After closing the gap to just one point against New Zealand (15-14) shortly before wing Katelyn Vaha'akolo’s second try in stoppage time (40+2), France seemed to be in their match.
The Black Ferns ended their 2024 WXV 1 campaign with a seven-try win over France to leave Vancouver with a 39-14 victory at BC Place.
For the final WXV match against the Black Ferns, French women's team coaches have handed Séraphine Okemba her first start.
Head coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have made just two changes to the starting XV from the initial lineup, with one adjustment in the forwards and one in the backline.
Coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have made six changes for Les Bleues’ WXV 1 opener against hosts Canada on Sunday.
France fly-half Lina Tuy will make her first Test start in Gloucester on Saturday as part of a new-look half-back partnership for the match against England.
France coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have made four changes to their starting line-up for Saturday’s crunch Guinness Women’s Six Nations 2024 encounter with England in Bordeaux.
Gabrielle Vernier has faced England nine times in her career. And never, never has the French women’s centre beaten the Red Roses. The closest they have come is 20 points, a 10-33 home defeat on 14 November 2020 in Grenoble. Twice the margin has been just two points: 17-15 at Exeter on 16 November 2019 and by the exact same score at Villeneuve-d’Ascq on 30 April 2021.
France took their second win of the Women’s Six Nations as they beat a courageous Scotland side 15-5 in Edinburgh.
With both teams losing their round two clashes in WXV1, Canada have bounced back by finishing their campaign with a famous 29-20 win over a desperate French outfit at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.
