Date of birth | 22 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fanny Horta (born 22 January 1986) is a rugby union player. She represented France at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] She captained France at the 2014 China Women's Sevens. [2] She was selected as a member of France's women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]
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