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2019 France Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation	France
Date	15–16 June 2019
Cup
Champion	United States
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third	Canada
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	205 (average 6.03 per match)
Most points	Tyla Nathan-Wong (34)
Most tries	6 Players (6)
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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. 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.

Format

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

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

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  China
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Ireland
•  New Zealand
•  Russia
•  Scotland
•  Spain
•  United States

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	102	21	+81	9
Russia	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

England	10–17	Russia
Try: Fleming (2) 2'm, 3'm Con: Kildunne (0/2)	Report	Try: Zdrokova (2) 7'c, 13'm Shestakova 8'm Con: Lushina (1/1) 7' Kulkova (0/2)

New Zealand	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)	Report	Try: Lloyd 5'c Con: Nelson (1/1) 6'

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)	Report	Try: Lloyd (2) 0'c, 4'c Gaffney 7'm Evans 10'm Con: Nelson (2/4) 1', 4'

New Zealand	31–0	Russia
Try: Faleafaga 3'c Tui 7'c Baker (2) 8'c, 13'm Saili 11'm Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 3', 7', 9'	Report

Russia	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)	Report	Try: Smith 4'm Lloyd 9'm Gaffney 14'm Con: Nelson (0/2) Rollie (0/1)

New Zealand	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'	Report	Try: Fisher 4'c Kildunne 14'c Con: Kildunne (2/2) 4', 14'

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	85	33	+52	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	63	56	+7	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	45	63	–18	5
Ireland	3	0	0	3	25	66	–41	3

Canada	22–19	Spain
Try: Landry 1'm Benn 3'c Farella 6'm Nicholas 11'm Con: Landry (1/3) 4' Nicholas (0/1)	Report	Try: Fresneda 9'm Casado 13'c L. Erbina 14'c Con: Casado (2/2) 13', 14' García (0/1)

Australia	27–5	Ireland
Try: Tonegato (2) 0'c, 7'm Pelite (2) 3'm, 13'm Green 11'm Con: Treherne (1/3) 1' Brown (0/2)	Report	Try: Flood 9'm Con: Higgins (0/1)

Canada	27–10	Ireland
Try: Lukan (2) 4'm, 12'm Farella (2) 6'm, 7'm Benn 8'c Con: Landry (1/5) 9'	Report	Try: Higgins 1'm Murphy-Crowe 3'm Con: Higgins (0/2)

Australia	31–14	Spain
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'	Report	Try: Losada 1'c Fernández de Corres 8'm Con: García (2/2) 1', 8'

Spain	12–10	Ireland
Try: Losada 2'c Hurtado 11'm Con: García (1/1) 2' Casado (0/1)	Report	Try: Lane 0'm Murphy-Crowe 7'm Con: Higgins (0/2)

Australia	27–14	Canada
Try: Caslick (3) 3'm, 7'c 8'm Green (2) 11'm, 13'm Con: Treherne (1/3) 7' Brown (0/2)	Report	Try: Farella 2'c Williams 12'c Con: Landry (2/2) 2', 13'

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	69	24	+45	9
France	3	2	0	1	72	19	+53	7
China	3	1	0	2	20	86	–66	5
Fiji	3	0	0	3	26	58	–32	3

United States	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'	Report	Try: Chen K. 1'm Con: Chen K. (0/1)

France	29–0	Fiji
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)	Report

United States	14–12	Fiji
Try: Doyle 6'c Thomas 10'c Con: Heavirland (2/2) 10'	Report	Try: Solikoviti 2'm Daveua 8'c Con: Seniyasi (1/1) 9' Tisolo (0/1)

France	36–0	China
	Report

Fiji	14–15	China
Try: Naimasi 5'c Savu 11'c Con: Riwai (1/1) 5' Tinai (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Chen K. 1'm Yan 4'm Lyu 13'm Con: Chen K. (0/3)

United States	19–7	France
Try: Emba 2'c Kirshe 7'm Doyle 10'c Con: Kelter (2/3) 3', 10'	Report	Try: Penalty try 13'

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Challenge Cup final
	16 June – 12:28 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	England	24
					16 June – 15:57 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Ireland	17
					England	10
	16 June – 12:50 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					Fiji	27
	Scotland	10
	Fiji	31
					Eleventh place
					16 June – 15:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					Ireland	14
					Scotland	26

Matches

Semifinals 16 June 2019 12:28 England  24–17  Ireland Try: Fleming 1'c Wilcock 7'm Fisher 7'c Quansah 12'm Con: Kildunne (1/2) 1' Mason (1/2) 8' Report Try: Higgins 2'm Boles 9'c Murphy-Crowe 14'm Con: Higgins (1/3) 10' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) 16 June 2019 12:50 Scotland  10–31  Fiji Try: Evans 4'm Lloyd 8'm Con: Nelson (0/2) Report Try: Solikoviti 1'm Daveua (2) 2'm, 12'c Sokoiwasa 5'c Naimasi 10'c Con: Riwai (1/3) 6' Tisolo (2/2) 11', 12' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Eleventh place 16 June 2019 15:35 Ireland  14–26  Scotland Try: Burns 4'c Murphy-Crowe 14'c Con: Higgins (1/1) 4' Tyrell (1/1) 14' Report Try: Gaffney 0'c Thomson 7'm Lloyd 10'c Nelson 13'c Con: Nelson (3/4) 1', 10', 13' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) Challenge Cup final 16 June 2019 15:57 England  10–27  Fiji Try: Quansah (2) 1'm, 11'm Con: Kildunne (0/1) Mason (0/1) Report Try: Sokoiwasa 3'c Roqica 5'm Riwai 6'm Daveua 8'm Naimasi 13'm Con: Riwai (1/4) 3' Tisolo (0/1) Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

