2022 France Sevens Explained

Countries: France
Series:Sevens World Series XXIII
Date:20–22 May 2022
Matches:45
Tries:117
Top Point Scorer: Marcos Moneta (8 tries)
Top Try Scorer: Marcos Moneta (40 points)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2023

The 2020 France Sevens was the thirteenth edition of the annual Sevens tournament held in France. It was the first time since 2019 (; suspended due to the impact of COVID-19) that the tournament was held in France, and the first time that the event was held in the southern city of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.

The tournament winners were Fiji, who won their fourth France Sevens event, and their second back-to-back tournaments. Fiji won the final against first-time Sevens Series finalists Ireland 29–17.[1]

Following the event, Argentina, Ireland, Fiji and hosts France jumped up one place on the series ladder, while Samoa, who finished fourth, jumped from fifteenth to tenth. Teams Canada and Kenya dropped two places, and the United States, finishing with their second-worst result of the series, dropped three places to sit seventh overall.[2] [3]

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team played the three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket, with the losers of the quarter-finals vying for a fifth-place finish. The remaining eight teams that finished third or fourth in their pool played off for 9th place, with the losers of the 9th-place quarter-finals competing for 13th place.

Teams

The sixteen national teams competing in France were:[4]

Pool stage

Pool A

--------------------

Pool B

--------------------

Pool C

--------------------

Pool D

--------------------

Knockout stage

Placings

PlaceTeamPoints
22
19
17
415
513
612
710
10
PlaceTeamPoints
98
107
115
5
133
142
151
1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiji and New Zealand the winners after a brilliant HSBC France Sevens . 22 May 2022 . world.rugb . World Rugby .
  2. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Standings . 18 April 2022 . World Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418144615/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens . 18 April 2022 . live .
  3. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Standings . 26 May 2022 . World Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526130928/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens . 26 May 2022 . live .
  4. Web site: Captains ready for lift off at HSBC France Sevens . 18 May 2022 . world.rugby . World Rugby (WR) .