Ciofani was crowned Olympic vice-champion in Tokyo this summer.
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She had shone this summer at the Olympic Games under the jersey of the France team at 7. The French Anne-Cécile Ciofani won the title of best player in the world of the year, Thursday, December 9, 2021. It is the first time that a tricolor has won this prize awarded by World Rugby, the body that manages international rugby.
At 27, the native of Hauts-de-Seine is one of the stars of the France team and the Olympic discipline to the point of winning Olympic silver in Tokyo. At the start of the season, the French seem to be starting on the same standards with two podiums during the first two international stages.
On the website of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), Ciofani evokes a ” good surprise”. “It’s something huge, it comes to complete all the work undertaken, she continues. It is a great honor for me to be among these players who have marked rugby. “
In 2021 to remember for @AnneCeCiofani
Tea @FranceRugby star is the Women’s Sevens Player of the Year, in association with @HSBC_Sport #WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/Gbp6PPixwQ
– World Rugby (@WorldRugby) December 9, 2021
This trophy appears as one more excellent news for French women’s rugby after the designation of six players in the XV of the year concocted by World Rugby on Wednesday.