5th place

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	16 June – 14:07 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Australia	31
					16 June – 17:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Russia	21
					Australia	24
	16 June – 14:29 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					France	10
	France	21
	China	14
					Seventh place
					16 June – 16:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					Russia	12
					China	26

Matches

Semifinals 16 June 2019 14:07 Australia  31–21  Russia Try: Tonegato (2) 5', 11' Pelite (2) 6', 13' Green 10'c Con: Treherne (2/3) 5', 10' Brown (1/2) 11' Report Try: Shestakova 2'c Mikhaltsova 7'c Khamidova 14'c Con: Kulkova (2/2) 3', 8' Seredina (1/1) 14' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa) 16 June 2019 14:29 France  21–14  China Try: Grassineau 5'c Pelle 9'c Bertrand 12'c Con: Izar (2/2) 5', 10' Drouin (1/1) 12' Report Try: Chen K. 1'c Lyu 6'c Con: Chen K. (2/2) 2', 7' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) Seventh place 16 June 2019 16:51 Russia  12–26  China Try: Mikhaltsova 6'm Khamidova 10'c Con: Lushina (1/1) 11' Kulkova (0/1) Report Try: Lyu 1'c Yang X. 3'm Chen K. 9'c Ruan 12'c Con: Chen K. (2/3) 1', 12' Yang X. (1/1) 9' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Fifth place 16 June 2019 17:13 Australia  24–10  France Try: Caslick 0'm Williams 6'c Green (2) 10'c, 12'm Con: Treherne (1/2) 6' Brown (1/2) 11' Report Try: Ciofani 4'm Le Pesq 7'm Con: Izar (0/1) Drouin (0/1) Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	16 June – 11:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Australia	14
					16 June – 14:51 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Spain	15
					Spain	7
	16 June – 11:22 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					United States	24
	United States	27
									16 June – 18:00 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	Russia	12
									United States	26
	16 June – 11:44 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
									New Zealand	10
	Canada	12
					16 June – 15:13 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	France	5
					Canada	12
	16 June – 12:06 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
					New Zealand	21			Third place
	New Zealand	36
									16 June – 17:35 – Parc des Sports Aguiléra
	China	0
									Spain	14
									Canada	19

Matches

Quarterfinals 16 June 2019 11:00 Australia  14–15  Spain Try: Green 6'c Caslick 8'c Con: Treherne (2/2) 6', 9' Report Try: García 1'm L. Erbina 10'm Requena 11'm Con: García (0/3) Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) 16 June 2019 11:22 United States  27–12  Russia Try: Maher 0'm Thomas (2) 3'm, 11'c Tapper 8'm Kirshe 13'm Con: Heavirland (1/5) 12' Report Try: Seredina 7'm Zdrokova 9'c Con: Seredina (1/2) 10' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) 16 June 2019 11:44 Canada  12–5  France Try: Crossley 3'm Farella 5'c Con: Landry (1/2) 5' Report Try: Grassineau 13' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Sara Cox (England) 16 June 2019 12:06 New Zealand  36–0  China Try: Blyde (3) 0'c, 3'c, 8'c Saili 5'm Te Temaki 12'm Tui 13'm Con: Nathan-Wong (3/6) 1', 3', 8' Report Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States) Semifinals 16 June 2019 14:51 Spain  7–24  United States Try: Plà 0'c Con: García (1/1) 1' Report Try: Tapper (2) 2'm, 12'c Doyle 6'c Kelter 7'm Con: Kelter (1/2) 7' Heavirland (1/1) 12' Canett (0/1) Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Sara Cox (England) 16 June 2019 15:13 Canada  12–21  New Zealand Try: Paquin 6'c Williams 13'm Con: Landry (1/1) 6' Benn (0/1) Report Try: Saili 1'c Nathan-Wong 3'c Tui 8'c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/3) 1', 3', 9' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Third Place 16 June 2019 17:35 Spain  14–19  Canada Try: Losada 7'c Martínez 8'c Con: García (2/2) 7', 9' Report Try: Farella 2'm Benn 4'c Williams 12'c Con: Nicholas (2/3) 5', 12' Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States) Final 16 June 2019 18:00 United States  26–10  New Zealand Try: Kelter (2) 0'm, 7'c Emba 3'c Doyle 11'c Con: Kelter (2/3) 4', 7' Heavirland (1/1) 11' Report Try: Tui 5'm Baker 12'm Con: Nathan-Wong (0/2) Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	United States	20
	New Zealand	18
	Canada	16
4	Spain	14
5	Australia	12
6	France	10

Place	Team	Points
7	China	8
8	Russia	6
9	Fiji	4
10	England	3
11	Scotland	2
12	Ireland	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

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

• 2019 Paris Sevens (for men)
• World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

References

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.

External links

• World Rugby page

• France Women's Sevens
• 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• 2019 in French women's sport
• June 2019 sports events in France
• 2019 in women's rugby union
• 2018–19 in French rugby union
• Sport in Biarritz