Joanna Grisez

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Joanna Grisez
Joanna Grisez 2025.jpg
Date of birth (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022Flag of France.svg  France (0)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of France.svg  France
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Joanna Grisez (born 5 October 1996) is a French rugby union, [1] and rugby sevens player. [2] She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2020 Summer Olympics but had to drop out at the last minute due to injury. [3] She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [4] [5]

Grisez was named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [6] [7] She competed for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8] [9]

On 2 August, she was named in the French side to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. [10] [11]

References

  1. RIPERT, Chloé (12 September 2022). "XV de France féminin. Qui est Joanna Grisez, la seule néo-capée appelée pour disputer le Mondial ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. worldrugby.org. "Joanna Grisez - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. "Joanna Grisez | News, Stats & Team | RugbyPass". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. world.rugby. "Joanna Grisez - Player Stats | Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. "Coupe du monde Rugby à 7 : Des Bleues bronzées !". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  7. Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". AP News. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. "France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde" [French women's XV: The squad for the World Cup]. Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  11. "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.