2023 France Sevens

2023 France Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIV
Host nation France
Date12–14 May 2023
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Argentina
Third France
Tournament details
Matches played45
2022
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The 2023 France Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at Stade Ernest-Wallon in Toulouse on 12, 13 and 14 May 2023. It was the 22nd edition of the France Sevens, and the tenth tournament of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament.[1]

New Zealand were the champions after beating Argentina in the cup final.[2]

Background

The 2023 France Sevens is the tenth round of eleven in the 2022–23 season

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Fifteen core teams and one invited team.

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on the standard schedule for rugby sevens tournaments (though different from the standard in the 15-man game)—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The draw consists of sixteen teams with fifteen of them being core teams that compete in each series event, plus an invitational team. These teams competed in Pools A, B, C, and D. The winners and runners-up from each pool in the main draw qualified for the Cup quarterfinals. The losers of these quarterfinals competed in the placement matches.

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 74 29 +45 9
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 71 36 +35 7
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 31 45 –14 5
4  Kenya 3 0 0 3 17 83 –66 3

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 100 26 +74 9
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 28 50 –22 7
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 48 35 +13 5
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 7 72 –65 3

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 3 3 0 0 74 40 +34 9
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 55 45 +10 7
3  Fiji 3 0 1 2 47 69 –22 4
4  United States 3 0 1 2 42 64 –22 4

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 87 17 +70 9
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 85 24 +61 7
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 47 52 –5 5
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 17 143 –126 3

Knockout stage

Placement matches

Thirteenth place

 
13th place semifinal13th place final
 
      
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 
 Japan28
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Germany12
 
 Japan12
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Kenya33
 
 Kenya19
 
 
 United States0
 

Ninth place

 
9th place Quarterfinals9th place Semifinals9th place Final
 
          
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 
 Uruguay17
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Japan5
 
 Uruguay15
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Fiji31
 
 Fiji28
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Germany5
 
 Fiji26
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Spain15
 
 Samoa17
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Kenya10
 
 Samoa5
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Spain28
 
 Spain42
 
 
 United States14
 

Cup

Fifth place

5th to 8th place

 
5th place semifinal5th place final
 
      
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 
 Ireland22
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Great Britain0
 
 Ireland21
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Australia26
 
 Australia21
 
 
 South Africa19
 

Cup playoffs

 
Cup quarterfinalsCup semifinalsCup final
 
          
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 
 New Zealand35
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Ireland0
 
 New Zealand19
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 France14
 
 France17
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Great Britain12
 
 New Zealand24 (a.e.t.)
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Argentina19
 
 Australia10
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Canada12
 
 Canada5
 
13 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 Argentina33 Bronze final
 
 Argentina21
 
14 May 2023– Stade Ernest-Wallon
 
 South Africa12
 
 France28
 
 
 Canada12
 

Tournament placings

Place Team Points
 New Zealand 22
 Argentina 19
 France 17
4  Canada 15
5  Australia 13
6  Ireland 12
7  South Africa 10
 Great Britain 10
Place Team Points
9  Fiji 8
10  Spain 7
11  Samoa 5
 Uruguay 5
13  Kenya 3
14  Japan 2
15  United States 1
 Germany 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Dream team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament

Marcos Moneta
Roderick Solo
Akuila Rokolisoa
Rodrigo Isgró
Pol Pla
Manu Moreno
Agustín Fraga

See also

References

  1. ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 - Toulouse - Men's". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "All Blacks Sevens celebrate winning Series crown in style | World Rugby". www.world.rugby.