Teani Feleu (born 19 December 2002) is a French rugby union player who plays for FC Grenoble Amazones and the France women's national rugby union team.

Early life

Born in Mâcon, she grew up on the

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, to Valerie and Nisie, she has three siblings: Niue, Asia and

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. Personal life Born in Mâcon, she grew up on the Futuna Islands, to Valerie and Nisie, she ...

. 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. In her teenage years she studied in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at Woodford House.

Career

She has played for FC Grenoble Amazones since 2020. Teani joined the French rugby 7s team for a World Sevens Series and was named in the France women's national rugby union team for the

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without making her debut. She maintained her place in the France squad for the

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. She made her debut in the championship against Scotland. The following week, she made her first start for France against Wales. For Grenoble she typically plays at outside centre, but on debut for France she was played at No 8.

Personal life

Feleu did dance and

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growing up. She moved to Grenoble in France with her sister Manaé in 2020. Their older brother Niue went on to play for

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in Nationale 2.

References

2002 births Living people French female rugby union players France women's international rugby union players French people of Wallis and Futuna descent Rugby union players from Wallis and Futuna {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub