France Sevens

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France Sevens
Most recent season or competition:
2023 France Sevens
Paris Sevens logo 2018.png
Sport Rugby sevens
Inaugural season1996
No. of teams16
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Most titlesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa   (3 titles)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand   (3 titles)
Paris Sevens venue Stade Jean-Bouin. Tribune presidentielle nouveau stade Jean Boin Paris.JPG
Paris Sevens venue Stade Jean-Bouin.

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.

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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 finalPlacingsRefs
WinnerScoreRunner-upPlateBowlShield
1996 Sébastien Charléty ParisFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
38–19Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
n/a [1] [2]
1997Sébastien Charléty ParisFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
13–7Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
French Barbarians Crest.svg
French Barbarians
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
n/a

[3] [4]
[5] [2]

1998Sébastien Charléty ParisFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
33–26Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
South
American Barbarians
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
n/a [2] [6]
1999Sébastien Charléty ParisFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
36–26Flag of France.svg
France
French Barbarians Crest.svg
French Barbarians
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
n/a [7]

World Rugby Sevens Series

YearVenueCup finalPlacingsRefs
WinnerScoreRunner-upPlateBowlShield
2000 Sébastien Charléty ParisFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
69–10Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of Samoa.svg
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
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
28–19Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
[9]
2005 Stade Jean-Bouin
Paris
Flag of France.svg
France
28–19Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
[10]
2006 Sébastien Charléty
Paris
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
33–12Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
[11]
No tournament in the World Series for men's teams played in France from 2007 to 2015
2016 Stade Jean-Bouin
Paris
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
29–26Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
[12]
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthFifth
2017 Stade Jean-Bouin
Paris
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
15–5Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
[13]
2018 Stade Jean-Bouin
Paris
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
24–14Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
[14]
2019 Stade Jean-Bouin
Paris
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
35–24Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of France.svg
France
[15]
World Series tournaments planned for Paris were cancelled in 2020 [16] and 2021, [17] due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Stade Ernest-Wallon
Toulouse
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
29–17IRFU flag.svg
Ireland
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
[18]
2023 Stade Ernest-Wallon, ToulouseFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
24–19Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia

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 finalPlacingsRefs
Lyon SevensWinnerScoreRunner-upThirdFourthFifth
2011 Matmut Stadium
Lyon
Flag of England.svg
England
28–14Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
[19]
2012 Matmut Stadium
Lyon
Flag of England.svg
England
26–14Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
[20]
2013 Matmut Stadium
Lyon
Flag of England.svg
England
33–5Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
[21]
2014 Matmut Stadium
Lyon
Flag of France.svg
France
40–10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
n/a [22]
2015 Matmut Stadium
Lyon
Flag of France.svg
France
20–7Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of England.svg
England
[23]
2016No Grand Prix Series event hosted in France for 2016
2017 Gabriel Montpied
Clermont
IRFU flag.svg
Ireland
17–14Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
[24]
2018 Marcoussis IRFU flag.svg
Ireland
49–7Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
[25]

See also

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