France Sevens
| Most recent season or competition: 2018 Paris Sevens | |
 | |
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| First season | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Africa |
| Most titles |  New Zealand (3 titles) |
France Sevens, currently hosted as the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament. The event forms part of the Sevens World Series and was hosted in Bordeaux in 2004. France has also hosted tournaments within the European Sevens Grand Prix Series, at Lyon.
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 tournament
Invitational tournament
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France Sevens | 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 |
 French Barbarians |
 Germany |
n/a | [2] | ||
| 1998 | Sébastien Charléty Paris |  Australia |
33–26 |  New Zealand |
South American |
 Japan |
n/a | [2][3] |
| 1999 | Sébastien Charléty Paris | New Zealand |
36–26 | France |
French Barbarians |
Australia |
n/a | [2] |
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 | [4] |
| No international tournament for men's teams played from 2001 to 2003 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux |
New Zealand |
28–19 |  England |
 Argentina |
France |
 Spain |
[5] |
| 2005 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
France |
28–19 | Fiji |
South Africa |
Argentina |
 Canada |
[6] |
| 2006 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
South Africa |
33–12 | Samoa |
Fiji |
 Kenya |
 Scotland |
[7] |
| No international tournament for men's teams played from 2007 to 2015 | ||||||||
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
| 2016 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
Samoa |
29–26 | Fiji |
South Africa |
Scotland |
 Portugal |
[8] |
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Challenge Trophy | |||
| 2017 | Stade Jean-Bouin Paris |
South Africa |
15–5 | Scotland |
New Zealand |
England |
Argentina |
[9] |
European Grand Prix
Since 2011, France has hosted a leg of the European circuit, the Sevens Grand Prix Series.
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Sevens | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | ||
| 2011 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
28–14 | Spain |
France |
Portugal |
Russia |
[10] |
| 2012 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
26–14 | Portugal |
Spain |
 Wales |
Russia |
[11] |
| 2013 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
England |
33–5 | Russia |
France |
Wales |
Portugal |
[12] |
| 2014 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
France |
40–10 |  Belgium |
Spain |
Russia |
n/a | [13] |
| 2015 | Matmut Stadium Lyon |
France |
20–7 | Spain |
Belgium |
Germany |
England |
[14] |
| 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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Results in the 90s". Air France Rugby Sevens. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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
- ^ 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.