Manon Bigot
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Manon Bigot (born 6 June 1990) is a French rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Blagnac SCR and the French national team.
Early life
Manon Bigot was born on 6 June 1990.[1] She did not start playing rugby until she was 23.[2]
Originally from Vallières-les-Grandes, in the Loir-et-Cher region, Bigot discovered rugby as a child, watching her father play in Loches. Despite her early interest in the sport, she was unable to find a women's structure in her region. She briefly played with boys at the Pocé-sur-Cisse club, but the section soon closed. She then turned to handball in high school, in the sports section at Vendôme, and played pivot for the Selles-sur-Cher club.[3]
Before taking up rugby, she served in the French Army as part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion based in Annecy.[4]
Club career
Bigot joined Blagnac in 2013. She played with the club until 2018, when she took a five-year hiatus to pursue her dream of becoming a professional firefighter. In 2023, she returned to Blagnac.[5][6][4]
International career
In March 2024, having previously earned her first cap in 2016,[1][7] she made her return to the French national team when she was called up to the 32-player squad preparing for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.[6][8] She was again called up to the national team for the 2025 Six Nations.[9][10][11]
On 2 August 2025, she was selected in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[12][13]
References
- 1 2 "Manon Bigot". www.equipe-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ Alary, Philippe (13 April 2017). "Manon Bigot a de la suite dans les idées" [Manon Bigot has a head for ideas]. ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tournoi des 6 nations : Manon Bigot, du Loir-et-Cher au XV de France". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Blagnac Rugby Féminin : Manon Bigot, c'est marche ou rêve". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "MANON BIGOT". Compétitions - FFR (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- 1 2 Failler, Tristan (7 March 2024). "Drouin de retour... La liste du XV de France féminin pour le Tournoi" [Drouin returns... The list of the French women's team for the Tournament]. rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "« Elles ont peu de sélections, mais elles sont importantes en termes d'expérience » : Montserrat Amédée et Manon Bigot, des Bleues pas si bleues". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "XV de France féminin : un seul changement pour affronter l'Ecosse, voici la composition" [France women's team: just one change to face Scotland, here's the line-up]. SudOuest.fr (in French). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour le Tournoi des Six Nations 2025" [French women's team: The squad for the 2025 Six Nations Tournament]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Manon Bigot". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Manon Bigot, la caution combat des Bleues". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde" [French women's XV: The squad for the World Cup]. Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "France declares squad for women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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