2019 Paris Sevens

Summary

The 2019 Paris Sevens was the final event of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twelfth edition of the France Sevens. The tournament was held on 1–2 June 2019 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris.[1]

2019 Paris Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nationFrance France
Date1–2 June 2019
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Third South Africa
Challenge Trophy
Winner Canada
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored304 (average 6.76 per match)
Most points Jean-Pascal Barraque (48)
Most tries Aminiasi Tuimaba (7)
Luciano Gonzalez (7)
Regan Ware (7)
2018
2020

Format edit

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

Teams edit

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series champion and core team for the 2019–20 season, Ireland.[2][3]

Pool stages edit

All times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[4]

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 132 45 +87 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 79 66 +13 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 39 76 –37 5
  England 3 0 0 3 47 110 –63 3
1 June 2019
12:28
Ireland  7–22  Argentina
Try: Sullivan 7'c
Con: Dardis (1/1) 7'
ReportTry: Gonzalez (3) 4'm, 8'c, 13'm
Bazan Velez 10'm
Con: Mare (1/4) 8'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
1 June 2019
12:50
Fiji  52–14  England
Try: Vakurunabili 0'c
Derenalagi 2'm
Mocenacagi 3'c
Nacuqu 7'c
Bolaca 8'c
Naduva 9'c
Tuivuaka 11'c
Cakaubalavu 13'c
Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 1', 3', 7'
Bolaca (4/4) 8', 9', 12', 14'
ReportTry: Harris 5'c
Rodwell 10'c
Con: Guiry (2/2) 5', 11'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
1 June 2019
15:54
Ireland  27–14  England
Try: Kelly 1'm
Lennox 3'c
Maher 5'm
McGrath (2) 9'm, 14'm
Con: Dardis (1/4) 3'
Lennox (0/1)
ReportTry: Harris 7'c
Sofolarin 7'c
Con: Guiry (2/2) 7', 8'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
1 June 2019
16:16
Fiji  40–26  Argentina
Try: Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 6'm
Nacuqu 4'c
Botitu (2) 7'c, 8'c
Cakaubalavu 14'c
Con: Nacuqu (3/4) 2', 4', 7'
Botitu (1/1) 9'
Bolaca (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Sábato (2) 0'c, 5'
Barbier 11'm
Gonzalez 13'c
Con: Ulloa (2/2) 1', 5'
Mare (1/2) 13'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
1 June 2019
19:20
Argentina  31–19  England
Try: Gonzales (2) 1'c, 8'm
Bazan Velez 7'c
Barbier (2) 9'm, 10'c
Con: Mare (2/3) 2', 7'
Revol (1/1) 11'
del Mestre (0/1)
ReportTry: Waters 6'c
de Cothi 12'c
Coyle 14'm
Con: Guiry (1/1) 7'
de Cothi (1/1) 12'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
1 June 2019
19:42
Fiji  40–5  Ireland
Try: Tuimaba (3) 2'c, 3'c, 6'c
Naduva (2) 7'c, 9'c
Tuivuaka 14'm
Con: Botitu (5/6) 2', 4', 7', 8', 9'
ReportTry: Sullivan 12'm
Con: Dardis (0/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 70 36 +34 9
  Kenya 3 1 1 1 57 69 –12 6
  Wales 3 1 0 2 52 55 –3 5
  Australia 3 0 1 2 43 62 –19 4
1 June 2019
11:44
South Africa  22−7  Wales
Try: du Plessis 6'c
Afrika 7'm
du Preez 9'm
Ndhlovu 13'm
Con: du Preez (1/3) 6'
Afrika (0/1)
ReportTry: Goodchild 11'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 11'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
1 June 2019
12:06
Australia  19−19  Kenya
Try: Coward 1'c
Anderson 6'c
Hood 13'm
Con: Coward (2/2) 2', 7'
Holland (0/1)
ReportTry: Omondi 4'm
Amonde 5'c
Mwale 10'c
Con: Olindi (1/1) 6'
Wanjala (1/2) 11'
Pen: Olindi (0/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
1 June 2019
15:10
South Africa  29−12  Kenya
Try: du Plessis (9) 2'm, 9'm
Soyizwapi 3'm
Visser 11'c
Ndhlovu 12'c
Con: Human (2/2) 11', 12'
du Preez (0/3)
ReportTry: Ojee 5'm
Amonde 7'c
Con: Wanjala (1/2) 7'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
1 June 2019
15:32
Australia  7–24  Wales
Try: Longbottom 3'c
Con: Holland (1/1) 3'
ReportTry: O. Jenkins 1'm
Goodchild (2) 5'c, 11'm
J. Jenkins 14'c
Con: Davies (1/3) 5'
Treharne (1/1) 14'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
