Coco Lindelauf

Coco Lindelauf
Lindelauf in 2022
Date of birth (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021-  France

Coco Lindelauf (born 17 January 2001) is a French rugby union player who plays for Blagnac SCR and the France women's national rugby union team.

Personal life

She grew up near Gruissan in the Aude department. She is of Dutch heritage but her parents, Micky and Roger, and her younger sister Roxy, settled in Southern France to start a bed and breakfast business when Coco was 6 years old.[1][2]

Career

Having started as a No. 8, she played second row before settling as a prop forward when she arrived at senior rugby at Blagnac.[3] She made her debut for the France national team in November 2021 against South Africa in Vannes.[4] She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Gruissan Beach Rugby - Coco Lindelauf (pilière du XV de France) : "Le meilleur endroit pour jouer au rugby"". rugbyrama.fr.
  2. ^ "Coco, Dutch rugby talent in the Aude". frankrijk.nl.
  3. ^ "6 Nations 2022. Women's XV of France: These 4 players to follow during the Tournament". Actu.fr.
  4. ^ "Women's XV of France: great first for Dupouy, Jacquet and Lindelauf". sport.fr.
  5. ^ Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.


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