Agathe Sochat
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| Date of birth | 21 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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Agathe Sochat (born 21 May 1995) is a French rugby union player who plays for Stade Bordelais and the France women's national rugby union team.
Career
[edit]Sochat played for Stade Bordelais between 2013 and 2016 before joining Montpellier Hérault Rugby with whom she won the Élite 1 National Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019 before rejoining Stade Bordelais in August 2021.[1] In December 2021 she was named in World Rugby's Women's Team of the Year.[2] In 2022, She was named in France's team for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]From Limoges, her parents are called Laurent and Christime. She began playing rugby aged 4 and they supported her in combining rugby with studying in Bordeaux and Montpellier.[5] An occupational therapist, during the COVID-19 pandemic Sochat made masks for fellow frontline workers.[6] In March 2022 she had a baby daughter with her wife Adele.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The international from Limoges Agathe Sochat changes clubs". lepopulaire.fr.
- ^ "South Africa dominate World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year". talkingrugbyunion.co.uk.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The people who counted in the career of Limougeaude Agathe Sochat". lepopulaire.fr.
- ^ "Focus: The Women's Rugby stars working on the frontline". sixnationsrugby.com.
- ^ "Agathe Sochat, hooker and happy mother". rugbyrama.fr.
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