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France women's national rugby union team

January 01, 1970

For the men's team, see France national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see France women's national rugby sevens team. For the women's rugby league team, see France women's national rugby league team.

The France women's national rugby union team represents France in women's international rugby union. They played the first-ever women's rugby union test match against the Netherlands on 13 June 1982. They compete annually in the Women's Six Nations Championship and have placed third in seven of nine Rugby World Cup's.

France
UnionFrench Rugby Federation
Head coachGaëlle Mignot & David Ortiz
CaptainGaëlle Hermet
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current3 (as of 9 January 2023)
Highest2 (2005–2006, 2015–2016)
Lowest6 (2008–2009)
First international
 Netherlands 0–4 France 
(Utrecht, Netherlands; 13 June 1982)
Biggest win
 France 99–0 Japan 
(Edinburgh, Scotland; 17 April 1994)
Biggest defeat
 France 0–109 New Zealand 
(Edmonton, Canada; 14 September 1996)
World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 1991)
Best result3rd place, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2021

History edit

Source: "Des Filles en Ovalie", Éditions Atlantica (2005), Written by Jacques Corte / Yaneth Pinilla B. Foreword by Serge Betsen.

There are records of women's rugby being played in France as early as the mid-1890s, and in the 1920s a form of the game called "barette" was very popular, with national championships. However, after the 1930s the game had all but disappeared and was not revived until 1965 when groups of students in Lyon and Toulouse decided to take part in the great charitable campaign against world hunger. Most of them had brothers and friends who played rugby, so they decided to organise a charity game at Bourg-en-Bresse.

So successful was this that a regular series of games began, with clubs being formed as students graduated, initially mainly in the south. In 1969 a national association – the ARF [Women's Rugby Association] – was formed. Despite initial opposition to the game from both the government and the FFR (who briefly banned any FFR officials from officiating at women's games) by 1976 12 clubs were taking part in national competitions.

In 1982, by which time the number of clubs had more than doubled, the ARF signed a memorandum of understanding was agreed with the FFR which finally gave their official backing – and in the same year France took part in the first ever women's rugby international.

Players edit

Current squad edit

France announced their 35-player squad on 8 March for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1][2][3]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Agathe Sochat Hooker (1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 28)   Stade Bordelais
Elisa Riffonneau Hooker (2003-11-26)26 November 2003 (aged 20) 4   Trailfinders Women
Manon Bigot Hooker (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 33) 2   Blagnac
Annaëlle Deshaye Prop (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) 16   Stade Bordelais
Clara Joyeux Prop (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 26)   Stade Bordelais
Assia Khalfaoui Prop (2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 22)   Stade Bordelais
Coco Lindelauf Prop (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 23)   Blagnac Rugby
Rose Bernadou Prop (2000-03-27)27 March 2000 (aged 23)   Montpellier
Kiara Zago Second row (2005-10-11)11 October 2005 (aged 18)   Stade Toulousain
Ambre Mwayembe Second row (2004-04-06)6 April 2004 (aged 19)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Madoussou Fall Second row (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 26)   Stade Bordelais
Manae Feleu Second row (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 24)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Romane Ménager Back row (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 (aged 27)   Montpellier
Gaëlle Hermet Back row (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 27)   Stade Toulousain
Emeline Gros Back row (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 (aged 28)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Axelle Berthoumieu Back row (2000-07-09)9 July 2000 (aged 23)   Blagnac Rugby
Charlotte Escudero Back row (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 23)   Stade Toulousain
Léa Champon Back row (2003-11-28)28 November 2003 (aged 20)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Pauline Bourdon-Sansus Scrum-half (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 28)   Stade Toulousain
Lina Tuy Scrum-half (2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 19)   ASM Romagnat
Océane Bordes Scrum-half (2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 21)   Stade Toulousain
Alexandra Chambon Scrum-half (2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 23)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Suliana Sivi Scrum-half 2004 (aged 19)   Stade Rennais
Chloé Vauclin Scrum-half (2005-03-07)7 March 2005 (aged 19)   Stade Rennais
Caroline Drouin Fly-half (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 27)   Stade Rennais
Nassira Kounde Centre (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 24)   Stade Bordelais
Gabrielle Vernier Centre (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 26)   Blagnac Rugby
Lina Queyroi Centre (2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 22)   Blagnac Rugby
Teani Feleu Centre (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 21)   FC Grenoble Amazones
Kelly Arbey Wing (2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 18)   Stade Toulousain
Marine Ménager Wing (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 (aged 27)   Montpellier
Cyrielle Banet Wing (1994-08-29)29 August 1994 (aged 29)   Montpellier
Émilie Boulard Fullback (1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (aged 24)   Blagnac Rugby
Morgane Bourgeois Fullback (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 21)   Stade Bordelais
Lilou Graciet Fullback (2004-02-26)26 February 2004 (aged 20)   Lyon OU

