{"id":10020,"date":"2026-07-22T10:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/news\/6-catalanes-retenues-avec-les-bleues\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:48:34","slug":"6-catalanes-retenues-avec-les-bleues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/en\/brief\/6-catalanes-retenues-avec-les-bleues\/","title":{"rendered":"6 players named in France women squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The France Women&#8217;s Head Coach has named a 20-player squad for the first warm-up Test match ahead of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Les Bleues will begin their international campaign against England on Saturday, 25 July in Toulouse, as the curtain-raiser to the Super League fixture between Toulouse and the Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>This opening encounter will be the first of three warm-up Tests in preparation for the World Cup, with the second taking place at Stade Gilbert Brutus.<\/p>\n<p>France will face Nigeria on Saturday, 1 August, ahead of the Super League clash between the Catalans Dragons and Wakefield.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>The six players selected<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elisa Akpa<\/li>\n<li>Tessa Benmalek<\/li>\n<li>Margot Canal<\/li>\n<li>Fanny Ramos<\/li>\n<li>Cristina Song Puche<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Louis Vernay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10018\" style=\"width: 2410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10018\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10018\" src=\"https:\/\/catalansdragons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sw_rugby_nines_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1702\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture by John Clifton\/SWpix.com &#8211; 01\/05\/2022 &#8211; Rugby League &#8211; Women&#8217;s Rugby League Nines Festival &#8211; Catalans Dragons v Hull FC &#8211; Asics Stadium, Victoria Park, Warrington, England &#8211;<br \/>Catalans Dragons Margot Canal<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The France Women&#8217;s Head Coach has named a 20-player squad for the first warm-up Test match ahead of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup. 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