Jade Ulutule (née Le Pesq, born 12 October 1992) is a French rugby sevens player.
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ "Auckland claim another NPC title". Scrum Queens. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ McMurran, Alistair (20 October 2012). "Basketball: Richardson to miss crucial Spirit game". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le rêve olympique de l'ex-Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Rugby - JO : la Fécampoise Jade Le Pesq touche au but". www.paris-normandie.fr (in French). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Eddison, Paul (18 April 2021). "Ulutule makes the case for French defence". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Cummiskey, Gavin (19 April 2021). "French rout confirms fears of ever-widening gulf between countries". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Baber, Andy (24 April 2021). "England defeat France to defend Women's Six Nations title". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Country Summary: France - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.rwcsevens.com. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Australian women, Fiji men win Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links edit
- Jade Ulutule at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Jade Ulutule at Olympics.com
- Jade Ulutule at Olympedia
- Jade Ulutule at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
