The France captain on childhood, chilling and choosing a medical career
“I grew up in Wallis & Futuna (a tiny island nation). People don’t realise the potential we have there. When you see how many people from Wallis go on to play for France, it’s really big given the size of our population. I think there are a lot more players who could come to France and play international rugby.”
“In high school I spent three years in New Zealand. I became independent at a young age and that’s helped me through the years.”
“I like going out in nature, reading, watching Netflix. I’m watching a series called Furies.
It’s about a girl whose family is rich and she doesn’t know why.
Then her dad is killed and she learns he’s been doing gang stuff.”
“Some things won’t change with France. Our defence is something we cherish and that’s part of our identity. In attack we want to play more freely and have fun. It’s cool that each team has their own strengths.”
“I’m in my fifth year of a medical degree in Grenoble. You specialise after the sixth year and I think I’ll go into sports medicine. I’m thinking about orthopaedic surgery as well.”
“This season has been pretty good for us so far. For my club Grenoble Amazones this year we’ve had ups and downs – but mostly ups.”
“I think WXV has helped us to grow and develop. I love that they created that competitio
