Team information | ||
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Nicknames | Les Bleues Les Tricolores The Chanticleers (Anglophone media) | |
Governing body | Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII | |
Region | Europe | |
Head coach | Romain Maillot | |
Captain | Elisa Akpa | |
IRL ranking | 4th | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
France 2 — 16 England (Albi, 7 July 2007) | ||
Biggest win | ||
France 116 — 0 Serbia (Avignon, 18 March 2023) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
France 0 — 92 Australia (York, 6 November 2022) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 3 (first time in 2008 ) | |
Best result | 2008 (one win) Qualified for 2026 |
The France women's national rugby league team, also known as the Chanticleers ( for the Anglophone media) or locally as Les Tricolores, represents France in women's rugby league. They are administered by the French Rugby League Federation. [1] [2] With a victory over Serbia on 22 June 2024, France qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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England | 2007 | 2024 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2.38% | 108 | 806 | 11.82% |
Australia | 2008 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 224 | 0.00% |
Russia | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 12 | 18 | 40.00% |
Samoa | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 32 | 0.00% |
Tonga | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 34 | 4 | 89.47% |
New Zealand | 2013 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 134 | 0.00% |
Italy | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 60 | 0 | 100.00% |
Turkey | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 54 | 4 | 93.10% |
Cook Islands | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 18 | 26 | 40.91% |
Serbia | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 174 | 0 | 100.00% |
Wales | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 14 | 4 | 77.78% |
Greece | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 100.00% |
Totals | 2007 | 2024 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 20.83% | 532 | 1,252 | 29.82% |
Notes:
Squad for the World Cup qualifying matches against Greece on 13 April 2024 and Serbia on 22 June 2024 and the (non-qualifying) match against England on 29 June 2024. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Table last updated 30 June 2024, after the match against England. Players' ages are as at that date.
Player | Age | Position(s) | Club | Profile | Debut | Caps | T | G | Pts |
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Manon Samarra | 32 | Fullback , Wing | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2019 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Chahrazad Himoudi | 23 | Wing | Toulouse Ovalie | Yes | 2018 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Christina Song-Puche | — | Centre , Wing | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2016 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
Amael Vilanove | 22 | Centre | AS Ayguesvives | Yes | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Perle Ramazeilles | 28 | Wing | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Justine Roses | 21 | Stand-off | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Lisa Diraison | — | Scrum-half , Stand-off | RC Lescure-Arthes | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Elisa Akpa | 32 | Prop , Second-row | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mahault Pommier | 19 | Hooker , Scrum-half | AS Ayguesvives | Yes | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 48 |
Salomé Segala | 26 | Prop | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inès Legout | — | Second-row , Prop | AS Ayguesvives | No | 2018 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Stecy Bessiere | 17 | Second-row | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leïla Bessahli | 27 | Loose forward , Prop | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2017 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Noémie Samuel | — | Scrum-half | RC Lescure-Arthes | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perrine Monsarrat | 25 | Prop , Centre | Tweed Heads Seagulls | No | 2017 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Haoua Kessely | — | Prop | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Tallis Kuresa | 29 | Fullback , Loose forward | RC Bègles XIII | No | 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louane Baby | — | Stand-off | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pauline Noé | — | Prop , Second-row | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dorine Samarra | 28 | Second-row , Hooker | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2022 