The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s.
The Coupe de France Lord Derby, or just Coupe Lord Derby, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy. The tournament was first contested in 1934–35, which also marked the inaugural season of the French Rugby League Championship.
Camille Lecointre is a French sailor.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. French athletes had appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, and Greece. The French Olympic Committee sent its largest ever delegation in Olympic history outside of when it was the host nation, with a total of 401 athletes, 232 men and 169 women, competing in all sports, except field hockey.
Camille Grassineau is a French rugby union player. She represented France at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in 2014.
The Ordre national du Mérite is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ministerial orders previously awarded by the ministries; and to create an award that can be awarded at a lower level than the Legion of Honour, which is generally reserved for French citizens. It comprises about 185,000 members; 306,000 members have been admitted or promoted in 50 years.
Hélène Defrance is a French former sailor, who won a bronze medal in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won the 2010 470 European Championships race, and the 2016 470 World Championships. Defrance is a knight of the Ordre national du Mérite.
France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.
Audrey Forlani is a French rugby union player who has made at least 47 appearances for the France women's national rugby union team. At club level, she plays for French women's Premier Division club Blagnac.
Caroline Drouin is a French rugby union player.
Chloé Jacquet is a French rugby union player. She plays rugby union for her home town Lyon in France where she also attends university.
Chloé Pelle is a French international rugby union and rugby sevens player who has played for RC Chilly-Mazarin as a wing since 2020 and for the France women's national rugby union team since 2011.
Lou Noel is a French rugby sevens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Joanna Grisez is a French rugby union, and rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Alycia Chrystiaens is a French rugby sevens player. She plays for Lille Métropole RC Villeneuvois. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Yolaine Yengo is a French rugby union, and rugby sevens player. She plays for the University of Rennes and for Stade Rennais Rugby.
Lilou Graciet is a French rugby player. She plays at Fullback for France at an international level and for Lyon OU.
Lili Dezou is a French rugby sevens player. She plays for Stade Toulousain Rugby. She was part of the French sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
Maïlys Dhia Traoré, is a French international rugby union player. She plays the position of prop with Stade Toulousain and for the France team since 2014.
Clara Joyeux is a French international rugby union player. She competed at the 2019 Women's Rugby Super Series and at the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship's. She also competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
