Lina Queyroi (born 18 May 2001) is a French rugby union player who plays for Toulouse and France. She competed for France at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup and the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
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Early life
editQueyroi attended the Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche rugby school.[1]
Career
editHaving made her debut in 2019 for Blagnac SCR she filled many positions as a utility player for the first couple of seasons before beginning to play regularly in the centre.[2]
On 3 September 2022 she made her international debut for France, against Italy.[3][4] She was subsequently named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[5][6] Queyroi kicked a second half conversion as France became the first team to reach the semi-finals with a 39–3 win over Italy.[7]
On 7 March 2025, she was named in France's squad for the Women's Six Nations Championship.[8] On 2 August, she was selected in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[9][10]
References
edit- ↑ "Originally from the country of Saint-Yrieix, Lina Queyroi knocks on the door of the France team". lepopulaire.fr.
- ↑ "For Lina Queyroi (Blagnac RF), the ascent has only just begun". ladepeche.fr.
- ↑ "Lina Queyroi, Périgourdine at the Rugby World Cup". actualnewsmagazine.com.
- ↑ "Lina Queyroi: "The most difficult thing is to stay there!". ffr.fr.
- ↑ Shepard, Kit (15 October 2022). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ Eddison, Paul (30 September 2022). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "France turn on style in the second half to progress to last four". world.rugby.
- ↑ "XV de France féminin : Le groupe pour le Tournoi des Six Nations 2025" [France Women's XV: The group for the 2025 Six Nations Tournament]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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.