France women's national rugby league team
Team information | ||
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Nicknames | Les Bleues Les Tricolores The Chanticleers (Anglophone media) | |
Governing body | Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII | |
Region | Europe | |
Head coach | Romain Maillot | |
Captain | Elisa Akpa | |
IRL ranking | 4th | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
France 2 — 16 England (Albi, 7 July 2007) | ||
Biggest win | ||
France 116 — 0 Serbia (Avignon, 18 March 2023) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
France 0 — 92 Australia (York, 6 November 2022) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 3 (first time in 2008) | |
Best result | 2008 (one win) Qualified for 2026 |
The France women's national rugby league team, also known as the Chanticleers ( for the Anglophone media) or locally as Les Tricolores, represents France in women's rugby league. They are administered by the French Rugby League Federation.[1][2] With a victory over Serbia on 22 June 2024, France qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
Head to head records
[edit]Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 2007 | 2024 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2.38% | 108 | 806 | 11.82% |
Australia | 2008 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 224 | 0.00% |
Russia | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 12 | 18 | 40.00% |
Samoa | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 32 | 0.00% |
Tonga | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 34 | 4 | 89.47% |
New Zealand | 2013 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 134 | 0.00% |
Italy | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 60 | 0 | 100.00% |
Turkey | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 54 | 4 | 93.10% |
Cook Islands | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 18 | 26 | 40.91% |
Serbia | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 174 | 0 | 100.00% |
Wales | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 14 | 4 | 77.78% |
Greece | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 100.00% |
Totals | 2007 | 2024 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 20.83% | 532 | 1,252 | 29.82% |
Notes:
- Table last updated 30 June 2024.
- Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Players
[edit]Squad for the World Cup qualifying matches against Greece on 13 April 2024 and Serbia on 22 June 2024 and the (non-qualifying) match against England on 29 June 2024.[3][4][5][6]
Table last updated 30 June 2024, after the match against England. Players' ages are as at that date.
Player | Age | Position(s) | Club | Profile | Debut | Caps | T | G | Pts |
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Manon Samarra | 32 | Fullback, Wing | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2019 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Chahrazad Himoudi | 23 | Wing | Toulouse Ovalie | Yes | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Christina Song-Puche | — | Centre, Wing | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2016 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
Amael Vilanove | 22 | Centre | AS Ayguesvives | Yes | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Perle Ramazeilles | 28 | Wing | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Justine Roses | 21 | Stand-off | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Lisa Diraison | — | Scrum-half, Stand-off | RC Lescure-Arthes | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Elisa Akpa | 32 | Prop, Second-row | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahault Pommier | 19 | Hooker, Scrum-half | AS Ayguesvives | Yes | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 48 |
Salomé Segala | 26 | Prop | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inès Legout | — | Second-row, Prop | AS Ayguesvives | No | 2018 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Stecy Bessiere | 17 | Second-row | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leïla Bessahli | 27 | Loose forward, Prop | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2017 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Noémie Samuel | — | Scrum-half | RC Lescure-Arthes | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perrine Monsarrat | 25 | Prop, Centre | Tweed Heads Seagulls | No | 2017 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Haoua Kessely | — | Prop | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Tallis Kuresa | 29 | Fullback, Loose forward | RC Bègles XIII | No | 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louane Baby | — | Stand-off | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pauline Noé | — | Prop, Second-row | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dorine Samarra | 28 | Second-row, Hooker | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2022 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Hélène Leclerc | — | interchange | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fanny Mama Ohandja | — | Prop | AS Ayguesvives | No | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margot Canal | 24 | Wing | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2022 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Fanny Ramos | 29 | Hooker | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2017 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Nabila Zaghdoudi | — | Prop | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lauréane Biville | 25 | Centre, Loose forward | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2016 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Sarah Menaa | 20 | Second-row, Loose forward | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Margot Canal, Fanny Ramos, Stecy Bessiere, Nabila Zaghdoudi, Lauréane Biville, and Sarah Menaa were included in the squad for the match against Greece, but omitted from the squad for the Serbia match.
