Alexandra Chambon (born 2 August 2000) is a French rugby union player who plays for

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and the

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. She represented France at the

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, played in late 2022 after being delayed due to the

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Career

A scrum half from

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, Alexandra Champon received her first international cap in November 2021 in a 46-3 win against South Africa in

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. Her second cap came at the

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in Grenoble in the Six Nations. She was named in France's team for the delayed

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. Chambon reflected that if the tournament had not been delayed she would not have been part of the squad and that France was enjoying their status as relative outsiders compared to the tournament favourites. She was named in

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's side for the

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on 7 March.

References

2000 births Living people French female rugby union players France women's international rugby union players 21st-century French sportswomen {{France-rugbyunion-bio-2000s-stub