Caroline Drouin

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Caroline Drouin
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Caroline Drouin in 2019
Date of birth (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Auray, Brittany
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half
Current team Stade Rennais Rugby
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–PresentFlag of France.svg  France 25 (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017–PresentFlag of France.svg  France
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Caroline Drouin (born 7 July 1996) is a French rugby union player. [2]

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Rugby career

Drouin was part of France's squad that placed third at the 2017 Rugby World Cup. [3] In 2018, Her first-half try in the 18–17 victory over England played a crucial role in France winning the Six Nations Championship. [4]

Drouin was instrumental for France in the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament as she scored a try and successfully made seven conversions to help them claim one of two available spots for the Tokyo Olympics. [3] Her side eventually reached the Gold medal final but lost to New Zealand 26–12. [5]

Drouin played for France in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. [6] [7] She started at fly-half in the Six Nations final against England. [3] She was named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [8] [9]

She was a member of the French women's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [10] [11]

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