Manon Bigot

Manon Bigot

Date of birth	(1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 35)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013– Blagnac SC (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–Present France 14 (0)

Manon Bigot (born 6 June 1990) is a French rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Blagnac Rugby Women  [ fr ] and the French national team.

Biography

Early life

Manon Bigot was born on 6 June 1990. ^[1] She did not start playing rugby until she was 23. ^[2]

Originally from Vallières-les-Grandes, in the Loir-et-Cher region, Bigot discovered rugby as a child, watching her father play in Loches. Despite her early interest in the sport, she was unable to find a women's structure in her region. She briefly played with boys at the Pocé-sur-Cisse club, but the section soon closed. She then turned to handball in high school, in the sports section at Vendôme, and played pivot for the Selles-sur-Cher club. ^[3]

Before taking up rugby, she served in the French Army as part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion based in Annecy. ^[4]

Club career

Bigot joined Blagnac in 2013. She played with the club until 2018, when she took a five-year hiatus to pursue her dream of becoming a professional firefighter. In 2023, she returned to Blagnac. ^{[5] [6] [4]}

International career

In March 2024, having previously earned her first cap in 2016, ^{[1] [7]} she made her return to the French national team when she was called up to the 32-player squad preparing for the 2024 Six Nations Championship. ^{[6] [8]} She was again called up to the national team for the 2025 Six Nations. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

On 2 August 2025, she was selected in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "Manon Bigot". www.equipe-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
2. Alary, Philippe (13 April 2017). "Manon Bigot a de la suite dans les idées" [Manon Bigot has a head for ideas]. ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
3. "Tournoi des 6 nations : Manon Bigot, du Loir-et-Cher au XV de France". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
4. "Blagnac Rugby Féminin : Manon Bigot, c'est marche ou rêve". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
5. "MANON BIGOT". Compétitions - FFR (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
6. Failler, Tristan (7 March 2024). "Drouin de retour... La liste du XV de France féminin pour le Tournoi" [Drouin returns... The list of the French women's team for the Tournament]. rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
7. "« Elles ont peu de sélections, mais elles sont importantes en termes d'expérience » : Montserrat Amédée et Manon Bigot, des Bleues pas si bleues". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
8. "XV de France féminin : un seul changement pour affronter l'Ecosse, voici la composition" [France women's team: just one change to face Scotland, here's the line-up]. SudOuest.fr (in French). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
9. "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour le Tournoi des Six Nations 2025" [French women's team: The squad for the 2025 Six Nations Tournament]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
10. "Manon Bigot". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
11. "Manon Bigot, la caution combat des Bleues". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
12. "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.
13. "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.