1 June 2019
18:36
Wales  21–26  Kenya
Try: Goodchild (2) 0'c, 4'c
J. Jenkins 12'c
Con: Davies (2/2) 1', 4'
Treharne (1/1) 12'
ReportTry: Oluoch 6'c
Mwale 7'c
Oyoo (2) 9'm, 11'c
Con: Wanjala (3/4) 6', 8', 11'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
1 June 2019
18:58
Australia  17–19  South Africa
Try: Hood 6'm
Longbottom 7'm
Maddocks 12'c
Con: Holland (1/3) 12'
ReportTry: Geduld 0'c
Pretorius 2'c
Visser 9'm
Con: du Preez (2/3) 0', 2'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 90 33 +57 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 66 64 +2 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 43 81 –38 5
  Canada 3 0 0 3 50 71 –21 3
1 June 2019
11:00
Canada  19–21  Samoa
Try: Fuailefau 3'm
Coe (2) 7'c, 11'c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 11'
ReportTry: Alosio 0'c
Motuga 8'c
Leilua 13'c
Con: Mealoi (3/3) 1', 9', 13'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
1 June 2019
11:22
United States  31–7  Spain
Try: Iosefo 0'm
Barrett 2'm
Isles (2) 5'c, 7'c
Tupuola 12'c
Con: Hughes (3/5) 6', 7', 13'
ReportTry: Mata 14'c
Con: Fontes (1/1) 14'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
1 June 2019
14:26
Canada  19–24  Spain
Try: Hirayama 5'c
Zaruba 10'm
Morra 14'c
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 5'
Coats (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Fontes (3) 1'm, 1'c, 9'c
Martínez 13'm
Con: de Santiago (2/2) 2', 9'
Mateu (0/1)
Fontes (0/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
1 June 2019
14:48
United States  33–14  Samoa
Try: Hughes 3'c
Iosefo 7'm
Isles 7'c
Tupuola 9'c
Baker 13'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 4', 8', 13'
Tupuola (1/1) 10'
ReportTry: Motuga 2'c
Perez 12'c
Con: Mealoi (1/1) 2'
Toilolo Fanuasa 12'c
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
1 June 2019
17:52
Samoa  31–12  Spain
Try: Vaili 2'c
Mealoi 4'c
Alofipo 10'm
Alosio (2) 7'c, 11'm
Con: Mealoi (3/4) 2', 4', 7'
Leilua (0/1)
ReportTry: Fontes 5'm
Ramos 14'c
Con: Ramos (1/1) 14'
de Santiago (0/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
1 June 2019
18:14
United States  26–12  Canada
Try: Iosefo 2'c
Isles 3'm
Williams (2) 7'c, 12'c
Con: Hughes (2/3) 2', 8'
Tomasin (1/1) 13'
ReportTry: Morra 0'm
Jones 9'c
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 9'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Pool D edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 62 36 +26 9
  France 3 1 0 2 52 46 +6 5
  Japan 3 1 0 2 52 67 –15 5
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 46 63 –17 5
1 June 2019
13:12
New Zealand  14−12  Scotland
Try: Ware 4'c
Nareki 12'c
Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 5', 13'
ReportTry: Coombes 7'c
Bryce 10'm
Con: Lowe (1/1) 7'
Fergusson (0/1)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
1 June 2019
13:34
France  14–17  Japan
Try: Mazzoleni 1'c
Barraque 13'c
Con: Barraque (1/1) 2', 13'
ReportTry: Matsui 3'm
Sakai 8'c
Motomura 9'm
Con: Sakai (1/3) 8'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
1 June 2019
16:38
New Zealand  31–14  Japan
Try: Nareki (2) 1'c, 9'
Ware 7'm
Nicole 12'c
Knewstubb 14'c
Con: Knewstubb (2/3) 1', 14'
McGarvey-Black (1/2) 13'
ReportTry: Toloke 2'c
Motomura 5'c
Con: Sakai (2/2) 3', 5'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
1 June 2019
17:00
France  28–12  Scotland
Try: Bonnefond 1'c
O'Connor 4'c
Lakafia 5'c
Jacquelain 9'c
Con: Barraque (4/4) 2', 5', 6', 9'
ReportTry: Farndale 7'm
Fergusson 11'c
Con: Fergusson (1/2) 11'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
1 June 2019
20:04
Scotland  22–21  Japan
Try: McFarland (2) 1'm, 10'm
Bryce 8'm
Barreto 14'c
Con: Lowe (1/4) 14'
ReportTry: Soejima 4'c
Toloke 7'c
Fujita 13'c
Con: Sakai (3/3) 4', 7', 13'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
1 June 2019
20:26
France  10–17  New Zealand
Try: Barraque (2) 2'm, 12'm
Con: Barraque (0/2)
ReportTry: Curry 4'c
Molia 6'm
Ware 10'm
Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 4'
Stade Jean-Bouin
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Knockout stage edit

