Six Nations 2024: Agathe Sochat’s daughter in Marcoussis, a historic step forward to support players who have become mothers
It was a new resident who discovered Marcoussis in February. Since the start of preparation for the Six Nations Tournament, French XV hooker Agathe Sochat has been able to be accompanied by her granddaughter, Nina, two years old, where the Blues are gathered during the competition.
The experiment came from a request from Agathe Sochat. “It’s something that I formulated because the training courses are longer and longer. The Six Nations is six weeks, the WXV is four, five weeks, the World Cup is even longer , and it’s been a long time for me without seeing her.”explains the player.
“We had seen in the media that this was being done for English and New Zealanders, so we had inquired a little”continues Safi N’Diaye, former international and elected to Provale, the rugby players’ union. “We discussed it together with Marjorie Mayans, who is also in Provale, and with Agathe. We had the support of Mathieu Giudicelli [le directeur général] and Robins Tchale Watchou [le président] to be able to put this in place.”
After discussions between players, union and federation, the test competition should have been the first edition of the WXV, in New Zealand, last November, but the Bordeaux player had to withdraw due to injury. Finally, it was at the Six Nations Tournament that young Nina was able to support the preparation of the Tricolores.
The arrangement provided that Agathe Sochat’s daughter could come to Marcoussis for three or four days on the first block of the Tournament, which lasted three weeks. “She had a room with my wife who looked after her in the residence. It allowed me to see her outside of training and meetings, when we had a little free time”says the player. Everything is framed and organized, with individual times and collective times.
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