Manaé Feleu
Manaé Feleu (born 3 February 2000) is a French rugby union player who plays for FC Grenoble Amazones and the France women's national rugby union team.[1]
| Date of birth | 3 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Futuna Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
Born on the Futuna Islands, to Valerie and Nisie, she has three siblings: Niue, Teani, and Asia. Her parents were the only physical education teachers on her island and they introduced rugby into the school and set up clubs to play matches. From the age of 14 she studied in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand for three years at Woodford House.[1][2]
Feleu moved to Grenoble with her sister Teani in 2020 to study medicine.[3] She combines training to become a surgeon with rugby training.[4][5]
Career edit
Feleu made her international debut for France against England in Grenoble on 14 November 2020 before being selected again a year later.[6][3] She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8] She featured in the games against South Africa and Fiji at the World Cup.[9][10]
Feleu was named in France's squad for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ a b "French player thrilled to face schoolmate, now Black Fern in WC semis". 1 News. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Top student started with little English". NZ Herald. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Sport news in brief for November 3". RNZ. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "The double ascent of Manaé Feleu". gre-mag.fr.
- ^ "Maanae Feleu, la plus néo-zélandaise des Bleues". francebleu.fr.
- ^ "Manaé Feleu recalled to Les Bleues". ledauphine.com.
- ^ Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "France end Fiji's World Cup hopes, remain on track for NZ semi". NZ Herald. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Biudole, Noa (22 October 2022). "France proves too strong for Fijiana". fijilive.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (7 March 2023). "France name squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Rendell, Sarah (27 April 2023). "France Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to face England". Rugby World. Retrieved 28 April 2023.