Agathe Sochat

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Agathe Sochat
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Agathe Sochat in 2022
Date of birth (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 28)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016-Flag of France.svg  France

Agathe Sochat (born 21 May 1995) is a French rugby union player who plays for Stade Bordelais and the France women's national rugby union team.

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Career

Sochat played for Stade Bordelais between 2013 and 2016 before joining Montpellier Hérault Rugby with whom she won the Élite 1 National Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019 before rejoining Stade Bordelais in August 2021. [1] In December 2021 she was named in World Rugby's Women's Team of the Year. [2] In 2022, She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [3] [4]

Personal life

From Limoges, her parents are called Laurent and Christime. She began playing rugby aged 4 and they supported her in combining rugby with studying in Bordeaux and Montpellier. [5] An occupational therapist, during the COVID-19 pandemic Sochat made masks for fellow frontline workers. [6] In March 2022 she had a baby daughter with her wife Adele. [7]

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References

  1. "The international from Limoges Agathe Sochat changes clubs". lepopulaire.fr.
  2. "South Africa dominate World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year". talkingrugbyunion.co.uk.
  3. Shepard, Kit (2022-10-15). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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  6. "Focus: The Women's Rugby stars working on the frontline". sixnationsrugby.com.
  7. "Agathe Sochat, hooker and happy mother". rugbyrama.fr.