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Romane Ménager à propos des sœurs Feleu : « Ça me rappelle Marine et moi »

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - OCTOBER 05: Players of the United States and France walk out onto the pitch prior to the WXV 1 Pool match between USA and France at Langley Events Center on October 05, 2024 in Langley, British Columbia. (Photo by Rich Lam - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Un petit évènement historique s’est produit sur la pelouse de Langley samedi 5 octobre lors de la deuxième journée du WXV 1.

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Dans le même XV de départ de l’équipe de France figuraient en effet deux paires de sœurs. Une première dans l’histoire du XV de France féminin. Les sœurs jumelles Ménager (Marine et Romane) et les sœurs polynéso-bourguignonnes Feleu (Manae et Teali) ont débuté ensemble sur le terrain.

Manae Feleu (24 ans, 20 sélections) était titulaire en deuxième-ligne et sa sœur Teani (22 ans, 6 sélections) en numéro 8. Romane Ménager (28 ans, 65 sélections) était positionnée troisième-ligne et Marine (28 ans, 51 sélections) à l’aile. De toutes les sœurs sur le terrain ce jour-là, seule la co-capitaine Manae n’a pas marqué d’essai.

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Si Manae et Teani ont joué pour la première fois ensemble lors du Tournoi des Six Nations féminin 2024 (victoire 38-15 face à l’Italie le 14 avril à Jean-Bouin), Teani était alors remplaçante tandis que les sœurs Ménager étaient titulaires.

Titulaires toutes ensemble pour la première fois

« Il y avait beaucoup d’émotion. À côté de ma sœur, c’était encore mieux », confiait alors Teani après sa première cape. « Le fait que je sois là sur le terrain l’a rassuré. Je suis juste hyper fière de vivre ces moments-là avec ma petite sœur », avait confié Manae à l’issue de la rencontre.

A Cardiff la semaine suivante (victoire 0-40 sur le Pays de Galles), les sœurs Feleu étaient cette fois titulaires avec Romane, mais Marine n’avait pas été sélectionnée.

Il a donc fallu attendre encore un peu pour que l’histoire s’écrive sur un terrain de rugby. Ce moment d’histoire a duré 54 minutes ce samedi 5 octobre 2024, jusqu’à ce que Manae sorte, rejointe sept minutes plus tard par Teani. Seules les jumelles Ménager ont joué la totalité de la rencontre.

Le fait que des sœurs partagent une passion commune pour le rugby n’est pas rare, mais peu ont la carrière commune des sœurs Feleu et Ménager en équipe de France.

Les sœurs Peyronnet en précurseuses

Il y a bien les sœurs Peyronnet par exemple, Marion et Morgane (32 ans aujourd’hui) qui peuvent sortir du lot. Elles sont jumelles (elles jouent depuis l’âge de 8 ans), l’une a joué pour Toulouse, l’autre pour Montpellier. Morgane a obtenu 18 capes (entre 2019 et 2022) et Marion une seule (2016). Elles n’ont donc pas pu jouer ensemble en équipe de France.

« On a toujours voulu jouer ensemble et pourtant on n’a jamais pu jouer ensemble car nous n’étions pas dans les mêmes catégories », nous confiait Teani lors du Tournoi des Six Nations, avant même de savoir si elle pourrait être sélectionnée avec sa grande sœur, deux ans plus âgée qu’elle.

« Elles s’entendent très bien », remarque Romane Ménager. « Manae est arrivée un peu plus tôt du fait de son âge. Elles se soutiennent comme Marine et moi nous nous soutenons.

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« J’aime les voir ensemble, cela me rappelle Marine et moi. Elles sont hyper importantes dans le groupe et apportent aussi beaucoup sur le terrain. »

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JW 22 minutes ago
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It really all depends of how much overseas players would be paid (by NZR) to play for the All Blacks. I’ve not heard a peep on this front from any author suggesting it’s a good idea.


