Émeline Gros

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Emeline Gros (born 19 August 1995) is a French rugby union player who plays for FC Grenoble Amazones and the France women's national rugby union team.

Émeline Gros
Date of birth (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–  France 20 (0)

Personal life

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Gros qualified as a nurse in July 2019. For the COVID-19 pandemic she worked full time in a nursing home in Isère.[1]

Career

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Gros played for FC Grenoble Amazones from 2013 and won the Elite 2 championships in 2018 before joining Montpellier Hérault Rugby in 2020 for two seasons before returning to FC Grenoble Amazones in 2022.[2]

She made her French debut in November 2017 against Spain, and in July 2019 she scored her country's first try against the United States.[3] She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[4][5]

Gros was named in France's squad for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Coronavirus - Synopsis: Emeline Gros, from the third to the front line facing the virus". francetvinfo.fr.
  2. ^ "Emeline Gros". fcgrugby.com.
  3. ^ "Fireworks for the Blues!". ffr.fr.
  4. ^ Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ Eddison, Paul (7 March 2023). "France name squad for TikTok Women's Six Nations". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  7. ^ Rendell, Sarah (27 April 2023). "France Women's Six Nations Squad – Team to face England". Rugby World. Retrieved 28 April 2023.