2019 France Women's Sevens

The 2019 France Women's Sevens is the final tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the France Women's Sevens. For the first time in the tournament's history, it is held over the weekend of 15–16 June 2019 at Parc des Sports Aguiléra in Biarritz.[1] With New Zealand already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the United States only needing to field a team to become eligible, the remaining two slots shall be determined over the weekend based upon overall series ranking.

2019 France Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation France
Date15–16 June 2019
Cup
Champion United States
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Canada
Challenge Trophy
Winner Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored205 (average 6.029 per match)
Top point scorer Tyla Nathan-Wong (34)
Top try scorer6 Players (6)
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Format

The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Scotland:

Pool stage

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[2]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330010221+819
 Russia 32014856–87
 England 30124868–204
 Scotland 30124699–534
15 June 2019
13:14
England  10–17  Russia
Try: Fleming (2) 2'm, 3'm
Con: Kildunne (0/2)
 Report Try: Zdrokova (2) 7'c, 13'm
Shestakova 8'm
Con: Lushina (1/1) 7'
Kulkova (0/2)
15 June 2019
13:36
New Zealand  44–7  Scotland
Try: Tui 0'm
Blyde (2) 3'c, 9'm
Nathan-Wong 6'c
Hirini 7'm
Brazier 11'm
Saili 13'm
Baker 14'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (2/5) 4', 7'
Robins-Reti (0/3)
 Report Try: Lloyd 5'c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 6'
15 June 2019
15:58
England  24–24  Scotland
Try: Kildunne 1'm
Fleming (2) 5'c, 7'm
Wilcock 13'c
Con: Kildunne (1/2) 6'
Mason (1/1) 14'
Jones (0/1)
 Report Try: Lloyd (2) 0'c, 4'c
Gaffney 7'm
Evans 10'm
Con: Nelson (2/4) 1', 4'
15 June 2019
16:20
New Zealand  31–0  Russia
Try: Faleafaga 3'c
Tui 7'c
Baker (2) 8'c, 13'm
Saili 11'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 3', 7', 9'
 Report
15 June 2019
18:42
Russia  31–15  Scotland
Try: Mikhaltsova (3) 0'm, 5'c, 13'c
Khamidova 2'm
Shestakova 11'c
Con: Seredina (1/2) 5'
Lushina (2/2) 11', 13'
Kulkova (0/1)
 Report Try: Smith 4'm
Lloyd 9'm
Gaffney 14'm
Con: Nelson (0/2)
Rollie (0/1)
15 June 2019
19:04
New Zealand  27–14  England
Try: Saili (2) 2'm, 6'm
Blyde 7'c
Baker (2) 10'm, 12'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/5) 8'
 Report Try: Fisher 4'c
Kildunne 14'c
Con: Kildunne (2/2) 4', 14'

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33008533+529
 Canada 32016356+77
 Spain 31024563–185
 Ireland 30032566–413
15 June 2019
12:30
Canada  22–19  Spain
Try: Landry 1'm
Benn 3'c
Farella 6'm
Nicholas 11'm
Con: Landry (1/3) 4'
Nicholas (0/1)
 Report Try: Fresneda 9'm
Casado 13'c
L. Erbina 14'c
Con: Casado (2/2) 13', 14'
García (0/1)
15 June 2019
12:52
Australia  27–5  Ireland
Try: Tonegato (2) 0'c, 7'm
Pelite (2) 3'm, 13'm
Green 11'm
Con: Treherne (1/3) 1'
Brown (0/2)
 Report Try: Flood 9'm
Con: Higgins (0/1)
15 June 2019
15:14
Canada  27–10  Ireland
Try: Lukan (2) 4'm, 12'm
Farella (2) 6'm, 7'm
Benn 8'c
Con: Landry (1/5) 9'
 Report Try: Higgins 1'm
Murphy-Crowe 3'm
Con: Higgins (0/2)
15 June 2019
15:36
Australia  31–14  Spain
Try: Paki 2'm
Tonegato (2) 4'm, 9'c
Treherne 6'c
Caslick 13'c
Con: Treherne (1/3) 6'
Brown (2/2) 10', 13'
 Report Try: Losada 1'c
Fernández de Corres 8'm
Con: García (2/2) 1', 8'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
15 June 2019
17:58
Spain  12–10  Ireland
Try: Losada 2'c
Hurtado 11'm
Con: García (1/1) 2'
Casado (0/1)
 Report Try: Lane 0'm
Murphy-Crowe 7'm
Con: Higgins (0/2)
15 June 2019
18:20
Australia  27–14  Canada
Try: Caslick (3) 3'm, 7'c 8'm
Green (2) 11'm, 13'm
Con: Treherne (1/3) 7'
Brown (0/2)
 Report Try: Farella 2'c
Williams 12'c
Con: Landry (2/2) 2', 13'

