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Caroline Drouin

Caroline Drouin in 2019
Date of birth	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Auray, Brittany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half Current team Stade Rennais Rugby International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–Present  France 25 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017–Present  France
Medal record Representing  France Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Caroline Drouin (born 7 July 1996) is a French rugby union player.

Rugby career

Drouin was part of France's squad that placed third at the 2017 Rugby World Cup. In 2018, Her first-half try in the 18–17 victory over England played a crucial role in France winning the Six Nations Championship.

Drouin was instrumental for France in the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament as she scored a try and successfully made seven conversions to help them claim one of two available spots for the Tokyo Olympics. Her side eventually reached the Gold medal final but lost to New Zealand 26–12.

Drouin played for France in the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship. She started at fly-half in the Six Nations final against England. She was named in France's fifteens team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

She was a member of the French women's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

1. "Caroline Drouin". world.rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
2. "Caroline Drouin". Fédération Française de Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
3. ^ "Olympic women's rugby sevens - five players to watch". supersport.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
4. "Trio up for women's player of the year award in France". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
5. "NZ beat France to win Sevens gold medal". ESPN.com. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
6. "Caroline Drouin titulaire à l'ouverture contre l'Irlande". L'Équipe. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
7. Mendola, Nicholas. "New Zealand women's rugby gets its gold with win over France | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
8. Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
9. Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
10. "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". AP News. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. "France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

External links

• Caroline Drouin at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
• Caroline Drouin at Olympics.com
• Caroline Drouin at Olympedia
• Caroline Drouin at Team France (in French)

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