2019 Paris Sevens Explained
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]
Format
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
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
All times in Central European Summer Time [4]
Pool A
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 45 | +87 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 76 | –37 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 110 | –63 | 3 | |
Pool B
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 69 | –12 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 55 | –3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 62 | –19 | 4 | |
Pool C
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 33 | +57 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 81 | –38 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 71 | –21 | 3 | |
Pool D
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 67 | –15 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 63 | –17 | 5 | |
Knockout stage
Cup
Tournament placings
Place | Team | Points |
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| | 22 |
| | 19 |
| | 17 |
4 | | 15 |
5 | | 13 |
6 | | 12 |
7 | | 10 |
| 10 | |
Place | Team | Points |
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9 | | 8 |
10 | | 7 |
11 | | 5 |
| 5 |
13 | | 3 |
14 | | 2 |
15 | | 1 |
| 1 | |
Source: World RugbyPlayers
Scoring leaders
+Points scored |
Rank | Player | Points |
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align=center | 1 | | align=center | 48 |
align=center | 2 | | align=center | 42 |
align=center | 3 | | align=center | 41 |
align=center | 4 | | align=center | 37 |
align=center | 5 | | align=center | 36 | |
Source:
World RugbySee also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Captains ready for season finale at HSBC Paris Sevens . World Rugby Sevens Series . 29 May 2019.
- Web site: Ireland claim historic European sevens title. World Rugby. 10 September 2018. 30 April 2019.
- Web site: Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020. World Rugby. 7 April 2019. 30 April 2019.
- Web site: Paris Fixtures. World Rugby. 30 May 2019.