Manon Bigot

Manon Bigot is a French rugby union player who plays as a hooker for and the French national team.

Biography

Early life

Manon Bigot was born on 6 June 1990. She did not start playing rugby until she was 23.
Originally from Vallières-les-Grandes, in the Loir-et-Cher region, Bigot discovered rugby as a child, watching her father play in Loches. Despite her early interest in the sport, she was unable to find a women's structure in her region. She briefly played with boys at the Pocé-sur-Cisse club, but the section soon closed. She then turned to handball in high school, in the sports section at Vendôme, and played pivot for the Selles-sur-Cher club.
Before taking up rugby, she served in the French Army as part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion based in Annecy.

Club career

Bigot joined Blagnac in 2013. She played with the club until 2018, when she took a five-year hiatus to pursue her dream of becoming a professional firefighter. In 2023, she returned to Blagnac.

International career

In March 2024, having previously earned her first cap in 2016, she made her return to the French national team when she was called up to the 32-player squad preparing for the 2024 Six Nations Championship. She was again called up to the national team for the 2025 Six Nations.
On 2 August 2025, she was selected in the French side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.