Gaëlle Hermet

Gaëlle Hermet
Date of birth (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–  France

Gaëlle Hermet (born 12 June 1996) is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the France women's national rugby union team and Stade Toulousain. Hermet first captained France at the age of 21.

Career

Hermet won her first cap for France in 2016 and was named captain of the national team in November 2017. She led the team to their grand-slam winning Women's Six Nations Championship campaign in 2018 and that year she was nominated for the World Rugby’s Women’s Player of the Year award.[1] In 2022, She was named as captain of France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[2][3]

Personal life

Hermet studied psychology at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès before going on to study occupational health.[4][5] She works at a nursing home in Cadours alongside her rugby and during the COVID-19 pandemic was working full time in the care sector.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Gaelle Hermet: Ten things you should know about the France back-row". Rugby World.
  2. ^ Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Carmaux. "Gaëlle Hermet, an example in our land of rugby"". Ladepeche.fr.
  5. ^ "Toulouse. For Gaëlle Hermet, 3rd line of Stade Toulousain, the ascent has only just begun". Ladepeche.fr.
  6. ^ "Focus: The Women's Rugby stars working on the frontline". Sixnationsrugby.com.


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