The two red cards in the 29-26 win over Australia have had their epilogue before the disciplinary committee. They cost France two starters in the pack.

Two weeks and three weeks

Both players appeared before the disciplinary committee on Monday. According to L’Équipe, Cloé Correa was given a two-week suspension and Ambre Mwayembe three weeks, reducible to two. Le Figaro, for its part, reports two matches for both players.

They were sent off in Aix-en-Provence against Australia on Saturday, Mwayembe in the 20th minute and Correa in the 22nd. With two yellow cards in the same passage, France played around ten minutes with 11 players against 15, before finishing with 13 and winning 29-26.

Both are recent internationals: they won their first caps on the same day, 11 April 2026. Mwayembe has seven caps, Correa five.

A reshaped pack for Saturday

Correa’s absence moves Charlotte Escudero into the second row, having started at number 8 against New Zealand and Australia. Yllana Brosseau would take the loosehead spot left by Mwayembe, and Mouna Touré is set to start in the back row after her impressive appearance off the bench against the Wallaroos.

Two other players are unavailable, again according to L’Équipe: lock Siobhan Soqeta, with a right-hand injury, and hooker Maïlys Mailagi, with a sprained ankle.

A first cap for Marie Ibañez

The most visible consequence is in the backs. Marie Ibañez, a Stade Bordelais wing and daughter of former France captain Raphaël Ibañez, is expected to win her first cap on the right wing.

Our data credits her with 16 matches and seven tries in Élite 1 last season, her first full campaign with Stade Bordelais.

Canada arrive unbeaten

France play Canada in La Rochelle on Saturday at 5.45pm. Canada are one of three sides still unbeaten in the WXV, having won 64-26 in Edinburgh against Scotland and drawn 26-26 with England at Exeter, 90 points and 14 tries in two matches.

France lost to New Zealand before beating Australia.

Chiffres à retenir

2 and 3 weeks of suspension for Cloé Correa and Ambre Mwayembe, reducible to two for the latter

20th and 22nd the minutes of the two red cards against Australia

11 v 15 France short-handed for around ten minutes, before finishing with 13

7 tries in 16 Élite 1 matches last season for Marie Ibañez, in line for a first cap

90 points scored by Canada in two WXV matches, still unbeaten