Jade Ulutule

Jade Ulutule (née Le Pesq, born 12 October 1992) is a French rugby sevens player.

Jade Ulutule
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Place of birthFécamp, Seine-Maritime, France
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
-  France - (-)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
- France 136 (579 pts)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cape TownTeam competition

Biography

Ulutule played for the Auckland Storm in the 2012 Women's Provincial Championship in New Zealand.[1][2]

Ulutule was selected as a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5] She was part of the French team that won the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[6] She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.

In 2021, She played for the French fifteens team at the Six Nations Championship. She was in the starting line-up when they routed Ireland 56–15.[7] She also featured in their defeat to England in the Six Nations title match.[8]

Ulutule captained the side that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Auckland claim another NPC title". Scrum Queens. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. McMurran, Alistair (20 October 2012). "Basketball: Richardson to miss crucial Spirit game". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. "LE PESQ Jade". Rio2016.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "Le rêve olympique de l'ex-Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. "Rugby - JO : la Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq touche au but". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. Eddison, Paul (18 April 2021). "Ulutule makes the case for French defence". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. Cummiskey, Gavin (19 April 2021). "French rout confirms fears of ever-widening gulf between countries". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. Baber, Andy (24 April 2021). "England defeat France to defend Women's Six Nations title". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. "Country Summary: France - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.rwcsevens.com. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. "Australian women, Fiji men win Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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