Laure Sansus
| Date of birth | 21 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laure Bourdon Sansus (née Sansus, born 21 June 1994) is a former French rugby union player.[1][2][3][4]
Biography[edit]
Originally from Toutens, she attended the rugby school of Labastide-Beauvoir. She then joined the Saint-Orens rugby féminin before being recruited l'Avenir Fonsorbais rugby féminin (which later became Stade toulousain).[5]
On 6 February 2016, in Bourg-en-Bresse, she made her international debut for France in a 39-0 victory over Italy.[6][7]
Sansus paused her career during the 2017-18 season, before returning to play with Stade toulousain for the 2018-19 season. That season, she made her first appearance in the French women's rugby championship, as Stade toulousain lost 22-13 to Stade Maurice-Trélut. She was nominated for the 2021 World Rugby Player of the Year.[8]
She was named the Best Player of the 2022 women's Six Nations, leading the competition in tries.[9][10][11] On 15 May 2022, she announced she would be retiring at the end of the year.[12] She was named in France's team to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[13][14]
Sansus suffered a serious knee injury in France's pool game against England. Following this, Sansus retired from rugby.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Toulouse. Laure Sansus : "Assez extraordinaire"". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Écosse-France : Laure Sansus, l'incontournable à la mêlée". Franceinfo (in French). 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Pour Sansus, Laure de gloire a sonné". L'Humanité (in French). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (2022-04-10). "French halfback Laure Sansus scores sensational try in Women's Six Nations win". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Michel Vidal (2016-02-10). "Labastide-Beauvoir. Formée à l'ACLB, Laure a atteint l'équipe de France". La Dépêche du Midi. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Sansus : « Contre l'Irlande, ce sera une toute autre affaire »". lsports.fr. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "Tournoi des 6 Nations: Le XV de France féminin fait bien mieux que les garçons contre l'Italie". 20minutes.fr/toulouse. February 7, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Laure Sansus: Ten things you should know about the France scrum-half". Rugby World. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Renou, Ewen (2022-03-25). "6 Nations féminin. XV de France: Laure Sansus, la belle vie en bleu". Ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "France's Sansus wins Women's Six Nations award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Sansus is the fans' favourite". The Rugby Paper. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Féminines - Laure Sansus annonce sa retraite à l'issue du Mondial 2022 !". Rugbyrama (in French). 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "France's Sansus retires after World Cup injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-10-17.