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France
Team information
NicknamesLes Bleues
Les Tricolores
The Chanticleers (Anglophone media)
Governing bodyFédération Française de Rugby à XIII
RegionEurope
Head coachRomain Maillot
CaptainElisa Akpa
IRL ranking4th
Uniforms
First colours
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
Appearances3 (first time in 2008)
Best result2008 (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

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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

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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
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

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Full internationals

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Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
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

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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)
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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