Jade Ulutule

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Jade Ulutule (née Le Pesq, born 12 October 1992) is a French rugby sevens player.

Jade Ulutule
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthFécamp, Seine-Maritime, France
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
-  France - (-)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
- France 136 (579 pts)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Biography

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Ulutule played for the Auckland Storm in the 2012 Women's Provincial Championship in New Zealand.[1][2]

Ulutule was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5] She was part of the French team that won the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[6] She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.

In 2021, She played for the French fifteens team at the Six Nations Championship. She was in the starting line-up when they routed Ireland 56–15.[7] She also featured in their defeat to England in the Six Nations title match.[8]

Ulutule captained the side that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Auckland claim another NPC title". Scrum Queens. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ McMurran, Alistair (20 October 2012). "Basketball: Richardson to miss crucial Spirit game". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "LE PESQ Jade". Rio2016.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Le rêve olympique de l'ex-Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rugby - JO : la Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq touche au but". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ Eddison, Paul (18 April 2021). "Ulutule makes the case for French defence". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (19 April 2021). "French rout confirms fears of ever-widening gulf between countries". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ Baber, Andy (24 April 2021). "England defeat France to defend Women's Six Nations title". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Country Summary: France - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.rwcsevens.com. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Australian women, Fiji men win Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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