Maëlle Filopon

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Maëlle Filopon
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–Flag of France.svg  France 18 (0)

Maëlle Filopon (born 27 May 1997) is a French rugby union player. She plays for the France women's national rugby union team and Stade Toulousain.

Career

From Grenoble, she also competed in judo as a child before concentrating on rugby from 12 years-old. Filopon scored a try on her home ground at the Stade des Alpes, against New Zealand, as France secured their first ever victory over the Black Ferns in November 2019. [1] She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [2] [3]

Filopon was named in France's squad for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "MAËLLE FILOPON: "I UNDERSTAND MOVEMENT BETTER AND NOW IT'S MUCH EASIER"". women.rugby.
  2. Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. Eddison, Paul (7 March 2023). "France name squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. Rendell, Sarah (27 April 2023). "France Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to face England". Rugby World. Retrieved 28 April 2023.