Marie Mahé, Media365: published on Wednesday January 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
The year 2025 promises to be busy for the French women's XV, including the World Cup, as Manae Feleu, co-captain of the Bleues, confided to L'Equipe.
The French women's XV is going to have a particularly busy year. The big moment in 2025 will obviously be the World Cup, which will take place in England. For the Blues, the great adventure in this World Cup will begin on Saturday August 23, with a first meeting scheduled against the selection of Italy. A date inevitably marked by the second row Manae Feleu, now 24 years old, who has a total of 21 selections and who spoke this Wednesday on this subject to the French sports daily L'Equipe: “Yes , it's a date that I have clearly identified, like everyone in the team, because it is the objective of the season, the start of a great adventure For the girls who have been there since the beginning. cycle, we have started thinking about it directly after the 2022 World Cup (finished in 3rd place). The final objective was to build on it over three years. I have good memories of New Zealand, it had me. learned a lot (…)”
Feleu: “The English are one step ahead”
In recent weeks, Manae Feleu has changed status in the French team, since she is now the co-captain of the Bleues, with Marine Ménager. A new role that is close to his heart, especially a few months before this major competition, which could allow his discipline to be more highlighted in France: “It could be very interesting, yes. I saw in New Zeeland, as it was talked about there, the last time, it made progress in women's practice. In 2025, it's in England (August 22-September 27), right next door, it will have a plus. big impact in France and it will make great publicity for women's rugby In addition, the English are a step ahead, they are putting resources into it, more than in France. We hear that a lot of tickets have already been sold, we are going to beat a lot of scores. “Attendance is just more for women's rugby.”
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