2018 France Women's Sevens

The 2018 France Women's Sevens was the final event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the France Women's Sevens. The tournament was held between 8–10 June 2018 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris alongside the men's tournament.[1]

2018 France Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation France
Date8–10 June 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third Canada
Challenge Trophy
Winner Ireland
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored201 (average 5.912 per match)
Top point scorer Alev Kelter (40)
Michaela Blyde (40)
Top try scorer Michaela Blyde (8)
2017
2019

Teams

The eleven core teams will be participating in the tournament, along with one invited team, Wales.

Pool stages

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[2]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33009519+769
 England 32018848+407
 Ireland 31023653–175
 Wales 300324123–993

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33007944+359
 Canada 32016648+187
 Fiji 31024257–155
 Russia 30033775–383

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 33006022+389
 United States 32015047+37
 Spain 31023551–165
 Japan 30034671–253

Knockout Stage

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June 2018 – 15:02 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
 Ireland17
 
9 June 2018 – 22:20 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Wales7
 
 Ireland10
 
9 June 2018 – 15:24 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Russia5
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Russia38
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
9 June 2018 – 21:58 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
 Wales12
 
 
 Japan17

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June 2018 – 20:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
 Spain5
 
10 June 2018 – 16:43 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 United States33
 
 United States28
 
9 June 2018 – 20:52 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Fiji7
 
 Fiji19
 
 
 England14
 
Seventh Place
 
 
10 June 2018 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
 Spain20
 
 
 England7

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June 2018 – 15:46 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 
 New Zealand38
 
9 June 2018 – 21:14 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Spain0
 
 New Zealand34
 
9 June 2018 – 16:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Canada7
 
 Canada26
 
10 June 2018 – 17:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 United States24
 
 New Zealand33
 
9 June 2018 – 16:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia22
 
9 June 2018 – 21:36 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 Fiji19
 
 Australia21
 
9 June 2018 – 16:52 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 France17 Third place
 
 France48
 
10 June 2018 – 17:05 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
 
 England7
 
 Canada17
 
 
 France10
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 Australia18
 Canada16
4  France14
5  United States12
6  Fiji10
Place  Team Points
7  Spain8
8  England6
9  Ireland4
10  Russia3
11  Japan2
12  Wales1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Michaela Blyde8
2 Portia Woodman7
Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo
4 Alena Mikhaltsova6
Deborah Fleming
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Alev Kelter40
Michaela Blyde
3 Tyla Nathan-Wong38
4 Portia Woodman35
Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]

ForwardsBacks
Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo
Bianca Farella
Pricilla Sauvavi Siata
Camille Grassineau
Dominique Du Toit
Michaela Blyde
Emilee Cherry

See also

References

  1. "Pools and schedule announced for HSBC Paris Sevens". World Rugby. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Paris Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "HSBC Women's Dream Team: Paris". World Rugby. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by
2018 Canada Women's Sevens
2018 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
None (last event)
France Women's Sevens
Preceded by
2017 France Women's Sevens
2018 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2019 France Women's Sevens
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