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 nationFrance 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 5.91 per match)
Most points Alev Kelter (40)
Michaela Blyde (40)
Most tries Michaela Blyde (8)
2017
2019

Teams

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

Pool stages

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

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 95 19 +76 9
  England 3 2 0 1 88 48 +40 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 36 53 –17 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 24 123 –99 3
8 June 2018 New Zealand   24–12   England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
14:00 Try: Blyde 1'm, 7'm
Woodman 11'c, 13'c
Con: Willison (2/2) 11', 13'
Nathan-Wong (0/2)
Cards: Tui   12' to 14'
Try: McKenna 4'm
Scarratt 7'c
Con: Scott (1/2) 8'
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
8 June 2018 Ireland   24–5   Wales Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
14:22 Try: Flood 3'c, 11'm
Fitzhenry 7'm
Murphy-Crowe 9'c
Con: Mulhall (2/4) 4', 9'
Cards: Galvin   5' to 7'
Try: Powell 1'm
Con: Snowsill (0/1)
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
8 June 2018 New Zealand   54–7   Wales Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
16:44 Try: Tane (2) 1'c, 6'c
Williams (2) 2'c, 11'm
Fitzpatrick 3'c
Brazier 5'c
Broughton 8'c
Waaka 13'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (5/5) 1', 3', 4', 5', 7'
Willison (2/3) 9', 13'
Try: Joyce 14'c
Con: Powell (1/1) 14'
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
8 June 2018 Ireland   12–31   England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
17:06 Try: Tyrell 2'm
Galvin 7'c
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 7'
Try: Scarratt (2) 0'm, 12'c
Brown 4'c
Fleming 6'm, 7'c
Con: Scott (1/3) 4'
Aitchison (2/2) 8', 12'
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)
8 June 2018 New Zealand   17–0   Ireland Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
19:28 Try: Williams 7'm
Blyde (2) 10'm, 12'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 12'
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
8 June 2018 England   45–12   Wales Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
19:50 Try: Fleming (2) 0'c, 3'c, 7'c
Brown (2) 1'm, 6'm
Fisher (2) 8'c, 9'c
Con: Aitchison (4/6) 0', 3', 7', 9'
Fisher (1/1) 10'
Try: Joyce 13'c
Butchers 14'm
Con: Jones (1/1) 13'
Snowsill (0/1)
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 79 44 +35 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 66 48 +18 7
  Fiji 3 1 0 2 42 57 –15 5
  Russia 3 0 0 3 37 75 –38 3
8 June 2018 Australia   24–10   Fiji Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
14:44 Try: Du Toit (2) 3'm, 11'm
Staples 7'c
Caslick 13'c
Con: Sykes (2/4) 8', 13'
Try: Naiobasali 5'm
Cumu 14'm
Con: Riwai (0/1)
Tinai (0/1)
Cards: Riwai   7' to 9'
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
8 June 2018 Canada   31–5   Russia Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
15:06 Try: Crossley 4'c
Landry (2) 7'm, 13'm
Moleschi 7'c
Benn 14'c
Con: Landry (2/4) 4', 8'
Nicholas (1/1) 14'
Try: Mikhaltsova 9'm
Con: Lushina (0/1)
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
8 June 2018 Australia   24–20   Russia Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
17:28 Try: Cherry 1'c
Caslick 6'c
Meakes 7'm
Hayes 9'm
Con: Sykes (2/3) 1', 6'
Hayes (0/1)
Try: Mikhaltsova 2'm
Khamidova 7'm
Zdrokova 12'm
Con: Lushina (0/3)
Seredina (0/1)
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
8 June 2018 Canada   21–12   Fiji Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
17:50 Try: Farella (2) 2'c, 5'
Nicholas 8'c
Con: Landry (3/3) 3', 6', 8'
Try: Ravisa 1'c
Naimasi 14'
Con: Riwai (1/1) 2'
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
8 June 2018 Australia   31–14   Canada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
20:12 Try: Tonegato (2) 2'c, 7'm
Sykes (2) 5'c, 7'm
Du Toit 11'c
Con: Sykes (2/4) 3', 5'
Cherry (1/1) 12'
Cards: Sykes   10' to 12'
Try: Williams 10'c
Kaljuvee 13'c
Con: Nicholas (2/2) 10', 13'
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
8 June 2018 Fiji   20–12   Russia Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
20:34 Try: Siata 0'm
Savu (2) 4'm, 7'm
Con: Savu (0/2)
Naimasi (0/1)
Tinai (0/1)
Try: Mikhaltsova (2) 9'c, 12'm
Con: Seredina (1/2) 10'
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 60 22 +38 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 50 47 +3 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 35 51 –16 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 46 71 –25 3
8 June 2018 United States   24–19   Japan Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
15:28 Try: Carlyle 3'c, 6'm
Tapper 5'm
Thomas 7'c
Con: Kelter (1/2) 3'
Heavirland (1/2) 8'
Try: Okuroda 7'c
Suzuki 12'
Bativakalolo 14'm
Con: Okuroda (2/3) 7', 12'
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
8 June 2018 France   20–0   Spain Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
15:50 Try: Pelle 2'm
Mayans 4'm
Grassineau 13'm
Tremouliere 14'm
Con: Drouin (0/3)
Izar (0/1)
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
8 June 2018 United States   21–14   Spain Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
18:12 Try: Doyle 2'c
Kelter 4'
Heavirland 14'c
Con: Heavirland (1/1) 3'
Kelter (2/2) 4', 14'
Cards: Kelter   8' to 10'
Try: Martínez 5'c
Plà 11'c
Con: García (2/2) 6', 11'
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
8 June 2018 France   26–17   Japan Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
18:34 Try: Drouin 1'c
Horta 3'c
Grassineau 7'm
Ciofani 7'c
Con: Drouin (3/4) 1', 4', 7'
Cards: Sainlo   11' to 13'
Try: Bativakalolo (3) 11'f, 13'c, 14'm
Con: Okuroda (1/3) 14'
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
8 June 2018 Japan   10–21   Spain Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
20:56 Try: Taniguchi 7'm
Bativakalolo 9'm
Con: Okuroda (0/2)
Try: Plà (2) 2'c, 11'c
Echebarría 3'c
Con: García (3/3) 2', 4', 11'
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
8 June 2018 United States   5–14   France Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris  
21:18 Try: Doyle 1'm
Con: Kelter (0/1)
Try: Pelle 8'c
Grassineau 13'c
Con: Drouin (1/1) 9'
Izar (1/1) 14'
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Knockout stage

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Challenge Trophy

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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

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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
 
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

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Australia 18
    Canada 16
4   France 14
5   United States 12
6   Fiji 10
Place  Team Points
7   Spain 8
8   England 6
9   Ireland 4
10   Russia 3
11   Japan 2
12   Wales 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Alev Kelter 40
  Michaela Blyde
3   Tyla Nathan-Wong 38
4   Portia Woodman 35
  Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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

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

See also

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References

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  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.
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World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by 2018 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
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France Women's Sevens
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