France women's national rugby league team

France
Team information
NicknamesLes Bleues
Les Tricolores
The Chanticleers (Anglophone media)
Governing bodyFédération Française de Rugby à XIII
RegionEurope
Head coachRomain Maillot
CaptainElisa Akpa
IRL ranking4th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
France 2 — 16 England 
(Albi, 7 July 2007)
Biggest win
France 116 — 0 Serbia 
(Avignon, 18 March 2023)
Biggest defeat
France 0 — 92 Australia 
(York, 6 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first time in 2008)
Best result2008 (one win)
Qualified for 2026

The France women's national rugby league team, also known as the Chanticleers ( for the Anglophone media) or locally as Les Tricolores, represents France in women's rugby league. They are administered by the French Rugby League Federation.[1][2] With a victory over Serbia on 22 June 2024, France qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

  1. ^ Portoghese, Matteo (21 February 2018). "Rugby League – Doppio appuntamento internazionale a Tolone". MondoSportivo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ Portoghese, Matteo (1 March 2018). "Rugby League – Francia-Italia e un augurio per il futuro". MondoSportivo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2020.