Previous squads edit

Notable players edit

Award winners edit

World Rugby Awards edit

The following France players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[6]

World Rugby Women's 15s Try of the Year
Year Date Nominee Match Tournament Winner
2021 3 April Emilie Boulard vs. Wales Six Nations Emilie Boulard
17 April Romane Ménager vs. Ireland Six Nations
2023 23 April Charlotte Escudero vs. Wales Six Nations —

Six Nations Player of the Championship edit

The following France players have been shortlisted for the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship since 2020:[7]

Record edit

Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 6 May 2024[8]
Rank Change* Team Points
1     England 096.90
2     New Zealand 090.56
3     France 087.27
4     Canada 086.27
5     Australia 081.61
6     Scotland 075.99
7     Wales 074.28
8     Italy 074.26
9     Ireland 073.53
10     United States 072.57
11     Japan 069.38
12     South Africa 065.17
13     Spain 065.15
14     Russia 061.10
15     Samoa 059.57
16     Netherlands 058.98
17     Fiji 058.65
18     Hong Kong 058.31
19     Kazakhstan 055.97
20     Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

Note: Although the FFR list all of the following as full internationals or "test matches" in their publications (including their website), they do not award caps for all of the games. In particular, no caps have been officially awarded for appearances before 1989 (when the FFR became responsible for women's rugby), and most matches in FIRA tournaments after 2004 are uncapped. As a result, there can be a significant difference between the number of appearances players may have made for France and their official number of caps.

Overall edit

See also: List of France women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only)
Correct as of 29 April 2023

France internationals since 1982
Opponent First played Games played Won Drawn Lost Win rate (%)
  Australia 1998 5 4 0 1 80%
  Belgium 1988 1 1 0 0 100%
  Canada 1996 16 9 0 7 56.25%
  England 1991 54 14 0 40 25.92%
  Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100%
  Germany 1997 1 1 0 0 100%
  Great Britain 1986 4 3 0 1 75%
  Ireland 1994 31 27 1 3 87.09%
  Italy 1985 27 22 1 4 81.48%
  Japan 1991 3 3 0 0 100%
  Kazakhstan 1998 3 3 0 0 100%
  Netherlands 1982 12 11 0 1 91.66%
  New Zealand 1996 10 4 0 6 40%
  Scotland 1998 29 23 1 5 79.31%
  South Africa 2009 5 4 1 0 80%
  Spain 1989 19 14 0 5 73.68%
  Sweden 1991 4 4 0 0 100%
  United States 1996 13 10 1 2 76.92%
  Wales 1994 29 25 0 4 86.20%
Total 1982 267 183 5 79 68.53%

World Cup edit

Main article: France women at the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
  1991 Semi-finals *Third 3 2 0 1 99 13
  1994 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 240 26
  1998 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 2 0 3 52 68
  2002 3rd Place Playoff Third 4 3 0 1 93 58
  2006 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 3 0 2 102 85
  2010 3rd Place Playoff 4th 5 3 0 2 70 91
  2014 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 139 42
  2017 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 175 62
  2021 3rd Place Playoff Third 6 4 0 2 190 46
  2025 Qualified
  2029 TBD
  2033
Total 9/9 3rd† 43 29 0 14 1160 491
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournoi des Six Nations féminin 2024 : Le groupe pour préparer l'Irlande et l'Ecosse" (in French). French Rugby Federation. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "FRANCE REVEAL SQUAD FOR 2024 GUINNESS WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ Rendell, Sarah (2024-03-28). "France Women's Six Nations Squad - One change for Scotland". Rugby World. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ a b c World Rugby (18 November 2014). "2014 Inductee: Nathalie Amiel". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ AFP/de (channelnewsasia.com) (18 November 2014). "Rugby: Women enter IRB Hall of Fame for first time". Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

