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)
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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
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 yellow card 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 yellow card 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

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

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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
1New Zealand Michaela Blyde8
2New Zealand Portia Woodman7
Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo
4Russia Alena Mikhaltsova6
England 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		France 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.
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