Teani Feleu Explained

Birth Date:19 December 2002[1]
Birth Place:Mâcon
Relatives:Manaé Feleu (sister)
Ru Position:Lock
Clubs1:FC Grenoble Amazones
Points1:0
Repyears1:2024–Present
Repteam1:France
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Teani Feleu (born 19 December 2002) is a French rugby union player who plays for FC Grenoble Amazones and the France women's national rugby union team.

Early life

Born in Mâcon,[2] she grew up on the Futuna Islands, to Valerie and Nisie, she has three siblings: Niue, Asia and Manaé Feleu. Her parents were the only physical education teachers on her island and they introduced rugby into the school and set up clubs to play matches. In her teenage years she studied in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at Woodford House.[3]

Career

She has played for FC Grenoble Amazones since 2020.[4] Teani joined the French rugby 7s team for a World Sevens Series and was named in the France women's national rugby union team for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship without making her debut.[5]

She maintained her place in the France squad for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship.[6] She made her debut in the championship against Scotland. The following week, she made her first start for France against Wales. For Grenoble she typically plays at outside centre, but on debut for France she was played at No 8.[2]

Personal life

Feleu did dance and karate growing up.[2] She moved to Grenoble in France with her sister Manaé in 2020.[7] Their older brother Niue went on to play for Stade Dijonnais Côte D'Or in Nationale 2.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: beautiful gift for the Amazons and Feleu. Le Dauphine. 24 April 2024. 19 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Ramsay. Hodgson. Sisters who grew up on tiny Pacific island aiming to deliver France’s first Grand Slam since 2018 . The Daily Telegraph . 25 April 2024.
  3. Web site: 2016-04-14 . Top student started with little English . 2022-11-10 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  4. Web site: Aux Amazones, deux Feleu valent mieux qu’une. Le Dauphine. 6 March 2022. 24 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Two Polynesian-Burgundy sisters, who play together at club level, could well line up together for the first time in a Test match this year.. Sixnationsrugby. 24 April 2024. 12 March 2024.
  6. Web site: 24 April 2024 . 7 March 2024 . 6 Nations Women - Caroline Drouin returns... The list of the French women's XV for the Tournament . Rugbyrama.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-03 . Sport news in brief for November 3 . 2022-11-10 . RNZ . en-nz.