The back of the XV of France Jessy Trémouliere against England, November 9, 2019 in Clermont-Ferrand.

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You can be voted rugby player of the decade by the public and not appear in the XV of the years 2010-2019 chosen by a jury of specialists.

This is the case of the French rear Jessy Trémouliere (28 years old), who won the Grand Slam during the 2014 and 2018 VI Nations Tournaments. The popular coronation of the player from Romagnat, near Clermont-Ferrand, was announced Monday by World Rugby, during an online ceremony.

👏🏻🇫🇷 A big bravo @JessTremouliere for this trophy which rewards her magnificent career, but which also highlights all the French women's rugby!

Congratulations also @safizizir named in the XV of the decade!

We are proud !

🙏🏻 #WorldRugbyAwards https://t.co/p7qfrJl0XL pic.twitter.com/lKnzXDUuqc

- Annick Hayraud (@AnnickHayraud) December 7, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has atrophied the 2020 calendar, the international federation has decided not to hold its annual election but to replace it with a public vote.

All the players elected players of the year since 2010 were in contention.

On the men's side, nearly 400,000 voters chose New Zealander Richie McCaw (39), retired since his second World Cup victory in 2015, four years after the first.

A Frenchwoman but no Blue in the XV of the decade

The third row notably beat his compatriot, opener Dan Carter.

The two find themselves in the Team of the Decade, alongside five other All Blacks (Owen Franks, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Ma'a Nonu and Ben Smith).

Four Europeans were elected in this dream XV, including Italian number 8 Sergio Parisse, but no French.

Among women, Trémouliere is not in the typical team of the jury.

Another Frenchwoman, the third line of Montpellier Safi N'Diaye (32 years old), managed to interfere in a formation also made up of eight English and six New Zealand women.

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