France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007 (

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). They competed at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, their qualification being determined by their placement in the

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. They met defending champions, New Zealand, in the finals and were defeated 29 - 0. France qualified for the

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in Tokyo after winning the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. They went undefeated until the gold medal final where they lost to New Zealand 26 - 12.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby X Tournament

Current squad

France's roster of 12 athletes was named on 5 July 2021. Additionally,

Joanna Grisez Joanna Grisez (born 5 October 1996) is a French rugby union, and rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup S ...

was named as a replacement. Head coach: Christophe Reigt * Coralie Bertrand * Anne-Cécile Ciofani *

Caroline Drouin Caroline Drouin (born 7 July 1996) is a French rugby union player. Rugby career Drouin was part of France's squad that placed third at the 2017 Rugby World Cup. In 2018, Her first-half try in the 18–17 victory over England played a crucial ...

Camille Grassineau Camille Grassineau (born 10 September 1990) is a French rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in 2014. Grassineau was also a member of t ...

Lina Guérin Lina Guérin (born 16 April 1991) is a French rugby union player. She was a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007 (European Women's Sevens Championship) ...

Fanny Horta Fanny Horta (born 22 January 1986) is a rugby union player. She represented at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and wa ...

Shannon Izar Shannon Izar (born 8 May 1993 in London) is a French rugby union player. She has represented France in both codes of the game. She played at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Izar was a member of the squa ...

Chloé Jacquet Chloé Jacquet (born 17 April 2002 in Viriat) is a French rugby union player. She plays rugby union for her home town Lyon in France where she also attends university. Jacquet was named in the France squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Su ...

Carla Neisen Carla Neisen (born 8 March 1996) is a French rugby player who plays as a center for the Blagnac women's rugby club and for the France women's national rugby union team since 2012. Neisen competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, where the te ...

Séraphine Okemba Séraphine Okemba (born 3 December 1995) is a French rugby union and sevens player. She plays fifteens rugby for Stade Francais in France. She was named in France's sevens squad that won a silver medal in Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Ol ...

Chloé Pelle Chloé Pelle (born 14 November 1989 in Paris) is a French international rugby union and rugby sevens player who has played for RC Chilly-Mazarin as a wing since 2020 and for the France women's national rugby union team since 2011. Biography Pel ...

Jade Ulutule Jade Ulutule ( ''née'' Le Pesq, born 12 October 1992) is a French rugby sevens player. Biography Ulutule played for the Auckland Storm in the 2012 Women's Provincial Championship in New Zealand. Ulutule was selected as a member of the Fran ...

References

External links

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WorldRugby profile
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