Gaëlle Hermet (born 12 June, 1996) is a French rugby union player who plays as a winger for the France women's national rugby union team and Stade Toulousain. Hermet first captained France at the age of 21.
| Date of birth | 12 June 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
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Career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Who is Gaelle Hermet: Ten things you should know about the France back-row". Rugby World.
- ^ Shepard, Kit (2022-10-15). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (2022-09-30). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Carmaux. "Gaëlle Hermet, an example in our land of rugby"". Ladepeche.fr.
- ^ "Toulouse. For Gaëlle Hermet, 3rd line of Stade Toulousain, the ascent has only just begun". Ladepeche.fr.
- ^ "Focus: The Women's Rugby stars working on the frontline". Sixnationsrugby.com.
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