinton 9,959 15 November 1965 14–3 1965 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France Stade Velodrome, Marseille 30,431 28 November 1965 6–2 Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 9,000 12 December 1965 28–5 Stade des Minimes, Toulouse 7,000 16 January 1966 18–13 Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 7,255 5 March 1966 4–8 Test Match Central Park, Wigan 14,004 22 January 1967 13–16 Test Match Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 10,650 4 March 1967 13–23 Test Match Central Park, Wigan 7,448 17 December 1967 7–7 1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Stade Velodrome, Marseille 5,193 24 December 1967 10–3 Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 4,193 7 January 1968 16–13 Stade Municipal, Toulouse 5,000 11 February 1968 13–22 Test Match Parc des Princes, Paris 5,500 2 March 1968 19–8 Test Match Odsal Stadium, Bradford 13,992 25 May 1968 10–15 1968 Rugby League World Cup Carlaw Park, Auckland 18,000 2 June 1968 7–2 Carlaw Park, Auckland 15,760 8 June 1968 37–4 Lang Park, Brisbane 32,662 10 June 1968 20–2 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 54,290 30 November 1968 34–10 Test Match Knowsley Road, St. Helens 6,080 2 February 1969 13–9 Test Match Stade Municipal, Toulouse 7,536 9 March 1969 17–13 Friendly Stade de Paris, Paris 6,189 23 October 1969 2–8 1969–70 European Rugby League Championship The Willows, Salford 6,189 25 October 1969 11–11 Central Park, Wigan 4,568

1970s