2017 Paris Sevens

The 2017 Paris Sevens was the 15th edition of the France Sevens, and the ninth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–14 May 2017 at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris.

2017 Paris Sevens
Sevens World Series XVIII
Host nation France
Date13–14 May 2017
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Scotland
Third New Zealand
Challenge
Winner Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played45
2016
2018

South Africa won the Cup final, defeating Scotland by 15–5 to clinch the overall series title for the season with an unassailable lead over the defending champions Fiji.[1] New Zealand finished third in the Paris tournament, and Argentina won the Challenge trophy for ninth place.[2]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advanced to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

Teams

The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Scotland 33007645+319
 South Africa 32017831+477
 Canada 31024764–175
 Japan 30032687–613
13 May 2017
11:28
South Africa  12 – 19  Scotland

13 May 2017
11:50
Canada  21 – 7  Japan

13 May 2017
14:54
South Africa  35 – 5  Japan

13 May 2017
15:16
Canada  19 – 26  Scotland

13 May 2017
18:20
Scotland  31 – 14  Japan

13 May 2017
18:42
Canada  7 – 31  South Africa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33007435+399
 United States 32017860+187
 Wales 31026892–245
 Argentina 30036194–333
13 May 2017
10:44
New Zealand  26 – 7  Wales

13 May 2017
11:06
United States  26 – 19  Argentina

13 May 2017
14:10
New Zealand  21 – 14  Argentina

13 May 2017
14:32
United States  38 – 14  Wales

13 May 2017
17:36
Wales  47 – 28  Argentina

13 May 2017
17:58
United States  14 – 27  New Zealand

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 32106719+488
 France 32016238+247
 Kenya 31115248+46
 Spain 30031490-763
13 May 2017
12:12
Kenya  14 – 22  France

13 May 2017
12:34
England  31 – 0  Spain

13 May 2017
15:38
Kenya  26 – 14  Spain

13 May 2017
16:00
England  24 – 7  France

13 May 2017
19:04
France  33 – 0  Spain

13 May 2017
19:26
England  12 – 12  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 32105950+98
 Fiji 320110233+697
 Australia 31024764–175
 Russia 30123192–614
13 May 2017
10:00
Fiji  17 – 19  Samoa

13 May 2017
10:22
Australia  19 – 12  Russia

13 May 2017
13:26
Fiji  54 – 0  Russia

13 May 2017
13:48
Australia  14 – 21  Samoa

13 May 2017
16:52
Samoa  19 – 19  Russia

13 May 2017
17:14
Australia  14 – 31  Fiji

Knockout stage

13th place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
14 May 2017 – 12:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 
 Russia 15
 
14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Kenya7
 
 Russia 5
 
14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Japan12
 
 Japan 26
 
 
 Spain19
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
14 May 2017 – 9:00 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 
 Canada 33
 
14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Russia0
 
 Canada 14
 
14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Argentina15
 
 Kenya 7
 
14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina 33
 
14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Australia12
 
 Australia 28
 
14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Japan19
 
 Australia 14
 
14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Wales12
 
 Wales 26
 
 
 Spain14
 

5th place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
14 May 2017 – 13:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 
 Fiji 14
 
14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 United States24
 
 United States24
 
14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Samoa19
 
 Samoa 21
 
 
 France19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsCup FinalFinal
 
          
 
14 May 2017 – 10:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 
 Scotland24
 
14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 Fiji0
 
 Scotland 19
 
14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 England17
 
 England26
 
14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 United States12
 
 Scotland5
 
14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 South Africa15
 
 Samoa 0
 
14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 South Africa 12
 
 South Africa 26
 
14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 New Zealand5 Bronze Medal Match
 
 New Zealand 14
 
14 May 2017 – 17:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin
 
 France 0
 
 England 5
 
 
 New Zealand12
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 South Africa22
 Scotland19
 New Zealand17
4  England15
5  United States13
6  Samoa12
7  Fiji10
 France10
Place  Team Points
9  Argentina8
10  Australia7
11  Canada5
 Wales5
13  Japan3
14  Russia2
15  Spain1
 Kenya1

Source: World Rugby (archived)

References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39915702
  2. "Paris Sevens: South African 'Blitzboks' seal overall title". CNN. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
World Sevens Series XVIII
Preceded by
2017 Singapore Sevens
2017 Paris Sevens Succeeded by
2017 London Sevens
France Sevens
Preceded by
2016 Paris Sevens
2017 Paris Sevens Succeeded by
2018 Paris Sevens
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