Gaëlle Hermet (born 12 June 1996) is a French

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player who plays as a flanker for the

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and

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. 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 winning

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campaign in 2018 and that year she was nominated for the World Rugby’s Women's Player of the Year award, which eventually went to her France teammate Jessy Tremouliere. In 2022, she was named captain of France's team for the delayed

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Personal life

Hermet studied psychology at the

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before going on to study occupational health. She works at a nursing home in Cadours alongside her rugby and during the

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pandemic was working full time in the care sector.

References

1996 births Living people French female rugby union players France women's international rugby union players 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub