Nathalie Amiel

Nathalie Amiel

Amiel at the 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship - France, Italy
Date of birth	(1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Béziers, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–2002 France 56 Coaching career Years Team 2009–2012 France

Nathalie Amiel (born November 4, 1970) is a former French rugby union player. She represented France at three World Cup's in 1991, 1994 and the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. ^{[1] [2]} She debuted for France against Great Britain in 1986 at the age of 15. ^{[3] [2]}

Amiel practised judo when she was young. ^[4] Her mother registered her for a club which offered women's rugby when she was 12. ^[4] Her initial position was at Flanker, she later switched to centre near the end of her playing career in 2002. ^[4]

Amiel was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on 17 November 2014. ^{[3] [5]}

References

1. "Nathalie Amiel - World Rugby - Hall of Fame". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
2. "Rugby's all-time greatest women's XV". Rugby World. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
3. World Rugby (18 November 2014). "2014 Inductee: Nathalie Amiel" . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
4. "Nathalie Amiel: The 'country girl' turned Hall of Fame inductee". www.women.rugby. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
5. AFP/de (channelnewsasia.com) (18 November 2014). "Rugby: Women enter IRB Hall of Fame for first time". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.