France national rugby sevens team

France
Union French Rugby Federation
Coach(es) Jerome Daret
Captain(s) Terry Bouhraoua
World Cup Sevens
Appearances 6 (First in 1993)
Best result Quarter-finals (1997, 2005, 2013)

The France national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and other international tournaments.

Honours

World Rugby Sevens Series

Sevens Grand Prix Series

Tournament history

Summer Olympic Games Record

Rugby World Cup Sevens

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Bowl Semi-Finalists 15th 6 2 4 0
Hong Kong 1997 Quarterfinalsts 8th 5 4 1 0
Argentina 2001 Bowl Quarterfinalsts 21st 6 2 4 0
Hong Kong 2005 Quarterfinalists 5th 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate Quarterfinals 13th 4 2 2 0
Russia 2013 Quarterfinalists 5th 4 2 1 1
United States 2018 Qualified
Total0 Titles6/63116141

World Rugby Sevens Series

World Series record
Year Round Position
1999–00 Eighth Place 8th
2000–01 Thirteenth Place 13th
2001–02 Ninth Place 9th
2002–03 Eighth Place 8th
2003–04 Seventh Place 7th
2004–05 Eighth Place 8th
2005–06 Seventh Place 7th
2006–07 Eighth Place 8th
2007–08 Twelfth Place 12th
2008–09 Thirteenth Place 13th
2009–10 Thirteenth Place 13th
2010–11 Tenth Place 10th
2011–12 Ninth Place 9th
2012–13 Ninth Place 9th
2013–14 Tenth Place 10th
2014–15 Eleventh Place 11th
2015–16 Eleventh Place 11th
2016–17 Eleventh Place 11th
Total0 Titles18/18

Sevens Grand Prix Series

Grand Prix record
Year Round Position
Germany 2002 Fourth Place 4th
Germany 2003 Runners-up 2nd
Spain 2004 Fifth Place 5th
Russia 2005 Fourth Place 4th
Russia 2006 Fourth Place 4th
Germany 2007 Runners-up 2nd
Germany 2008 None
Germany 2009 Runners-up 2nd
Russia 2010 Runners-up 2nd
European Union 2011 Fifth Place 5th
European Union 2012 Third Place 3rd
France Romania 2013 Runners-up 2nd
European Union 2014 Champions 1st
European Union 2015 Champions 1st
European Union 2016 Runners-up 2nd
Total2 Titles14/15

2016 squad

The following is the France roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Frédéric Pomarel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Events Points Union
1 FW Jonathan Laugel (1993-01-30)January 30, 1993 (aged 23) 40 95  Unattached
2 FW Manoël Dall'igna (1985-03-12)March 12, 1985 (aged 31) 50 255  Unattached
3 FW Damien Cler (1983-10-02)October 2, 1983 (aged 32) 10 65  Unattached
4 BK Terry Bouhraoua (c) (1987-08-26)August 26, 1987 (aged 28) 37 915  Unattached
5 BK Stephen Parez (1994-08-01)August 1, 1994 (aged 22) 24 273  Unattached
6 BK Steeve Barry (1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 25) 39 274 France Stade Rochelais
7 BK Virimi Vakatawa (1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (aged 24) 16 300  Unattached
8 FW Pierre-Gilles Lakafia (1987-03-12)March 12, 1987 (aged 29) 21 115  Unattached
9 BK Jérémy Aicardi (1988-11-26)November 26, 1988 (aged 27) 16 114  Unattached
10 BK Julien Candelon (1980-07-08)July 8, 1980 (aged 36) 35 546  Unattached
11 FW Sacha Valleau (1996-10-08)October 8, 1996 (aged 19) 10 42  Unattached
12 BK Vincent Inigo (1983-02-10)February 10, 1983 (aged 33) 29 109  Unattached

See also

References

  1. ↑ "France 7s – Olympic Games Men's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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