Team information | ||
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Nicknames | Les Bleues Les Tricolores The Chanticleers (Anglophone media) | |
Governing body | Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII | |
Region | Europe | |
Head coach | Romain Maillot | |
Captain | Elisa Akpa | |
IRL ranking | 4th | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
France 2 — 16 England (Albi, 7 July 2007) | ||
Biggest win | ||
France 116 — 0 Serbia (Avignon, 18 March 2023) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
France 0 — 92 Australia (York, 6 November 2022) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 3 (first time in 2008) | |
Best result | 2008 (one win) Qualified for 2026 |
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] With a victory over Serbia on 22 June 2024, France qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.