If it’s nothing (a player gets his weekly paycheck from the club and thats it (which we know is definitely not the case in Ireland and France, or SA even I think?), then maybe it would retain more SR level players given that they’ll be getting the “AB” component (which is about where things stand, Burke for instance would have had to had his Sader contract upgraded to an AB one (think above Pero levels) to be on similar money.


I’d having to imagine if a player is getting paid to do nothing over the international windows though, they are going to want to get paid extra for appear for the ABs, so in this situation, it’s hard to see many players being retained, yes.


I’m pretty sure they flew to Japan and met in person.


I’ve heard/had these discussions numerous times. I don’t think theres anyway to judge the interest that would be retain in SR. For one, it might be a more entertaining league as a result, as the JRLO is compared to Europe, despite it obviously being a lesser standard.


If SRP is of a lesser standard and now able to use Japanese and American players to bolster teams, perhaps those markets more than make up for the downturn in NZ and Aus? Perhaps it gives NZR flexibility to create a more fit for purpose interdomestic competition, and interest actually increases? All you might need is a proper pathway from school to pro?


Razor asked NZR to keep an open mind. Did NZR answer any of these questions to themself?

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JW 1 hour ago
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Yeah of course it can be, it manages a good commerical outcome when 100 million people are following it. I’m saying rugby is no where near even remotely close to getting the payoff you’re talking about, never mind the distinct lack of anyway to implement it.


So you’re going for the dirty approach. I’m not surprised, it’s the only way to easily implement it right now. I wouldn’t see the benefit to doing that myself. A draft, if purely feasible in it’s own right, doesn’t need to provide commercial benefit at all (if it works, that’s all it needs to do, as it no doubt did back in america’s heyday). But without the advantageous backing of sponsors and interest levels, if you pick the wrong method to implement it, like a dirty approach, you do potential harm to it’s acceptance.


The aspect’s of the approach you chose that I don’t like, is that the franchises are the ones spending the money of the U20’s only for there opposition to get first dibs. Personally, I would much prefer an investment into a proper pathway (which I can’t really see SR U20s being at all in anycase). I’m not exactly sure how the draft works in america, but I’m pretty sure it’s something like ‘anyone whishing to be pro has to sign for the draft’, and results in maybe 10 or 20% of those being drafted. The rest (that accumulative 80/90% year on year) do go back into club, pronvincial, or whatever they have there, and remain scouted and options to bring in on immediate notice for cover etc. You yes, you draw on everybody, but what is generating your interest in the drafties in the first plaec?


This is your missing peace. If some come through school and into the acadamies, which would be most, you’ve currently got three years of not seeing those players after they leave school. Those that miss and come in through club, maybe the second year theyre in the draft or whatever, aged 20/21, you’re going to have no clue how they’ve been playing. NPC is a high level, so any that are good enough to play that would already be drafted, but some late bloomers you might see come in NPC but then Sky’s not going to broadcast that anymore. So what’s generating this massive interest you’re talking about, and most importantly, how does it tie in with the other 7 clubs that will be drafting (and providing) players outside of NZ?


Is the next step to pump tens of millions into SRP U20s? That would be a good start for investment in the youth (to get onto international levels of pathway development) in the first place but are fans going to be interested to the same level as what happens in america? Baseball, as mentioned, has the minor leagues, if we use that model it hasn’t to be broad over the whole pacific, because you’re not having one draft right, they all have to play against each other. So here they get drafted young and sent out into a lower level thats more expansive that SR, is there interest in that? There would be for large parts, but how financially viable would it be. Twiggy tried to get a league started and NPC clubs joined. BOP and Taranaki want SR representation, do we have a mix of the biggest clubs and provinces/states make a couple of divisions? I think that is far more likely to fan interest and commerical capabilities than an U20 of the SR teams. Or ofc Uni fits a lot of options. I’ve not really read anything that has tried to nut out the feasability of a draft, it can certainly work if this spitballing is anything to go by, but I think first theres got to be a need for it far above just being a drafting level.

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