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.

2018 France Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation	Frankreich
Date	8–10 June 2018
Cup
Champion	Neuseeland
Runner-up	Australien
Third	Kanada
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Irland
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	201 (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.

• Australien
• Kanada
• England
• Fidschi
• Frankreich
• Irland
• Japan
• Neuseeland
• Russland
• Spanien
• Vereinigte Staaten
• Wales

Pool stages

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Neuseeland	3	3	0	0	95	19	+76	9
England	3	2	0	1	88	48	+40	7
Irland	3	1	0	2	36	53	–17	5
Wales	3	0	0	3	24	123	–99	3

8 June 2018	Neuseeland	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	Irland	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	Neuseeland	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	Irland	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	Neuseeland	17–0	Irland	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
Australien	3	3	0	0	79	44	+35	9
Kanada	3	2	0	1	66	48	+18	7
Fidschi	3	1	0	2	42	57	–15	5
Russland	3	0	0	3	37	75	–38	3

8 June 2018	Australien	24–10	Fidschi	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	Kanada	31–5	Russland	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	Australien	24–20	Russland	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	Kanada	21–12	Fidschi	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	Australien	31–14	Kanada	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	Fidschi	20–12	Russland	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
Frankreich	3	3	0	0	60	22	+38	9
Vereinigte Staaten	3	2	0	1	50	47	+3	7
Spanien	3	1	0	2	35	51	–16	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	46	71	–25	3

8 June 2018	Vereinigte Staaten	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	Frankreich	20–0	Spanien	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	Vereinigte Staaten	21–14	Spanien	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	Frankreich	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	Spanien	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	Vereinigte Staaten	5–14	Frankreich	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-finals				Final
	9 June 2018 – 15:02 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Irland	17
					9 June 2018 – 22:20 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Wales	7
					Irland	10
	9 June 2018 – 15:24 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Russland	5
	Japan	0
	Russland	38
					Eleventh Place
					9 June 2018 – 21:58 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Wales	12
					Japan	17

Matches

Semifinals 9 June 2018 Irland 17–7 Wales Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   15:02 Try: Flood 6'm Murphy-Crowe 13'c Higgins 14'm Con: Mulhall (1/3) 13' Try: Joyce 4'c Con: Snowsill (1/1) 5' Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) 9 June 2018 Japan 0–38 Russland Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   15:24 Try: Zdrokova (2) 3'c, 8'm Mikhaltsova (2) 5'c, 11'm Lushina 7'c Bobkova 9'c Con: Lushina (4/6) 4', 5', 7', 10' Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa) Eleventh Place 9 June 2018 Wales 12–17 Japan Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   21:58 Try: Powell Hughes 4'c Joyce 8'm Con: Jones (1/1) 4' Snowsill (0/1) Try: Otake 0'm Bativakalolo (2) 7'c, 14'm Con: Okuroda (1/3) 7' Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa) Final 9 June 2018 Irland 10–5 Russland Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   22:20 Try: Murphy-Crowe (2) 10'm, 14'm Con: Mulhall (0/2) Try: Zdrokova 4'm Con: Lushina (0/1) Cards: Perestiak 14' to 14' Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

5th place

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 June 2018 – 20:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Spanien	5
					10 June 2018 – 16:43 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Vereinigte Staaten	33
					Vereinigte Staaten	28
	9 June 2018 – 20:52 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Fidschi	7
	Fidschi	19
	England	14
					Seventh Place
					10 June 2018 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Spanien	20
					England	7

