The French rugby team faces South Africa, on the night of Friday to Saturday, at the opening of the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.
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The XV of France opens the ball. The 2022 Rugby World Cup begins for the French women’s team with an opening match against South Africa on Saturday October 8 at 3:15 a.m. at Eden Park in Auckland (New Zealand).
For this competition where the Tricolores are clearly in the role of the outsider, the coach of the Bleues, Thomas Darracq, summoned 32 players, including the opener Caroline Drouin or the scrum half Laure Sansus, elected mbest French international player at the last night of rugby. Facing the Springboks, the septist Joanna Grisez will start on the wing for the first time, while the second line Céline Ferer will wear the captain’s armband, in the absence of Gaëlle Hermet, spared.