External links edit

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For the men s team see France national rugby union team For the women s sevens team see France women s national rugby sevens team For the women s rugby league team see France women s national rugby league team This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources France women s national rugby union team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The France women s national rugby union team represents France in women s international rugby union They played the first ever women s rugby union test match against the Netherlands on 13 June 1982 They compete annually in the Women s Six Nations Championship and have placed third in seven of nine Rugby World Cup s FranceUnionFrench Rugby FederationHead coachGaelle Mignot amp David OrtizCaptainGaelle HermetFirst coloursSecond coloursWorld Rugby rankingCurrent3 as of 9 January 2023 Highest2 2005 2006 2015 2016 Lowest6 2008 2009 First international Netherlands 0 4 France Utrecht Netherlands 13 June 1982 Biggest win France 99 0 Japan Edinburgh Scotland 17 April 1994 Biggest defeat France 0 109 New Zealand Edmonton Canada 14 September 1996 World CupAppearances9 First in 1991 Best result3rd place 1991 1994 2002 2006 2014 2017 and 2021 Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Previous squads 2 3 Notable players 2 4 Award winners 2 4 1 World Rugby Awards 2 4 2 Six Nations Player of the Championship 3 Record 3 1 Overall 3 2 World Cup 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editSource Des Filles en Ovalie Editions Atlantica 2005 Written by Jacques Corte Yaneth Pinilla B Foreword by Serge Betsen There are records of women s rugby being played in France as early as the mid 1890s and in the 1920s a form of the game called barette was very popular with national championships However after the 1930s the game had all but disappeared and was not revived until 1965 when groups of students in Lyon and Toulouse decided to take part in the great charitable campaign against world hunger Most of them had brothers and friends who played rugby so they decided to organise a charity game at Bourg en Bresse So successful was this that a regular series of games began with clubs being formed as students graduated initially mainly in the south In 1969 a national association the ARF Women s Rugby Association was formed Despite initial opposition to the game from both the government and the FFR who briefly banned any FFR officials from officiating at women s games by 1976 12 clubs were taking part in national competitions In 1982 by which time the number of clubs had more than doubled the ARF signed a memorandum of understanding was agreed with the FFR which finally gave their official backing and in the same year France took part in the first ever women s rugby international French squad during the 2014 Six Nations nbsp nbsp nbsp Players editCurrent squad editFrance announced their 35 player squad on 8 March for the 2024 Women s Six Nations Championship 1 2 3 Player Position Date of birth age Caps Club province Agathe Sochat Hooker 1995 05 21 21 May 1995 aged 28 nbsp Stade Bordelais Elisa Riffonneau Hooker 2003 11 26 26 November 2003 aged 20 4 nbsp Trailfinders Women Manon Bigot Hooker 1990 06 06 6 June 1990 aged 33 2 nbsp Blagnac Annaelle Deshaye Prop 1996 03 16 16 March 1996 aged 28 16 nbsp Stade Bordelais Clara Joyeux Prop 1998 01 10 10 January 1998 aged 26 nbsp Stade Bordelais Assia Khalfaoui Prop 2001 03 24 24 March 2001 aged 22 nbsp Stade Bordelais Coco Lindelauf Prop 2001 01 17 17 January 2001 aged 23 nbsp Blagnac Rugby Rose Bernadou Prop 2000 03 27 27 March 2000 aged 23 nbsp Montpellier Kiara Zago Second row 2005 10 11 11 October 2005 aged 18 nbsp Stade Toulousain Ambre Mwayembe Second row 2004 04 06 6 April 2004 aged 19 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Madoussou Fall Second row 1998 03 17 17 March 1998 aged 