Agathe Sochat

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.

Agathe Sochat
Date of birth (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-  France

Career

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

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
  1. "The international from Limoges Agathe Sochat changes clubs". lepopulaire.fr.
  2. "South Africa dominate World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year". talkingrugbyunion.co.uk.
  3. Shepard, Kit (2022-10-15). "France Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – France 7-13 England". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. Eddison, Paul (2022-09-30). "World Cup Lowdown: France". TikTok Women’s Six Nations. Retrieved 2022-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "The people who counted in the career of Limougeaude Agathe Sochat". lepopulaire.fr.
  6. "Focus: The Women's Rugby stars working on the frontline". sixnationsrugby.com.
  7. "Agathe Sochat, hooker and happy mother". rugbyrama.fr.
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