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Hélène Leclerc | — | interchange | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fanny Mama Ohandja | — | Prop | AS Ayguesvives | No | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Margot Canal | 24 | Wing | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2022 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Fanny Ramos | 29 | Hooker | Saint-Estève Catalan | No | 2017 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Nabila Zaghdoudi | — | Prop | Toulouse Ovalie | No | 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lauréane Biville | 25 | Centre , Loose forward | RC Lescure-Arthes | Yes | 2016 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
Sarah Menaa | 20 | Second-row , Loose forward | Saint-Estève Catalan | Yes | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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7 July 2007 | England | 2-16 | Test Match | Stade Municipal de Lescure d'Albigeois, Albi [7] | — | [8] |
13 July 2008 | England | 4–42 | Test Match | Widnes RUFC | — | [9] |
6 November 2008 | Australia | 0–60 | 2008 World Cup | Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast | — | [10] |
8 November 2008 | England | 4–54 | — | [11] | ||
10 November 2008 | Russia | 12–18 | — | |||
12 November 2008 | Samoa | 0–32 | — | [12] | ||
14 November 2008 | Tonga | 34–4 | — | [13] | ||
18 July 2009 | England | 8–28 | 2 Test Series | Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse | — | [14] |
25 July 2009 | England | 0–36 | Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse | — | [15] | |
10 July 2010 | England | 8–40 | Test Match | National Sports Centre, Lilleshall | — | [16] |
2 July 2011 | England | 6–40 | 2 Test Series | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | — | [17] |
6 July 2011 | England | 6–56 | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | — | [18] | |
15 June 2012 | England | 0–48 | Test Match | Grattan Stadium, Bradford | — | [19] |
5 July 2013 | New Zealand | 0–88 | 2013 World Cup | The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury | [20] | [21] |
8 July 2013 | Australia | 0–72 | Post Office Road, Featherstone | [22] | [23] | |
11 July 2013 | England | 4–42 | Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley | [24] | [25] [26] | |
13 July 2013 | England | 0–54 | South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet | [27] | [28] [29] | |
17 June 2015 | England | 4–24 | 2 Test Series | Stade Jean Benege, Tonneins | — | [30] [31] |
20 June 2015 | England | 14–14 | Stade Roger Garnung, Biganos | — | [32] [33] | |
22 October 2016 | England | 6–36 | Test Match | Parc des Sports, Avignon | — | [34] |
21 June 2017 | England | 16–26 | 2 Test Series | Stade de la Mer, Perpignan | — | [35] |
24 June 2017 | England | 8–14 | Stade de la Mer, Perpignan | — | [36] | |
10 November 2018 | Italy | 60–0 | Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | — | [37] |
27 October 2018 | England | 4–54 | Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | — | [38] |
5 October 2019 | Turkey | 54–4 | Test Match | Istanbul | [39] | [40] |
23 October 2021 | England | 4–40 | Test Match | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | [41] | [42] [43] [44] |
18 June 2022 | England | 10–36 | Test Match | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | [45] | [46] [47] |
2 November 2022 | New Zealand | 0–46 | 2021 World Cup | York Community Stadium, York | [48] | [49] [50] |
6 November 2022 | Australia | 0–92 | [51] | [52] [53] | ||
10 November 2022 | Cook Islands | 18–26 | [54] | [55] [56] | ||
18 March 2023 | Serbia | 116–0 | Test Match | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | [57] | [58] [59] |
29 April 2023 | England | 0–64 | Test Match | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | [60] | [61] [62] |
29 October 2023 | Wales | 14–4 | Test Match | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne | [63] | [64] [65] |
13 April 2024 | Greece | 58–0 | WCQ Euro B | Stade Georges Dartiailh, Marmande | [66] | [67] |
22 June 2024 | Serbia | 58–0 | Stadium FC Srem Jakovo, Belgrade | [68] | [69] [70] | |
29 June 2024 | England | 0–42 | Test Match | Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse | [71] | [72] [73] |
This list is perhaps incomplete. It might be missing matches against Great Britain Under 21 team played between 2000 and 2007.
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report(s) |
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7 July 2010 | England Combined Services | 20–14 | Tour Match | Wakefield | — | [74] |
24 February 2018 | Italy | 12–4 | Selection | Stade Léo Lagrange,Toulon | — | [75] [76] |
27 October 2022 | Brazil | 16–4 | Warm-Up Match | The Millennium Stadium, Featherstone | [77] | [78] |
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