France women's national rugby union team
The France women's national rugby union team (French: équipe de France féminine de rugby à XV) represents France in women's international rugby union. They played the first-ever women's rugby union test match against the Netherlands on 13 June 1982. They compete annually in the Women's Six Nations Championship and have placed third in seven of nine Rugby World Cup's.
| Union | French Rugby Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gaëlle Mignot & David Ortiz | ||
| Captain | Gaëlle Hermet | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 3 (as of 9 January 2023) | ||
| Highest | 2 (2005–2006, 2015–2016) | ||
| Lowest | 6 (2008–2009) | ||
| First international | |||
| Netherlands 0–4 France (Utrecht, Netherlands; 13 June 1982) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| France 99–0 Japan (Edinburgh, Scotland; 17 April 1994) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 0–109 New Zealand (Edmonton, Canada; 14 September 1996) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | 3rd place, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2021 | ||
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