26 nbsp Stade Bordelais Manae Feleu Second row 2000 02 03 3 February 2000 aged 24 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Romane Menager Back row 1996 07 26 26 July 1996 aged 27 nbsp Montpellier Gaelle Hermet Back row 1996 06 12 12 June 1996 aged 27 nbsp Stade Toulousain Emeline Gros Back row 1995 08 19 19 August 1995 aged 28 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Axelle Berthoumieu Back row 2000 07 09 9 July 2000 aged 23 nbsp Blagnac Rugby Charlotte Escudero Back row 2000 12 26 26 December 2000 aged 23 nbsp Stade Toulousain Lea Champon Back row 2003 11 28 28 November 2003 aged 20 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Pauline Bourdon Sansus Scrum half 1995 11 04 4 November 1995 aged 28 nbsp Stade Toulousain Lina Tuy Scrum half 2004 09 10 10 September 2004 aged 19 nbsp ASM Romagnat Oceane Bordes Scrum half 2002 05 16 16 May 2002 aged 21 nbsp Stade Toulousain Alexandra Chambon Scrum half 2000 08 02 2 August 2000 aged 23 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Suliana Sivi Scrum half 2004 aged 19 nbsp Stade Rennais Chloe Vauclin Scrum half 2005 03 07 7 March 2005 aged 19 nbsp Stade Rennais Caroline Drouin Fly half 1996 07 07 7 July 1996 aged 27 nbsp Stade Rennais Nassira Kounde Centre 1999 07 30 30 July 1999 aged 24 nbsp Stade Bordelais Gabrielle Vernier Centre 1997 06 12 12 June 1997 aged 26 nbsp Blagnac Rugby Lina Queyroi Centre 2001 05 18 18 May 2001 aged 22 nbsp Blagnac Rugby Teani Feleu Centre 2002 12 19 19 December 2002 aged 21 nbsp FC Grenoble Amazones Kelly Arbey Wing 2005 05 09 9 May 2005 aged 18 nbsp Stade Toulousain Marine Menager Wing 1996 07 26 26 July 1996 aged 27 nbsp Montpellier Cyrielle Banet Wing 1994 08 29 29 August 1994 aged 29 nbsp Montpellier Emilie Boulard Fullback 1999 08 23 23 August 1999 aged 24 nbsp Blagnac Rugby Morgane Bourgeois Fullback 2003 02 06 6 February 2003 aged 21 nbsp Stade Bordelais Lilou Graciet Fullback 2004 02 26 26 February 2004 aged 20 nbsp Lyon OU Previous squads edit Notable players edit Nathalie Amiel was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on 17 November 2014 4 5 She made her international debut at 15 against Great Britain in London in 1986 She went on to win 56 caps for France by the time she retired in 2002 4 She played at three Women s Rugby World Cups in 1991 1994 and 2002 4 Award winners edit World Rugby Awards edit The following France players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001 6 World Rugby Women s 15s Player of the Year Year Nominees Winners 2006 Delphine Plantet 2014 Safi N Diaye 2015 Gaelle Mignot 2016 Gaelle Mignot 2 2018 Jessy Tremouliere Jessy Tremouliere 2019 Pauline Bourdon 2021 Caroline Boujard Laure Sansus 2022 Laure Sansus 2 2023 Gabrielle Vernier World Rugby Women s 15s Dream Team of the Year Year Forwards Backs Total No Players No Players 2021 1 Annaelle Deshayes 9 Laure Sansus 6 2 Agathe Sochat 10 Caroline Drouin 4 Safi N Diaye 14 Caroline Boujard 2022 5 Madoussou Fall 9 Laure Sansus 2 2 2023 9 Pauline Bourdon 2 12 Gabrielle Vernier World Rugby Women s 15s Try of the Year Year Date Nominee Match Tournament Winner 2021 3 April Emilie Boulard vs Wales Six Nations Emilie Boulard 17 April Romane Menager vs Ireland Six Nations 2023 23 April Charlotte Escudero vs Wales Six Nations Six Nations Player of the Championship edit The following France players have been shortlisted for the Women s Six Nations Player of the Championship since 2020 7 Year Nominees Winners 2021 Caroline Boujard 2022 Madoussou Fall Laure Sansus Laure Sansus 2023 Gabrielle Vernier Gabrielle VernierRecord editWomen sWorld Rugby RankingsvteTop 20 rankings as of 6 May 2024 8 Rank Change Team Points 1 nbsp nbsp England 0 96 90 2 nbsp nbsp New Zealand 0 90 56 3 nbsp nbsp France 0 87 27 4 nbsp nbsp Canada 0 86 27 5 nbsp nbsp Australia 0 81 61 6 nbsp nbsp Scotland 0 75 99 7 nbsp nbsp Wales 0 74 28 8 nbsp nbsp Italy 0 74 26 9 nbsp nbsp Ireland 0 73 