France Sevens
The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend following the London Sevens and is the last competition in the Sevens Series. France has also hosted tournaments within the European Sevens Grand Prix Series, often at Lyon.
Most recent season or competition: 2019 Paris Sevens | |
Sport | Rugby sevens |
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Inaugural season | 1996 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Most recent champion(s) | Fiji |
Most titles | South Africa (3 titles) |
History
From 1996 to 1999 the tournament was known as the Air France Sevens, and in the year 2000 it was part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series.
The IRB hosted the tournament at Bordeaux in 2004, before returning to Paris for 2005 and 2006. The event was effectively replaced in the World Sevens Series by the Scotland Sevens at Edinburgh for the 2006-07 season.
Between 2011 and 2015, Lyon hosted a leg of the European circuit, the Sevens Grand Prix Series.
The Sevens World Series returned to France for the 2015-16 season, with the revival of the Paris Sevens tournament in 2016.
International sevens
Invitational tournament
Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
1996 | Sébastien Charléty Paris | Fiji |
38–19 | France |
Romania |
Russia |
n/a | [1][2] |
1997 | Sébastien Charléty Paris | Fiji |
13–7 | New Zealand |
French Barbarians |
Germany |
n/a | |
1998 | Sébastien Charléty Paris | Australia |
33–26 | New Zealand |
South American |
Japan |
n/a | [2][6] |
1999 | Sébastien Charléty Paris | New Zealand |
36–26 | France |
French Barbarians |
Australia |
n/a | [7] |
World Rugby Sevens Series
Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
2000 | Sébastien Charléty Paris |
New Zealand |
69–10 | South Africa |
Fiji |
Samoa |
n/a | [8] |
No tournament in the World Series for men's teams played in France from 2001 to 2003 | ||||||||
2004 | Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux |
New Zealand |
28–19 | England |
Argentina |
France |
Spain |
[9] |
2005 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
France |
28–19 | Fiji |
South Africa |
Argentina |
Canada |
[10] |
2006 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
South Africa |
33–12 | Samoa |
Fiji |
Kenya |
Scotland |
[11] |
No tournament in the World Series for men's teams played in France from 2007 to 2015 | ||||||||
2016 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
Samoa |
29–26 | Fiji |
South Africa |
Scotland |
Portugal |
[12] |
Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
2017 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
South Africa |
15–5 | Scotland |
New Zealand |
England |
United States |
[13] |
2018 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
South Africa |
24–14 | England |
New Zealand |
Canada |
Fiji |
|
2019 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
Fiji |
35–24 | New Zealand |
South Africa |
United States |
France |
|
2020 | Tournament cancelled | [14] | ||||||
European Grand Prix
In most years since 2011, France has hosted a leg of the Sevens Grand Prix Series, a multi-leg competition sponsored by Rugby Europe every summer involving teams from Europe.
Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
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Lyon Sevens | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | ||
2011 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
28–14 | Spain |
France |
Portugal |
Russia |
[15] |
2012 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
26–14 | Portugal |
Spain |
Wales |
Russia |
[16] |
2013 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
33–5 | Russia |
France |
Wales |
Portugal |
[17] |
2014 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
France |
40–10 | Belgium |
Spain |
Russia |
n/a | [18] |
2015 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
France |
20–7 | Spain |
Belgium |
Germany |
England |
[19] |
2016 | No Grand Prix Series event hosted in France for 2016 | |||||||
2017 | Gabriel Montpied Clermont |
Ireland |
17–14 | Russia |
Spain |
Germany |
Wales |
|
2018 | Marcoussis | Ireland |
49–7 | Germany |
England |
Russia |
Portugal |
|
See also
References
- "In brief: Fiji wins Paris Sevens". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 13 October 1996. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Results in the 90s". Air France Rugby Sevens. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- "Les Fidjiens sortent vainqueurs de la mêlée". Concorde (in French) (5): 3. 10 June 1997. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018.
- "Deuxième édition de l'Air France Rugby Sevens". Concorde (in French) (5): 1. 10 June 1997. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018.
- "Sports Monday Paris: Results on the first day of the Paris Sevens event". The Age. Melbourne. p. 22, col. 1. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Campese sets up win over NZ". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax. 18 May 1998. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "Programme des Finales". Air France Rugby Sevens (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- IRB Sevens I – Paris, Rugby7.com.
- IRB Sevens V – Bordeaux, Rugby7.com.
- IRB Sevens VI – Paris, Rugby7.com.
- IRB Sevens VII – Paris, Rugby7.com.
- Sevens World Series - Leg 9 (Paris) 2015/16 Rugby Archive
- Sevens World Series - Leg 9 (Paris) 2016/17 Rugby Archive
- "New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded". World Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- 2011 Euro Sevens X – Lyon, France, Rugby7.com.
- 2012 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France, Rugby7.com.
- 2013 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France, Rugby7.com.
- 2014 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France, Rugby7.com.
- 2015 Euro Grand Prix – Lyon, France, Rugby7.com.