2022 France Women's Sevens Explained

Countries: France
Series:Women's Sevens Series IX
Date:20–22 May 2022
Matches:34
Tries:194
Top Point Scorer: Joanna Grisez (11 tries)
Top Try Scorer: Joanna Grisez (55 points)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 France Women's Sevens was the final rugby sevens event on the 2021–22 Women's Sevens Series. An annual Series event since 2016, it was the first event to be played since 2019 due to the impacts of COVID-19. The defending champions from the 2019 series event were the United States, whom beat New Zealand 26–10.[1]

New Zealand won in the Final against Australia 21–14.[2]

Format

The twelve teams are drawn into three pools of four. Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

Teams

The twelve national women's teams competing in France were:[3]

Pool stage

The team composition of the pool stage was announced on 4 May.[5]

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
31025248+45
31023457–235
31022962–335

Knockout stage

Placings

PlaceTeamPoints
20
18
16
414
512
610
PlaceTeamPoints
78
86
94
103
112
121
Source: World Rugby

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA claim first Cup title as New Zealand win series in Biarritz . 16 June 2019 . .
  2. Web site: Fiji and New Zealand the winners after a brilliant HSBC France Sevens . 22 May 2022 . World Rugby .
  3. Web site: Captains ready for lift off at HSBC France Sevens . 18 May 2022 . world.rugby . World Rugby .
  4. Web site: Final squads confirmed for HSBC France Women's Sevens . 14 June 2019 . World Rugby .
  5. WorldRugby7s . 1521505305636581376 .
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