53 10 nbsp nbsp United States 0 72 57 11 nbsp nbsp Japan 0 69 38 12 nbsp nbsp South Africa 0 65 17 13 nbsp nbsp Spain 0 65 15 14 nbsp nbsp Russia 0 61 10 15 nbsp nbsp Samoa 0 59 57 16 nbsp nbsp Netherlands 0 58 98 17 nbsp nbsp Fiji 0 58 65 18 nbsp nbsp Hong Kong 0 58 31 19 nbsp nbsp Kazakhstan 0 55 97 20 nbsp nbsp Sweden 0 52 72 Change from the previous week Note Although the FFR list all of the following as full internationals or test matches in their publications including their website they do not award caps for all of the games In particular no caps have been officially awarded for appearances before 1989 when the FFR became responsible for women s rugby and most matches in FIRA tournaments after 2004 are uncapped As a result there can be a significant difference between the number of appearances players may have made for France and their official number of caps Overall edit See also List of France women s national rugby union team matches Full internationals only Correct as of 29 April 2023 France internationals since 1982 Opponent First played Games played Won Drawn Lost Win rate nbsp Australia 1998 5 4 0 1 80 nbsp Belgium 1988 1 1 0 0 100 nbsp Canada 1996 16 9 0 7 56 25 nbsp England 1991 54 14 0 40 25 92 nbsp Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100 nbsp Germany 1997 1 1 0 0 100 nbsp Great Britain 1986 4 3 0 1 75 nbsp Ireland 1994 31 27 1 3 87 09 nbsp Italy 1985 27 22 1 4 81 48 nbsp Japan 1991 3 3 0 0 100 nbsp Kazakhstan 1998 3 3 0 0 100 nbsp Netherlands 1982 12 11 0 1 91 66 nbsp New Zealand 1996 10 4 0 6 40 nbsp Scotland 1998 29 23 1 5 79 31 nbsp South Africa 2009 5 4 1 0 80 nbsp Spain 1989 19 14 0 5 73 68 nbsp Sweden 1991 4 4 0 0 100 nbsp United States 1996 13 10 1 2 76 92 nbsp Wales 1994 29 25 0 4 86 20 Total 1982 267 183 5 79 68 53 World Cup edit Main article France women at the Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA nbsp 1991 Semi finals Third 3 2 0 1 99 13 nbsp 1994 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 240 26 nbsp 1998 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 2 0 3 52 68 nbsp 2002 3rd Place Playoff Third 4 3 0 1 93 58 nbsp 2006 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 3 0 2 102 85 nbsp 2010 3rd Place Playoff 4th 5 3 0 2 70 91 nbsp 2014 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 139 42 nbsp 2017 3rd Place Playoff Third 5 4 0 1 175 62 nbsp 2021 3rd Place Playoff Third 6 4 0 2 190 46 nbsp 2025 Qualified nbsp 2029 TBD nbsp 2033 Total 9 9 3rd 43 29 0 14 1160 491 Champion Runner up Third place Fourth place Tied placing Best placing Home venueSee also editRugby union in France France national rugby union team men s team References edit Tournoi des Six Nations feminin 2024 Le groupe pour preparer l Irlande et l Ecosse in French French Rugby Federation 8 March 2024 Retrieved 11 March 2024 FRANCE REVEAL SQUAD FOR 2024 GUINNESS WOMEN S SIX NATIONS Guinness Women s Six Nations www sixnationsrugby com 2024 04 05 Retrieved 2024 04 08 Rendell Sarah 2024 03 28 France Women s Six Nations Squad One change for Scotland Rugby World Retrieved 2024 04 08 a b c World Rugby 18 November 2014 2014 Inductee Nathalie Amiel Retrieved 6 January 2015 AFP de channelnewsasia com 18 November 2014 Rugby Women enter IRB Hall of Fame for first time Retrieved 18 November 2014 Awards Roll of Honour World Rugby www world rugby Retrieved 16 March 2024 Women s Six Nations Player of the Championship Six Nations Rugby Retrieved 18 April 2024 Women s World Rankings World Rugby Retrieved 25 March 2024 External links edit in French Official website of the Federation Francaise de Rugby News Archived 2006 12 05 at the Wayback Machine on Planet Rugby com France permanent dead link on IRB com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title France women 27s national rugby union team amp oldid 1223347499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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