Cyrielle Banet

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Cyrielle Banet
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Banet with Montpellier in 2015
Date of birth (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 29)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–Present Montpellier (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–PresentFlag of France.svg  France 26 (60)

Cyrielle Banet (born 29 August 1994) is a French rugby union player. She plays at the wing for France internationally and for Montpellier at club level. [1]

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Rugby career

2018

Banet started playing for Montpellier in 2018. [2] She was selected for the French team for the 2018 Six Nations Championship. [2] She scored a try each in the games against Ireland and Scotland, before scoring a brace of tries in her sides 57–0 win against Italy. [2]

2020

Banet scored two tries in her sides 50–0 thrashing of Wales at the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [3] [4] She made a line break from inside her own 10-metre line in one of her tries and beat four defenders to cross the try line. [4] She also scored two tries in their victory over Italy the week before. [3] [5] [6]

2021

Banet's two tries in the 2021 Six Nations Championship helped her side defeat Ireland 56–15. [7] [8] She scored her first try in the first half and her second try in the second half. [7] [8] In November, she scored twice against the Black Ferns in her sides 38–13 win during their Autumn international. [9] [10]

2022

Banet was named in the French squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. [11] [12] She was initially named in the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup squad but missed out due to injury. [13] [14]

2023

Banet made selection for the 2023 Six Nations Championship. [15] [16] [17]

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