Yolaine Yengo

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Yolaine Yengo
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 29)
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
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Yolaine Yengo (born 24 April 1993) is a French rugby union, and rugby sevens player. [1] [2] [3] She plays for the Univeristy of Rennes and for Stade Rennais Rugby. [4] [5]

Biography

Yengo played for New Caladonia at the 2015 Pacific Games. She was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team at the 2021 Dubai Women's Sevens. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [6] [7]

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References

  1. worldrugby.org. "Yolaine Yengo - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  2. "Player". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  3. "YENGO Yolaine - Centre". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. "EUSA". results.eusa.eu. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  5. "Coupe du monde Rugby à 7 : Des Bleues bronzées !". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  6. world.rugby. "Yolaine Yengo - Player Stats | Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  7. "Rugby: Caledonian Yolaine Yengo dedicates her bronze medal to her family - 5aial.com". 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.