Matches

Semifinals 9 June 2018 Spanien 5–33 Vereinigte Staaten Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   20:30 Try: Erbina 13' Try: Doyle (2) 1'c, 9'c Gustaitis 3'm Gray 4'c Maher 14'c Con: Heavirland (3/3) 1', 4', 9' Kelter (1/2) 14' Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia) 9 June 2018 Fidschi 19–14 England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   20:52 Try: Naimasi 6'm Naiobasali 10'c Penalty Try 14' Con: Riwai (1/2) 10' Cards: Naimasi 3' to 5' Try: Fisher 1'c Brown 4'c Con: Aitchison (2/2) 1', 4' Cards: Scott 13' to 14' Wood 14' to 14' Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Seventh Place 10 June 2018 Spanien 20-7 England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   16:21 Try: García (2) 7'm, 8'm Bueso 10'm Casado 12'm Con: García (0/2) Casado (0/2) Try: Brown 6'c Con: Aitchison (1/1) 6' Cards: Fleming 2' to 4' Wood 7' to 9' Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia) Final 10 June 2018 Vereinigte Staaten 28-7 Fidschi Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   16:43 Try: Thomas 2'c Tapper 9'c Doyle 12'c Maher 14'c Con: Heavirland (3/3) 3', 12', 14' Kelter (1/1) 9' Try: Siata 6'c Con: Riwai (1/1) 7' Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	9 June 2018 – 15:46 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Neuseeland	38
					9 June 2018 – 21:14 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Spanien	0
					Neuseeland	34
	9 June 2018 – 16:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Kanada	7
	Kanada	26
									10 June 2018 – 17:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Vereinigte Staaten	24
									Neuseeland	33
	9 June 2018 – 16:30 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
									Australien	7
	Australien	22
					9 June 2018 – 21:36 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	Fidschi	19
					Australien	21
	9 June 2018 – 16:52 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
					Frankreich	17			Third place
	Frankreich	48
									10 June 2018 – 17:05 – Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
	England	7
									Kanada	17
									Frankreich	10

Matches

Quarterfinals 9 June 2018 Neuseeland 38–0 Spanien Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   15:46 Try: Woodman (2) 5'c, 10'm Broughton (2) 7'c, 14'm Blyde 8'c Brazier 12'c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 5', 7', 8' Willison (1/2) 13' Referee: Sara Cox (England) 9 June 2018 Kanada 26–24 Vereinigte Staaten Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   16:08 Try: Landry 2'c Williams 5'm Benn 7'c Farella 13'c Con: Landry (3/4) 3', 7', 13' Try: Tapper (2) 1'c, 14'm Doyle 7'c Thomas 12'm Con: Kelter (2/4) 1', 7' Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) 9 June 2018 Australien 22–19 Fidschi Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   16:30 Try: Caslick 6'c Du Toit (2) 7'm, 11'c Cherry 13'm Con: Emma Sykes (1/4) 12' Cards: Caslick 1' to 3' Try: Naiobasali 2'm Siata 7'c Cumu 10'c Con: Riwai (1/2) 7' Naimasi (1/1) 10' Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) 9 June 2018 Frankreich 48–7 England Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   16:52 Try: Horta (2) 3'm, 6'c Mayans (2) 7'm, 9'c Ciofani 10'm Drouin 12'm Izar 13'c, 14'c Con: Drouin (4/8) 6', 9', 13', 14' Try: Fleming 1'c Con: McKenna (1/1) 1' Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) Semifinals 9 June 2018 Neuseeland 34–7 Kanada Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   21:14 Try: Nathan-Wong (2) 1'm, 12'c Blyde 4'c Woodman 7'm Tui 10'm Brazier 14'm Con: Nathan-Wong (2/6) 4', 13' Try: Farella 6'c Con: Landry (1/1) 6' Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) 9 June 2018 Australien 21–17 Frankreich Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   21:36 Try: Du Toit 3'c Cherry (2) 6'c, 14'c Con: Sykes (3/3) 3', 7', 14' Cards: Pelite 10' to 12' Try: F. Horta 8'm M. Mayans 10'c Pelle 12'm Con: Drouin (1/2) 10' Izar (0/1) Referee: Sara Cox (England) Third Place 10 June 2018 Kanada 17-10 Frankreich Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   17:05 Try: Landry 1'c Williams 4'm Farella 9'm Con: Landry (1/3) 1' Try: Guerin 6'm Izar 7'm Con: Izar (0/1) Drouin (0/1) Cards: Horta 4' to 6' Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Final 10 June 2018 Neuseeland 33-7 Australien Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris   17:30 Try: Blyde (2) 0'c, 7'c Goss 3'm Woodman (2) 5'c, 14'c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/3) 1', 7', 14' Brazier (1/2) 6' Cards: Nathan-Wong 2' to 4' Try: Pelite 12'c Con: Brown (1/1) 12' Cards: Meakes 2' to 4' Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Neuseeland	20
	Australien	18
	Kanada	16
4	Frankreich	14
5	Vereinigte Staaten	12
6	Fidschi	10

Place	Team	Points
7	Spanien	8
8	England	6
9	Irland	4
10	Russland	3
11	Japan	2
12	Wales	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Michaela Blyde	8
2	Portia Woodman	7
	Raichielmiyo Bativakalolo
4	Alena Mikhaltsova	6
	Deborah Fleming

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

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

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

See also

• 2018 Paris Sevens (men)

External links

• Tournament page