2019 France Women's Sevens

The 2019 France Women's Sevens is the final tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the France Women's Sevens. For the first time in the tournament's history, it is held over the weekend of 15–16 June 2019 at Parc des Sports Aguiléra in Biarritz.[1] With New Zealand already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the United States only needing to field a team to become eligible, the remaining two slots shall be determined over the weekend based upon overall series ranking.

2019 France Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation Frankreich
Date15–16 June 2019
Cup
Champion Vereinigte Staaten
Runner-up Neuseeland
Third Kanada
Challenge Trophy
Winner Fidschi
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored205 (average 6.03 per match)
Most points Tyla Nathan-Wong (34)
Most tries6 Players (6)
2018
2020

Format

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The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

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Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Scotland:

Pool stage

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All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[2]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Neuseeland 3 3 0 0 102 21 +81 9
  Russland 3 2 0 1 48 56 –8 7
  England 3 0 1 2 48 68 –20 4
  Scotland 3 0 1 2 46 99 –53 4
15 June 2019
13:14
England  10–17  Russland
Try: Fleming (2) 2'm, 3'm
Con: Kildunne (0/2)
BerichtTry: Zdrokova (2) 7'c, 13'm
Shestakova 8'm
Con: Lushina (1/1) 7'
Kulkova (0/2)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
15 June 2019
13:36
Neuseeland  44–7  Scotland
Try: Tui 0'm
Blyde (2) 3'c, 9'm
Nathan-Wong 6'c
Hirini 7'm
Brazier 11'm
Saili 13'm
Baker 14'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (2/5) 4', 7'
Robins-Reti (0/3)
BerichtTry: Lloyd 5'c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 6'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
15 June 2019
15:58
England  24–24  Scotland
Try: Kildunne 1'm
Fleming (2) 5'c, 7'm
Wilcock 13'c
Con: Kildunne (1/2) 6'
Mason (1/1) 14'
Jones (0/1)
BerichtTry: Lloyd (2) 0'c, 4'c
Gaffney 7'm
Evans 10'm
Con: Nelson (2/4) 1', 4'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
15 June 2019
16:20
Neuseeland  31–0  Russland
Try: Faleafaga 3'c
Tui 7'c
Baker (2) 8'c, 13'm
Saili 11'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 3', 7', 9'
Bericht
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
15 June 2019
18:42
Russland  31–15  Scotland
Try: Mikhaltsova (3) 0'm, 5'c, 13'c
Khamidova 2'm
Shestakova 11'c
Con: Seredina (1/2) 5'
Lushina (2/2) 11', 13'
Kulkova (0/1)
BerichtTry: Smith 4'm
Lloyd 9'm
Gaffney 14'm
Con: Nelson (0/2)
Rollie (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
15 June 2019
19:04
Neuseeland  27–14  England
Try: Saili (2) 2'm, 6'm
Blyde 7'c
Baker (2) 10'm, 12'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/5) 8'
BerichtTry: Fisher 4'c
Kildunne 14'c
Con: Kildunne (2/2) 4', 14'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australien 3 3 0 0 85 33 +52 9
  Kanada 3 2 0 1 63 56 +7 7
  Spanien 3 1 0 2 45 63 –18 5
  Irland 3 0 0 3 25 66 –41 3
15 June 2019
12:30
Kanada  22–19  Spanien
Try: Landry 1'm
Benn 3'c
Farella 6'm
Nicholas 11'm
Con: Landry (1/3) 4'
Nicholas (0/1)
BerichtTry: Fresneda 9'm
Casado 13'c
L. Erbina 14'c
Con: Casado (2/2) 13', 14'
García (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)
15 June 2019
12:52
Australien  27–5  Irland
Try: Tonegato (2) 0'c, 7'm
Pelite (2) 3'm, 13'm
Green 11'm
Con: Treherne (1/3) 1'
Brown (0/2)
BerichtTry: Flood 9'm
Con: Higgins (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
15 June 2019
15:14
Kanada  27–10  Irland
Try: Lukan (2) 4'm, 12'm
Farella (2) 6'm, 7'm
Benn 8'c
Con: Landry (1/5) 9'
BerichtTry: Higgins 1'm
Murphy-Crowe 3'm
Con: Higgins (0/2)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
15 June 2019
15:36
Australien  31–14  Spanien
Try: Paki 2'm
Tonegato (2) 4'm, 9'c
Treherne 6'c
Caslick 13'c
Con: Treherne (1/3) 6'
Brown (2/2) 10', 13'
BerichtTry: Losada 1'c
Fernández de Corres 8'm
Con: García (2/2) 1', 8'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
15 June 2019
17:58
Spanien  12–10  Irland
Try: Losada 2'c
Hurtado 11'm
Con: García (1/1) 2'
Casado (0/1)
BerichtTry: Lane 0'm
Murphy-Crowe 7'm
Con: Higgins (0/2)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
15 June 2019
18:20
Australien  27–14  Kanada
Try: Caslick (3) 3'm, 7'c 8'm
Green (2) 11'm, 13'm
Con: Treherne (1/3) 7'
Brown (0/2)
BerichtTry: Farella 2'c
Williams 12'c
Con: Landry (2/2) 2', 13'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Vereinigte Staaten 3 3 0 0 69 24 +45 9
  Frankreich 3 2 0 1 72 19 +53 7
  China 3 1 0 2 20 86 –66 5
  Fidschi 3 0 0 3 26 58 –32 3
15 June 2019
13:58
Vereinigte Staaten  36–5  China
Try: Tapper 2'm
Thomas (2) 4'c, 5'm
Maher 7'm
Doyle 8'c
Rovetti 11'c
Con: Heavirland (3/6) 4', 9', 12'
BerichtTry: Chen K. 1'm
Con: Chen K. (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
15 June 2019
14:20
Frankreich  29–0  Fidschi
Try: Grassineau 0'm
Neisen (2) 3'c, 8'm
Izar 6'c
Horta 11'm
Con: Izar (2/4) 4', 6'
Le Pesq (0/1)
Bericht
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
15 June 2019
16:42
Vereinigte Staaten  14–12  Fidschi
Try: Doyle 6'c
Thomas 10'c
Con: Heavirland (2/2) 10'
BerichtTry: Solikoviti 2'm
Daveua 8'c
Con: Seniyasi (1/1) 9'
Tisolo (0/1)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
15 June 2019
19:26
Fidschi  14–15  China
Try: Naimasi 5'c
Savu 11'c
Con: Riwai (1/1) 5'
Tinai (1/1) 12'
BerichtTry: Chen K. 1'm
Yan 4'm
Lyu 13'm
Con: Chen K. (0/3)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
15 June 2019
19:48
Vereinigte Staaten  19–7  Frankreich
Try: Emba 2'c
Kirshe 7'm
Doyle 10'c
Con: Kelter (2/3) 3', 10'
BerichtTry: Penalty try 13'
Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Knockout stage

