Hard work paid off says Roboam as France go unbeaten
The results from the final day of #U6NSummerSeries action 🤩 pic.twitter.com/rEoKWZm12y — Six Nations Under-20s (@SixNationsU20) July 17, 2025
She said: 'We have had a really good Summer Series. We've worked incredibly hard and winning all our matches feels great. And to beat the English too, that makes me feel really good and very proud.'
It was an entertaining encounter in the competition's final match, and although France had their noses in front from the 18th minute onwards, England refused to lie down.
The young Red Roses scored six tries of their own through Amelia MacDougall, Grace Clifford, Lucie Sams, captain Lucy Calladine, Sophie McQueen and Zara Green.
Roboam was always expecting their opponents to come at them as the two unbeaten teams competed against each other in South Wales.
'Our goal was to stick to the game plan and that's what we did,' she continued.
'The English team was a very good team and that's why we're even more proud to have won the game.'
This has been the second incarnation of the Women's Summer Series, a tournament designed to give U20s players the opportunity to play more competitive rugby to help with their development.
France won all three of their games in 2024 to go with this year's trio of triumphs and Roboam was grateful that her and her contemporaries had been given a platform to show what they could do.
She added: 'Obviously, games like this are really important, and it gives an opportunity to players to be seen and to hopefully be able to go to the next level.'
Discover the future of international rugby at the 2025 Women's Summer Series – where rising stars shine. Follow the action live at sixnationsrugby.com/u6n and on Instagram @u20sixnations.
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