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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 Stade Jean-Bouin may refer to: * Stade Jean-Bouin (Angers), former name of the Stade Raymond Kopa from 1968 to 2017 * Stade Jean-Bouin (Choisy-le-Roi), stadium in Choisy-le-Roi * Stade Jean-Bouin (Évreux), stadium in Évreux * Stade Jean-Bouin (I ... in Paris. 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. New Zealand finished third in the Paris tournament, and Argentina won the Challenge trophy for ninth place. 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 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 18th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. South Africa won the Series with a comfortable 28-point margin over England; South Africa won five of the ten tournaments. The 2016–17 Series also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Nine of the core teams had already qualified but the four highest-placed finishers from among the remaining six core teams also gained qualification for the 2018 RWC Sevens. Core teams Tour venues The official schedule for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: There were no major changes to the schedule. Standings Final table: SourceWorld Rugby. Archived : Players Scoring leaders Updated22 May 2017 Dream Team Placings summary Tallies of top four tournament placings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Paris Sevens
The 2016 Paris Sevens was the ninth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–15 May 2016 at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, France. It was the first time that the France Sevens The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend follo ... had been featured on the Sevens world circuit since 2006. Format Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays each of the other teams their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stages Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Paris Sevens
The 2018 Paris Sevens was the final event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eleventh edition of the France Sevens. The tournament was held between 9–10 June 2018 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris. Teams The fifteen core teams will be participating in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland. Pool stages All times in Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). The games as scheduled are as follows: Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout stage 13th Place Challenge Trophy 5th Place Cup Tournament placings SourceWorld Rugby/small> Players Scoring leaders SourceWorld Rugby Dream Team The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament: See also * 2018 France Women's Sevens References External links Tournament page {{2017-18 Sevens World Series Paris France Sevens 2017–18 in French rugby union Paris Sevens The Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Sevens
The France Sevens, also called the Paris Sevens, is an annual international rugby sevens tournament that is one of ten competitions on the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. The France Sevens is generally held in May or June on the weekend following the London Sevens and is the last competition in the Sevens Series. France has also hosted tournaments within the European Sevens Grand Prix Series, often at Lyon. History From 1996 to 1999 the tournament was known as the Air France Sevens, and in the year 2000 it was part of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. The IRB hosted the tournament at Bordeaux in 2004, before returning to Paris for 2005 and 2006. The event was effectively replaced in the World Sevens Series by the Scotland Sevens at Edinburgh for the 2006-07 season. Between 2011 and 2015, Lyon hosted a leg of the European circuit, the Sevens Grand Prix Series. The Sevens World Series returned to France for the 2015-16 season, with the revival of the Paris Sevens tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris)
The Stade Jean-Bouin (; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The 20,000 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union and association football matches. It is the home stadium of Stade Français and FC Versailles. History The stadium was opened in 1925, and is named after the athlete Jean Bouin, the 5000 metre silver medalist from 1912 Olympics. It was the venue for the France Sevens leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2005, 2006, and 2017–20. Before its temporary closure for an expansion project that began in summer 2010, it seated 12,000 people, The stadium reopened in 2013 with seating for 20,000 spectators. To accommodate the expansion, Stade Français moved its primary home ground to Stade Sébastien Charléty, also in Paris, for 2010–11. Stade Jean-Bouin hosted the semi-finals, third-place match, and final of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Singapore Sevens
The 2017 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 15–16 April 2017 at the Singapore National Stadium in Singapore. This was the sixth time that the Singapore Sevens had a spot on the World Rugby Sevens Series. In an exciting final, Canada completed the 'Miracle on Grass' by jumping out to an early lead and then scoring the decisive try with 2 minutes remaining to beat the United States 26-19 and win its first-ever World Series tournament. Earlier in the day, Canada had triumphed over New Zealand and England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... while the US defeated Fiji and Australia to set up the first Cup final featuring both North American teams. Format Sixteen teams were drawn into four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 London Sevens
The 2017 London Sevens was the tenth and final event of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held over the weekend of 20–21 May 2017 at Twickenham in London. This was the first tournament in the history of the series with all semifinalists from the Northern Hemisphere, as Scotland, England, Canada, and the United States took out the top four placings. Scotland won the tournament, beating England 12–7 in the final. The USA's Perry Baker was the leading try scorer, notching eight tries over the weekend. 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 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
