Caroline Thomas (rugby union)

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Caroline Thomas
Date of birth (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Digoin
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–Flag of France.svg  France 27

Caroline Thomas, (born 26 September 1991) is a French international rugby union player. [1] She plays the positions of lock and hooker, with ASM Romagnat women's rugby, and in the France women's national rugby union team. [2] [3] [4] She has 27 caps. [5]

She earned her first international cap for the France team, on 9 November 2016 against England. In 2017, she was selected in the group to compete in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, [6] [7] where France finished in third place.

She participated in the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship.

In November 2018, she was one of the first 24 French rugby union players to sign a half-time federal contract. [8] Her contract is extended for the 2019-2020 season. [9]

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References

  1. "Rugby/Coupe du monde féminine 2022. Caroline Thomas : « La France aurait pu et dû aller en finale »". www.lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. "THOMAS Caroline". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. "Caroline Thomas, son premier maillot bleu". midi-olympique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  4. "2022 - Caroline Thomas, international rugby union player - Actual News Magazine" (in Turkish). 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  5. "Player". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  6. "Digoin. Rugby : Caroline Thomas jouera la Coupe du monde de rugby féminin". www.lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  7. "2017 Rugby World Cup". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  8. "24 joueuses de l'équipe de France sous contrat fédéral à mi-temps". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  9. "Extended Contract". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-23.