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 33006924+459
 France 32017219+537
 China 31022086–665
 Fiji 30032658–323
15 June 2019
13:58
United States  36–5  China
Try: Tapper 2'm
Thomas (2) 4'c, 5'm
Maher 7'm
Doyle 8'c
Rovetti 11'c
Con: Heavirland (3/6) 4', 9', 12'
 Report Try: Chen K. 1'm
Con: Chen K. (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
15 June 2019
14:20
France  29–0  Fiji
Try: Grassineau 0'm
Neisen (2) 3'c, 8'm
Izar 6'c
Horta 11'm
Con: Izar (2/4) 4', 6'
Le Pesq (0/1)
 Report
15 June 2019
16:42
United States  14–12  Fiji
Try: Doyle 6'c
Thomas 10'c
Con: Heavirland (2/2) 10'
 Report Try: Solikoviti 2'm
Daveua 8'c
Con: Seniyasi (1/1) 9'
Tisolo (0/1)
15 June 2019
17:04
France  36–0  China
Report
15 June 2019
19:26
Fiji  14–15  China
Try: Naimasi 5'c
Savu 11'c
Con: Riwai (1/1) 5'
Tinai (1/1) 12'
 Report Try: Chen K. 1'm
Yan 4'm
Lyu 13'm
Con: Chen K. (0/3)
15 June 2019
19:48
United States  19–7  France
Try: Emba 2'c
Kirshe 7'm
Doyle 10'c
Con: Kelter (2/3) 3', 10'
 Report Try: Penalty try 13'

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy
 
Semi-finalsChallenge Cup final
 
      
 
16 June – 12:28 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
 England24
 
16 June – 15:57 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 Ireland17
 
 England10
 
16 June – 12:50 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 Fiji27
 
 Scotland10
 
 
 Fiji31
 
Eleventh place
 
 
16 June – 15:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
 Ireland14
 
 
 Scotland26

5th place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
16 June – 14:07 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
 Australia31
 
16 June – 17:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 Russia21
 
 Australia24
 
16 June – 14:29 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 France10
 
 France21
 
 
 China14
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 June – 16:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
 Russia12
 
 
 China26

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 June – 11:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
 Australia14
 
16 June – 14:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 Spain15
 
 Spain7
 
16 June – 11:22 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 United States24
 
 United States27
 
16 June – 18:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 Russia12
 
 United States26
 
16 June – 11:44 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 New Zealand10
 
 Canada12
 
16 June – 15:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 France5
 
 Canada12
 
16 June – 12:06 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 New Zealand21 Third place
 
 New Zealand36
 
16 June – 17:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 China0
 
 Spain14
 
 
 Canada19
 

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 United States20
 New Zealand18
 Canada16
4  Spain14
5  Australia12
6  France10
Place  Team Points
7  China8
8  Russia6
9  Fiji4
10  England3
11  Scotland2
12  Ireland1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Alena Saili6
Bianca Farella
Charlotte Caslick
Emma Tonegato
Michaela Blyde
Rhona Lloyd
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Tyla Nathan-Wong34
2 Alena Saili30
Bianca Farella
Charlotte Caslick
Emma Tonegato
Michaela Blyde
Rhona Lloyd

Source: World Rugby

See also

References
  1. "Biarritz to host HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series finale". World Rugby. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "2019 Biarritz Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
Women's Sevens Series VII
Preceded by
2019 Canada Women's Sevens		 2019 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
None (last event)
France Women's Sevens
Preceded by
2018 France Women's Sevens		 2019 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2020 France Women's Sevens
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