Annaëlle Deshayes

Annaëlle Deshayes

Date of birth	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 29)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–Present   France 34 (0)

Annaëlle Deshayes (born 16 March 1996) is a French rugby union player. She plays for the France women's national rugby union team and Lyon Olympique Universitaire as a prop forward.

Rugby career

From Yvetot, in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France, she made her debut for the France senior side in 2016 whilst playing for Caen Rugby Club  [ fr ]. ^[1] In 2017 she left Caen for Rouen. ^[2] In 2020 he joined Lyon Olympique Universitaire. ^[3]

She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. ^{[4] [5]}

On 2 August 2025, she was selected in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Annaëlle Deshayes, a first with the smell of rose". ouest-france.fr.
2. "Annaëlle Deshayes: "Little, I dreamed of it"". ouest-france.fr. 8 August 2017.
3. "Londinières: the college received Annaëlle Deshayes, player of the XV of France women's rugby". actua.fr. 23 November 2021.
4. Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
5. Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
6. "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde" [French women's XV: The squad for the World Cup]. Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
7. "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.