- Louane Baby, Lisa Diraison, Haoua Kessely, Fanny Mama Ohandja, and Perrine Monsarrat were added to the squad for the match against Greece.[4]
- Louane Baby and Pauline Noé were included in the squad of 19 to play England, but did not play in that match.[5]
- Dorine Samarra, Hélène Leclerc, Fanny Mama Ohandja, Margot Canal, Fanny Ramos, Nabila Zaghdoudi, Lauréane Biville, and Sarah Menaa were omitted from the squad to play England.[6]
Results
[edit]Full internationals
[edit]Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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7 July 2007 | England | 2-16 |
Test Match | Stade Municipal de Lescure d'Albigeois, Albi[7] | — | [8] |
13 July 2008 | England | 4–42 |
Test Match | Widnes RUFC | — | [9] |
6 November 2008 | Australia | 0–60 |
2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — | [10] |
8 November 2008 | England | 4–54 |
— | [11] | ||
10 November 2008 | Russia | 12–18 |
— | |||
12 November 2008 | Samoa | 0–32 |
— | [12] | ||
14 November 2008 | Tonga | 34–4 |
— | [13] | ||
18 July 2009 | England | 8–28 |
2 Test Series | Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse | — | [14] |
25 July 2009 | England | 0–36 |
Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse | — | [15] | |
10 July 2010 | England | 8–40 |
Test Match | National Sports Centre, Lilleshall | — | [16] |
2 July 2011 | England | 6–40 |
2 Test Series | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | — | [17] |
6 July 2011 | England | 6–56 |
Parc Des Sports, Avignon | — | [18] | |
15 June 2012 | England | 0–48 |
Test Match | Grattan Stadium, Bradford | — | [19] |
5 July 2013 | New Zealand | 0–88 |
2013 World Cup | The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury | [20] | [21] |
8 July 2013 | Australia | 0–72 |
Post Office Road, Featherstone | [22] | [23] | |
11 July 2013 | England | 4–42 |
Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley | [24] | [25][26] | |
13 July 2013 | England | 0–54 |
South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet | [27] | [28][29] | |
17 June 2015 | England | 4–24 |
2 Test Series | Stade Jean Benege, Tonneins | — | [30][31] |
20 June 2015 | England | 14–14 |
Stade Roger Garnung, Biganos | — | [32][33] | |
22 October 2016 | England | 6–36 |
Test Match | Parc des Sports, Avignon | — | [34] |
21 June 2017 | England | 16–26 |
2 Test Series | Stade de la Mer, Perpignan | — | [35] |
24 June 2017 | England | 8–14 |
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan | — | [36] | |
10 November 2018 | Italy | 60–0
|
Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | — | [37] |
27 October 2018 | England | 4–54 |
Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | — | [38] |
5 October 2019 | Turkey | 54–4
|
Test Match | Istanbul | [39] | [40] |
23 October 2021 | England | 4–40
|
Test Match | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | [41] | [42][43][44] |
18 June 2022 | England | 10–36
|
Test Match | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | [45] | [46][47] |
2 November 2022 | New Zealand | 0–46 |
2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | [48] | [49][50] |
6 November 2022 | Australia | 0–92 |
[51] | [52][53] | ||
10 November 2022 | Cook Islands | 18–26 |
[54] | [55][56] | ||
18 March 2023 | Serbia | 116–0 |
Test Match | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | [57] | [58][59] |
29 April 2023 | England | 0–64 |
Test Match | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | [60] | [61][62] |
29 October 2023 | Wales | 14–4 |
Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | [63] | [64][65] |
13 April 2024 | Greece | 58–0 |
WCQ Euro B | Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande | [66] | [67] |
22 June 2024 | Serbia | 58–0 |
Stadium FC Srem Jakovo, Belgrade | [68] | [69][70] | |
29 June 2024 | England | 0–42 |
Test Match | Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse | [71] | [72][73] |
Tour / trial / warm-up matches
[edit]This list is perhaps incomplete. It might be missing matches against Great Britain Under 21 team played between 2000 and 2007.
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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7 July 2010 | England Combined Services | 20–14 |
Tour Match | Wakefield | — | [74] |
24 February 2018 | Italy | 12–4
|
Selection | Stade Léo Lagrange,Toulon | — | [75][76] |
27 October 2022 | Brazil | 16–4 |
Warm-Up Match | The Millennium Stadium, Featherstone | [77] | [78] |
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