France rugby team most attractive player poll, Digi Mart USA News (France): The result may seem surprising. Ahead of the return of the XV de France, a survey conducted by the FLASHS institute for Billets-Rugby.com asked which French player is considered the most attractive.
The poll interviewed 1,000 French women aged 18 to 45. They were shown photos of fifteen players representing every position, from the front row to the back line.
Respondents rated each player from one to ten on how attractive they found him, and the scores were averaged to produce the final ranking.
Contrary to what might be expected, a back was not the winner. Third-row forward Charles Ollivon came out on top with an average score of 7.71 out of 10.
Antoine Dupont finished second with 7.47, and Grégory Alldritt placed third with 7.18.
Two Stade Toulousain players, Romain Ntamack and Thomas Ramos, completed the top five. Bordeaux stars Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Matthieu Jalibert placed eighth and ninth, while center Kalvin Gourgues rounded out the top ten.
Front-row players rated lower overall. Cyril Baille and Peato Mauvaka tied for 13th, and Tevita Tatafu finished 15th.
Results varied by age group. Mickaël Guillard, the Lyon OU second-row who ranked seventh overall, led the vote among women aged 18 to 24, followed by Marko Gazzotti and Romain Ntamack among the youngest respondents.
Full ranking: 1. Charles Ollivon (7.71), 2.
Antoine Dupont (7.47), 3. Grégory Alldritt (7.18), 4.
Romain Ntamack (7.16), 5. Thomas Ramos (7.05), 6.
Marko Gazzotti (7.03), 7. Mickaël Guillard (6.88), 8.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey (6.80), 9. Matthieu Jalibert (6.64), 10.
Kalvin Gourgues (6.33), 11. Emmanuel Meafou (6.23), 12.
Damian Penaud (5.82), 13. Cyril Baille (5.76), 13.
Peato Mauvaka (5.76), 15. Tevita Tatafu (5.41).