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Challenge Trophy

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Semi-finalsChallenge Cup final
 
      
 
16 June – 12:28 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
  England24
 
16 June – 15:57 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Irland17
 
  England10
 
16 June – 12:50 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Fidschi27
 
  Scotland10
 
 
  Fidschi31
 
Eleventh place
 
 
16 June – 15:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
  Irland14
 
 
  Scotland26

5th place

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Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
16 June – 14:07 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
  Australien31
 
16 June – 17:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Russland21
 
  Australien24
 
16 June – 14:29 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Frankreich10
 
  Frankreich21
 
 
  China14
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 June – 16:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
  Russland12
 
 
  China26
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 June – 11:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
 
  Australien14
 
16 June – 14:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Spanien15
 
  Spanien7
 
16 June – 11:22 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Vereinigte Staaten24
 
  Vereinigte Staaten27
 
16 June – 18:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Russland12
 
  Vereinigte Staaten26
 
16 June – 11:44 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Neuseeland10
 
  Kanada12
 
16 June – 15:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Frankreich5
 
  Kanada12
 
16 June – 12:06 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  Neuseeland21 Third place
 
  Neuseeland36
 
16 June – 17:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
 
  China0
 
  Spanien14
 
 
  Kanada19
 

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    Vereinigte Staaten 20
    Neuseeland 18
    Kanada 16
4   Spanien 14
5   Australien 12
6   Frankreich 10
Place  Team Points
7   China 8
8   Russland 6
9   Fidschi 4
10   England 3
11   Scotland 2
12   Irland 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Alena Saili 6
  Bianca Farella
  Charlotte Caslick
  Emma Tonegato
  Michaela Blyde
  Rhona Lloyd
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Tyla Nathan-Wong 34
2   Alena Saili 30
  Bianca Farella
  Charlotte Caslick
  Emma Tonegato
  Michaela Blyde
  Rhona Lloyd

Source: World Rugby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Biarritz to host HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series finale". World Rugby. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Biarritz Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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Women's Sevens Series VII
Preceded by 2019 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by
None (last event)
France Women's Sevens
Preceded by 2019 France Women's Sevens Succeeded by