Manon Bigot

Manon Bigot (born 6 June 1990) is a French rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Blagnac Rugby Women [fr] and the French national team.

Manon Bigot

Date of birth	(1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker

Biography

Early life

Manon Bigot was born on 6 June 1990.^[1] She did not start playing rugby until she was 23.^[2]

Originally from Vallières-les-Grandes, in the Loir-et-Cher region, Bigot discovered rugby as a child, watching her father play in Loches. Despite her early interest in the sport, she was unable to find a women's structure in her region. She briefly played with boys at the Pocé-sur-Cisse club, but the section soon closed. She then turned to handball in high school, in the sports section at Vendôme, and played pivot for the Selles-sur-Cher club.^[3]

Before taking up rugby, she served in the French Army as part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion based in Annecy.^[4]

Club career

Bigot joined Blagnac in 2013. She played with the club until 2018, when she took a five-year hiatus to pursue her dream of becoming a professional firefighter. In 2023, she returned to Blagnac.^[5][6][4]

International career

In March 2024, having previously earned her first cap in 2016,^[1][7] she made her return to the French national team when she was called up to the 32-player squad preparing for the 2024 Six Nations Championship.^[6][8] She was again called up to the national team for the 2025 Six Nations.^[9][10][11]

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