Maëlle_Filopon
Maëlle Filopon
French rugby player
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.
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| Date of birth | (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
- Shepard, Kit (2022-10-15). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- Eddison, Paul (2022-09-30). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- Eddison, Paul (2023-03-07). "France name squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- Rendell, Sarah (2023-04-27). "France Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to face England". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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