France women's national rugby league team

The France women's national rugby league team, also known as the Chanticleers ( for the Anglophone media) or locally as Les Tricolores, represents France in women's rugby league. They are administered by the French Rugby League Federation.[1][2]

France
Team information
NicknamesLes Bleues
Les Tricolores
The Chanticleers (Anglophone media)
Governing bodyFédération Française de Rugby à XIII
RegionEurope
Head coachVincent Baloup
CaptainAlice Varela
IRL ranking4th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
France L — W England 
(Albi, 7 July 2007)
Biggest win
France 60 — 0 Italy 
(Carcassonne, 10 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
France 0 — 92 Australia 
(York, 6 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first time in 2008)

Head to Head Records

Table last updated 5 June 2023.
Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.

OpponentFMMRMWDLWin%PFPAShare
 England200720222001192.50%10876412.39%
 Australia2008202230030.00%02240.00%
 Russia2008200810010.00%121840.00%
 Samoa2008200810010.00%0320.00%
 Tonga200820081100100.00%34489.47%
 New Zealand2013202220020.00%01340.00%
 Italy201820181100100.00%600100.00%
 Turkey201920191100100.00%54493.10%
 Cook Islands2022202210010.00%182640.91%
 Serbia202320231100100.00%1160100.00%
Totals2007202332412714.52%4021,20625.00%

Players

Squad for the Test Match against Wales on October 29, 2023.[3]
Table last updated 25 October 2023. Players' ages are as at that date.

Player Age Position(s) Club Profile Debut Caps T G Pts
Elisa Akpa32Second-row Saint-Estève CatalanYes2018900
Leïla Bessahli26Second-row, Loose forward Saint-Estève CatalanYes20178104
Stecy Bessiere16interchange RC Lescure-ArthesYes000
Lauréane Biville24Centre, Loose forward RC Lescure-ArthesYes2016124016
Margot Canal24Centre, Wing Saint-Estève CatalanYes20225104
Lauriane CanetScrum-half LimouxinYes2019300
Chahrazad Himoudi23Wing Toulouse OvalieYes20181104
Inès LegoutSecond-row, Prop AS AyguesvivesNo20186104
Sarah Menaa19Second-row, Loose forward Saint-Estève CatalanYes2022300
Elodie Pacull32Prop, Stand-off PiaNo2021400
Mahault Pommier18Stand-off AS AyguesvivesYes202321836
Perle Ramazeilles27Wing RC Lescure-ArthesYes20232208
Alice Rieunaud19interchange RC Lescure-ArthesYes000
Justine Roses20interchange Saint-Estève CatalanYes20232208
Dorine Samarra27Loose forward RC Lescure-ArthesYes20226104
Manon Samarra31Wing RC Lescure-ArthesYes2019104016
Noémie Samuelinterchange RC Lescure-ArthesNo000
Salomé Segala25interchange RC Lescure-ArthesYes100
Christina Song-PucheWing, Centre Saint-Estève CatalanNo20165208
Amael Vilanove22interchange AS AyguesvivesYes000

Results

Full internationals

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReports
7 Jul 2007 England
2-16
Test Match Stade Municipal de Lescure d'Albigeois, Albi[4][5]
13 Jul 2008 England
4–42
Test Match Widnes RUFC[6]
6 Nov 2008 Australia
0–60
2008 World Cup Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast[7]
8 Nov 2008 England
4–54
[8]
10 Nov 2008 Russia
12–18
12 Nov 2008 Samoa
0–32
[9]
14 Nov 2008 Tonga
34–4
[10]
18 Jul 2009 England
8–28
2 Test Series Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse[11]
25 Jul 2009 England
0–36
Stade Ernest Argeles, Toulouse[12]
10 Jul 2010 England
8–40
Test Match National Sports Centre, Lilleshall[13]
2 Jul 2011 England
6–40
2 Test Series Parc Des Sports, Avignon[14]
6 Jul 2011 England
6–56
Parc Des Sports, Avignon[15]
15 Jun 2012 England
0–48
Test Match Grattan Stadium, Bradford[16]
5 Jul 2013 New Zealand
0–88
2013 World Cup The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury[17][18]
8 Jul 2013 Australia
0–72
Post Office Road, Featherstone[19][20]
11 Jul 2013 England
4–42
Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley[21][22][23]
13 Jul 2013 England
0–54
South Leeds Stadium, Hunslet[24][25][26]
17 Jun 2015 England
4–24
2 Test Series Stade Jean Benege, Tonneins[27][28]
20 Jun 2015 England
14–14
Stade Roger Garnung, Biganos[29][30]
22 Oct 2016 England
6–36
Test Match Parc des Sports, Avignon[31]
21 Jun 2017 England
16–26
2 Test Series Stade de la Mer, Perpignan[32]
24 Jun 2017 England
8–14
Stade de la Mer, Perpignan[33]
10 Nov 2018  Italy
60–0
Test Match Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne [34]
27 Oct 2018 England
4–54
Test Match Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne[35]
5 Oct 2019  Turkey
54–4
Test Match Istanbul [36] [37]
23 Oct 2021  England
4–40
Test Match Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan [38] [39][40][41]
18 Jun 2022  England
10–36
Test Match Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington [42] [43][44]
2 Nov 2022 New Zealand
0–46
2021 World Cup York Community Stadium, York[45][46][47]
6 Nov 2022 Australia
0–92
[48][49][50]
10 Nov 2022 Cook Islands
18–26
[51][52][53]
18 Mar 23 Serbia
116–0
Test Match Parc Des Sports, Avignon[54][55][56]
29 Apr 2023 England
0–64
Test Match Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington[57][58][59]

Upcoming Fixtures:

Tour / Trial / Warm-Up Matches

This list is perhaps incomplete. It might be missing matches against Great Britain Under 21 team played between 2000 and 2007.

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReport(s)
7 Jul 2010 England Combined Services
20–14
Tour Match Wakefield[60]
24 Feb 2018  Italy
12–4
Selection Stade Léo Lagrange,Toulon [61][62]
27 Oct 2022 Brazil
16–4
Warm-Up Match The Millenium Stadium, Featherstone[63][64]

See also

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