Manny Filho, the most New Zealand blues

France’s rugby team kicks off the World Cup in New Zealand on Saturday, with the ambition of finally lifting the trophy. Four Iséroises Among the 32 players selected, including Manae Feleu. At twenty-two, the young woman is already leading a busy life, meeting in the grand version of France Bleu Isère.

Thousands of miles from his family from the age of 14

Born in 2000, born in Manae Feleu Raised in Futuna in the Pacific Ocean. There she discovered rugby at the age of eleven, following her younger brother and sister Tinny. A sport that will take her thousands of miles from her home and from an early age. Because at the age of 14, Manae Feleu travels far and wide to complete her high school years in New Zealand, more than 3,000 kilometers away from her family. “It is true that when my parents left me at boarding school the first time, I asked myself questions‘,” recalls the young woman who also built herself up during these years in rugby country. “It is a part of my life that has made me grow, gain independence, and learn a lot about myself and the world during this time.So inevitably, to come back In New Zealand with a tricolor jersey This World Cup is a very special moment for Mane Filho.

In the fourth year of medicine

A competition during which the third line of FCG Amazons suspends her other life, the life of a fourth-year medical student. Between sports and study, Manae Feleu has to constantly reconcile, the days are crowded, but she finds her version: “It’s a balance, if I only do rugby, I will drink for the long haul, and the same if I only do rugbyBut for now, Manae have only one idea: the Rugby World Cup, which the French team hopes to win for the first time.