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Caroline Drouin
French rugby union player
Caroline Drouin (born 7 July 1996) is a French rugby union player.[2]
 Caroline Drouin in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auray, Brittany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Drouin was part of France's squad that placed third at the 2017 Rugby World Cup.[3] In 2018, Her first-half try in the 18–17 victory over England played a crucial role in France winning the Six Nations Championship.[4]
Drouin was instrumental for France in the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament as she scored a try and successfully made seven conversions to help them claim one of two available spots for the Tokyo Olympics.[3] Her side eventually reached the Gold medal final but lost to New Zealand 26–12.[5]
Drouin played for France in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[6][7] She started at fly-half in the Six Nations final against England.[3] She was named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8][9]
- "Caroline Drouin". world.rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "Caroline Drouin". Fédération Française de Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Olympic women's rugby sevens - five players to watch". supersport.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Trio up for women's player of the year award in France". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "NZ beat France to win Sevens gold medal". ESPN.com. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "Caroline Drouin titulaire à l'ouverture contre l'Irlande". L'Équipe. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- Mendola, Nicholas. "New Zealand women's rugby gets its gold with win over France | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
- Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Caroline Drouin at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Caroline Drouin at Olympics.com
- Caroline Drouin at Olympedia
- Caroline Drouin at Team France (in French)
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