Chloé Jacquet (born 17 April 2002 in

Viriat Viriat () is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France. History Settlement there goes back to at least the Celtic period. In the twelfth century, the name "Viriacus" appears in a record, referring to church and a priory. Population ...

) is a French

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player. She plays

for her home town

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

in France where she also attends university. Jacquet was named in the France squad for the

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. She was named in France's fifteens team for the

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* * * 2002 births Living people People from Viriat Rugby union players from Ain French female rugby union players France women's international rugby union players French rugby sevens players France international women's rugby sevens players Olympic rugby sevens players for France Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in rugby sevens {{France women's sevens 2020 Summer Olympics