At 20, Mélissande Llorens is one of the youngest players of the XV of France who will play on Saturday October 8 the Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Focus on the Blagnac winger.
A first selection less than a year ago
Mélissande Llorens is one of the nine Blagnac women selected for this World Cup. The postponement of the World Cup for a year undoubtedly allowed him to be there today. Indeed, she had her first selection less than a year ago. It was last November. She then played in the 6 Nations Tournament in the spring. Result: five selections and already three tries registered with the Blue. “A year ago, I never imagined myself being here today. It’s just something new, I’m discovering all this. Everything happened very quickly and I was not too prepared. It’s a lot of emotion. Especially at my age, I’m very grateful to be here.”explains the young winger.
“Winning before the boys? That would be crazy”
Arrived at the hope pole in Toulouse at 15, after having touched her first balloons in the Landes, she is now the delight of Blagnac. And cherishes a dream: a title of world champion before the XV of France men. “It stays in the back of our minds. We want to be world champions before them! young people wanting to start.”
The women’s XV of France will begin Saturday, October 8 (at 3:15 a.m. French time) its World Cup in New Zealand. It will be against South Africa.