13th place edit

 
Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
2 June 2019 – 13:11 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
 
  Scotland47
 
2 June 2019 – 16:47 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Spain14
 
  Scotland31
 
2 June 2019 – 13:33 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Japan26
 
  Japan33
 
 
  Wales17
 

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
2 June 2019 – 10:00 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
 
  Ireland24
 
2 June 2019 – 13:55 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Scotland12
 
  Ireland24
 
2 June 2019 – 10:22 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Australia17
 
  Spain0
 
2 June 2019 – 17:09 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Australia54
 
  Ireland12
 
2 June 2019 – 10:44 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Canada28
 
  Japan7
 
2 June 2019 – 14:17 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  England52
 
  England28
 
2 June 2019 – 11:06 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Canada41
 
  Wales12
 
 
  Canada31
 

5th place edit

 
Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
2 June 2019 – 14:39 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
 
  France26
(a.e.t.)
 
2 June 2019 – 17:46 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Kenya21
 
  France40
 
2 June 2019 – 15:01 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Samoa5
 
  Argentina10
 
 
  Samoa12
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
2 June 2019 – 11:28 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
 
  Fiji24
 
2 June 2019 – 15:23 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  France5
 
  Fiji33
 
2 June 2019 – 11:50 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  United States14
 
  United States26
 
2 June 2019 – 18:33 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Kenya 14
 
  Fiji35
 
2 June 2019 – 12:12 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  New Zealand24
 
  New Zealand21
 
2 June 2019 – 15:45 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Argentina12
 
  New Zealand33
 
2 June 2019 – 12:34 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  South Africa7 Bronze medal match
 
  South Africa40
 
2 June 2019 – 18:08 – Stade Jean Bouin
 
  Samoa7
 
  United States7
 
 
  South Africa24
 

Tournament placings edit

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

Source: World Rugby

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Aminiasi Tuimaba 7
  Luciano Gonzalez
  Regan Ware
4   Josiah Morra 6
  Max McFarland
  Muller du Plessis
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Jean-Pascal Barraque 48
2   Vilimoni Botitu 42
3   Andrew Knewstubb 41
4   Aminiasi Tuimaba 37
5   Madison Hughes 36

Source: World Rugby

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Captains ready for season finale at HSBC Paris Sevens". World Rugby Sevens Series. 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Ireland claim historic European sevens title". World Rugby. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Paris Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links edit

  • Tournament page
  • World Rugby page
World Sevens Series XX
Preceded by 2019 Paris Sevens Succeeded by
None (last event)
France Sevens
Preceded by 2019 Paris Sevens Succeeded by