The France women's national under-21 rugby union team, formally France women's national under-20 rugby union team represents France in women's age-grade international rugby union at under-21 level. The team is governed by the French Rugby Federation (FFR). From 2026, the team competes in the Six Nations Women's U21 Series, having previously competed as an under-20 side in the Six Nations Women's U20 Summer Series.
France's women's under-20 team has been the dominant force in women's age-grade U20 competition having not lost an under-20 match since 2018.
History In the years prior to the formation of the Six Nations Women's U20 Summer Series, France played regularly against England U20 in friendly matches.
The Six Nations Women's U20 Summer Series was established in 2024, with the inaugural edition held at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy. France won all three of their matches. They won against Wales, Scotland, and England to win the title undefeated.
In 2025, France retained the title with a clean sweep of victories at the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, defeating Italy 46–5, Ireland 41–12 and England 52–39 to win the competition for the second consecutive year.
Results Results summary
The following table shows France's U20 and U21 record against each opponent.
Correct as of 18 April 2026 Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Win % Basque Country 2016 2 2 0 0 100% (Senior) 2015 1 1 0 0 100% 2010 26 23 1 2 88.46% 2025 1 1 0 0 100% 2025 1 1 0 0 100% 2024 1 1 0 0 100% 2024 2 2 0 0 100%
Overall record Correct as of 18 April 2025 Played Won Drawn Lost Win % 34 31 1 2 %
Honours Six Nations Women's U21 Series Champions (2): 2024, 2025
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