Lénaïg Corson facts for kids
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| Citizenship | French |
| Born | March 3, 1989 |
| Occupation | rugby union player  |
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| Sport | rugby union |
Lénaïg Corson is a talented French rugby player. She was born on March 3, 1989. She has played for the French national team many times, earning 35 'caps' (which means she played in 35 international matches).
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Lénaïg Corson's Early Life
Lénaïg Corson was born on March 3, 1989. She started playing sports when she was just 6 years old. She first joined an athletics (track and field) club in Ploumilliau, France.
Her main sport was the heptathlon. This is a competition where athletes do seven different events. Lénaïg competed in heptathlon for 14 years. She played for the TGA and Lannion Athlétisme clubs.
Lénaïg Corson's Club Career
Lénaïg started playing rugby in 2009. She was 20 years old at the time. She began playing after moving to Rennes for her studies. She found that rugby was the only sport that fit her university schedule.
- Between 2010 and 2011, she played for the Burnside Rugby Union club in Adelaide, Australia.
- From 2011 to 2018, she played for the Rennes rugby club in France.
- She won the French university rugby championship twice with the Rennes university team. These wins were in 2013 and 2014.
- From 2018 to 2022, she played for a rugby club in Paris.
In the summer of 2022, Lénaïg joined Wasps, a team in England. However, the club faced financial problems soon after she arrived. Even though the women's team tried to stay separate, the club could not pay its players. Lénaïg then joined another London team, Harlequins. This team also played in the English women's rugby league.
Lénaïg Corson's International Career
Lénaïg Corson played her first game for the French national team on November 21, 2012. This match was against the USA team in Orléans, France.
In 2014, she signed a special contract with the French Rugby Federation. This contract made her a semi-professional player.
She was chosen to play in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. Her team won a Bronze medal in this big tournament. Lénaïg was also named the best player of one of the matches.
Lénaïg also played for the French Rugby 7s team. This is a faster version of rugby with seven players per side.
- She was a European vice-champion with this team in 2016 and 2018.
- She won a Bronze medal on the World Rugby circuit in 2018.
Corson also took part in five '6 Nations Tournaments'. These are major rugby competitions. She played in them in 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Lénaïg Corson's Retirement
Lénaïg Corson stopped playing professional rugby at the end of the 2023 season. She had a long career that lasted 14 years. She explained that she could have played for one or two more seasons. However, she was not earning much money, which made living difficult.
Even after retiring, Lénaïg stayed involved with rugby. She started her own women's rugby academy. It is called the "RugbyGirl Academy." This academy helps young girls learn and play rugby.
Lénaïg Corson's TV and Radio Work
After her rugby career, Lénaïg Corson became a sports expert. She worked as a consultant for the 2023 Men's Rugby World Cup. She shared her knowledge on the TV channel M6 and the radio station RMC.
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