Rugby: When the French Women's National Team Innovates with a Special "Forward Five" Training Camp

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"Come on, butts above shoulders, in the right rhythm. Bend and we're in." In charge of the women's XV forwards since January, Florent Wieczorek, behind his orange glasses, raises his voice and gives advice in the refreshing rain of Capbreton, the French national teams' second home after Marcoussis (Essonne). Listening to him are twelve of the 24 players selected for this unique training camp for "inside" players—props, hookers, and second-row fo…