Axelle Berthoumieu

Axelle Berthoumieu

Berthoumieu in 2022
Born	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 25)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Blagnac Rugby (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–Present   France 17 (0)

Axelle Berthoumieu (born 9 July 2000) is a French rugby union player. She plays flanker for France internationally and club rugby for Blagnac.

Rugby career

Berthoumieu plays for Blagnac. ^[1] She was named in France's squad for the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship ^{[2] [3]} as well as the 2023 Championship. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On 7 March 2025, she was called into the side for the Women's Six Nations Championship. ^[7]

She also made the selection to the squad for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[8] [9]} She was cited for allegedly biting Irish flanker, Aoife Wafer, during their quarter-final match at Sandy Park. ^[10]

References

1. "La Gageoise Axelle Berthoumieu sélectionnée avec le XV de France". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
2. "Axelle Berthoumieu, rugbywoman de l'équipe de France". www.equipe-france.fr. 9 July 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
3. "AS IT HAPPENED: France run in six tries to defeat Ireland". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
4. "France Women's Six Nations Squad - Team to play Ireland". Rugby World. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
5. "Rugby : la Gageoise Axelle Berthoumieu convoquée avec l'équipe de France pour préparer les Six Nations". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
6. Hynes, Robert (1 April 2023). "Ireland v France and Benetton v Connacht live score updates". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
7. "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour le Tournoi des Six Nations 2025" [France Women's XV: The group for the 2025 Six Nations Tournament]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 7 March 2025. Archived from the original on 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
8. "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.
9. "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
10. Gray, Andy (14 September 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Axelle Berthoumieu cited after biting Ireland's Aoife Wafer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

External links

• "Cork, Ireland - 1 April 2023; Axelle Berthoumieu of France before..." Getty Images. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.