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2020 Women's Six Nations Championship
The 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 19th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were originally scheduled for February and March 2020, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. Seven matches in the tournament were postponed due to health and safety reasons. The match between Scotland and England was originally scheduled for Sunday 9 February but was postponed to the following day with no public admission due to Storm Ciara. The game between Ireland and Wales was played as planned on 9 February. Italy's matches with Scotland, Ireland and England, scheduled for 23 February, 8 March and 15 March respectively, were all postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. Scotland's game against France was also postponed due to an undisclosed player testing positive of the virus and seven other players and management self-isolating. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Scarratt
Emily Scarratt (born 8 February 1990) is an English rugby union player. She currently plays centre and fullback for Loughborough Lightning and for England. She is also a qualified teacher. Club career Scarratt played for Leicester Forest before moving to Lichfield. In 2018 she joined Loughborough Lightning. International career Scarratt first played for England in 2008, scoring 12 tries in 12 games and earning comparisons to Brian O'Driscoll. In 2009 she helped England to victory in the 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship and was joint top try scorer with teammate Fiona Pocock. As England went on to win the next three Six Nations Championships, Scarratt again achieved top try scorer in 2010 and top point scorer in 2011. In 2014, Scarratt proved to be an invaluable player to England Women, scoring 16 points in the Rugby World Cup final to help England beat Canada to the title. In addition, Scarratt ended the tournament as top points scorer with 70 points. She not only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon AOC, Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaëlle Deshayes
Annaëlle Deshayes (born 16 March 1996) is a French rugby union player. She plays for the France women's national rugby union team and Lyon Olympique Universitaire as a prop forward. Career From Yvetot, in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France, she made her debut for the France senior side in 2016 whilst playing for . In 2017 she left Caen for Rouen. In 2020 he joined Lyon Olympique Universitaire. She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... References 1996 births Living people French female rugby union players France women's international rugby union players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Forlani
Audrey Forlani (born 19 November 1991) is a French rugby union player who has made at least 47 appearances for the France women's national rugby union team. At club level, she plays for French women's Premier Division club . Club career Forlani plays as a second row (lock). She started playing rugby at the age of six, and was the only girl in the boys' team. In 2007, she joined Saint-Orens rugby club (now known as ), in Midi-Pyrénées. In her first season, Saint-Orens won the French women's Premier Division. In 2014, Forlani suffered a broken nose. She thought it was a routine injury but after it was fixed she developed headaches. Further damage was discovered and she had to have her hair shaved so that the doctors could repair a crack. Doctors questioned whether she would ever be able to play rugby again. The next year, she returned to French women's Premier Division rugby. International career Between 2009 and 2011, Forlani played for the France under-20 team, including a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madoussou Fall
Madoussou Fall (born 17 March 1998) is a French rugby union player who plays for Stade Bordelais and the France women's national rugby union team. Career The daughter of international basketball player Fatoumata Traoré, Fall had to choose between basketball and rugby and ultimately opted for rugby because she found it more enjoyable, even though her family was very basketball orientated. In 2021, Fall left her club Bobigny, in Paris, to join Stade Bordelais and in her first season they reached the French play-offs for the first time in their history. She has been described as France’s "lethal weapon", and after overcoming an injury setback, by the Women's Six Nations Championship of 2022 she had established herself as a regular starter in the national side. She won player of the match for her performance in a French 39-6 win at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble against Italy, being described as a "menace with the ball in hand". She was one of three players nominated for the awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaëlle Hermet
Gaëlle Hermet (born 12 June, 1996) is a French rugby union player who plays as a winger for the France women's national rugby union team and Stade Toulousain. Hermet first captained France at the age of 21. Career Hermet won her first cap for France in 2016 and was named captain of the national team in November 2017. She led the team to their Grand Slam (rugby union), grand-slam winning Women's Six Nations Championship campaign in 2018 and that year she was nominated for the World Rugby’s Women’s Player of the Year award. In 2022, She was named as captain of France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Personal life Hermet studied psychology at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès before going on to study occupational health. She works at a nursing home in Cadours alongside her rugby and during the COVID-19 pandemic was working full time in the care sector. References 1996 births Living people French female rugby union players France wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romane Ménager
Romane Ménager (born 26 July 1996) is a French rugby union player who plays for the France women's national rugby union team and Montpellier Hérault Rugby. Career She started playing rugby aged 7 for LMRC Villeneuve d'Ascq. Along with her twin sister Marine Ménager she made her debut in the league aged 18 for Lille MRCV. In 2016 Marine joined Romane in playing for the French national team. Romane had made her France debut the previous year. Romane was selected in the French squad for the 2017 Rugby World Cup. On 23 May 2018 both sisters joined Montpelier having played for 14 years with Lille MRC Villeneuvois and won the Élite 1 championship in 2016. Both sisters named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Bourdon
Pauline Bourdon (born 4 November 1995) is a French rugby union player. She played for France in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, scoring thirteen points against Wales in their 53–0 win. Bourdon was named in France's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... References 1995 births Living people Rugby union scrum-halves French female rugby union players Sportspeople from Limoges Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine France women's international rugby union players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Vernier
Gabrielle Vernier (born 12 June 1997) is a French rugby union player who plays for Blagnac SCR and the France women's national rugby union team. Early life Vernier started playing aged 10 for Rueil Athletic Club before playing for Racing Club Nanterre. She then moved north to Lille to continue her studies. Career Vernier won the French championships with Lille MRCV in 2016. She made her French debut on 11 November 2017 against Spain. In 2021 she was voted Women’s Six Nations Player of Round 1. She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She started their opening game, a 40–5 victory over South Africa and played register throughout the tournament, scoring a try in the French semi-final defeat to hosts New Zealand. In May 2023 she was awarded the best player award for the 2023 Six Nations after a tournament in which she played every minute and scored five tries. In November 2023 she was nominated for the World Rugby Women's 15s Player of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Boudard
Camille may refer to: Fictional entities * a Power Rangers Jungle Fury character * Camille Wallaby, a character in Alfred Hedgehog * a character from ''League of Legends'' video game voiced by Emily O'Brien Films *''Camille (1912 film)'', a short American film directed by Jay Hunt based on Dumas' novel ''La Dame aux camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'') * ''Camille'' (1915 film), an American silent film adapted by Frances Marion, directed by Albert Capellani, starring Clara Kimball Young as Camille and Paul Capellani as Armand * ''Camille'' (1917 film), an American silent film adapted by Adrian Johnson, directed by J. Gordon Edwards, starring Theda Bara as Camille * ''Camille'' (1921 film), an American silent film starring Alla Nazimova as Camille and Rudolph Valentino as Armand * ''Camille'' (1926 feature film), an American silent film adapted by Fred de Gresac and company, directed by Fred Niblo, starring Norma Talmadge as Camille and Gilbert Roland as Armand * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
