France women's national rugby sevens team
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| Union | French Rugby Federation | ||
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| Coach(es) | David Courteix | ||
| Captain(s) | Fanny Horta | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||
France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007 (European Women's Sevens Championship). They competed at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, their qualification being determined by their placement in the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1] They met defending champions, New Zealand, in the finals and were defeated 29 - 0.[2]
France qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after winning the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.[3] They went undefeated until the gold medal final where they lost to New Zealand 26 - 12.[4]
Tournament history[]
Summer Olympics[]
| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2016
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Quarterfinals | 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2020
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Gold medal final |  |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
Rugby World Cup Sevens[]
| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
 2009
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Plate Semifinalists | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
 2013
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Bowl Semifinalists | 11th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
 2018
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
 2022
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Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/4 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
Rugby X Tournament[]
| Rugby X Tournament | ||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |
 2019
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3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Current squad[]
Squad to 2020 Summer Olympics:
France's roster of 12 athletes was named on 5 July 2021. Additionally, was named as a replacement.[5]
Head coach:
- Coralie Bertrand
- Anne-Cécile Ciofani
- Caroline Drouin
- Camille Grassineau
- Lina Guérin
- Fanny Horta
- Shannon Izar
- Chloé Jacquet
- Carla Neisen
- Séraphine Okemba
- Chloé Pelle
- Jade Ulutule
Squad to 2016 Summer Olympics:
The following is the France roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach:
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pauline Biscarat | 1 | Rose Thomas |
| 5 | Jade Le Pesq | 2 | Audrey Amiel |
| 6 | Fanny Horta (c) | 3 | Marjorie Mayans |
| 7 | Caroline Ladagnous | 9 | Jennifer Troncy |
| 8 | Camille Grassineau | 10 | Elodie Guiglion |
| 12 | Lina Guérin | 11 | Shannon Izar |
| 14 | Jessy Tremouliere | ||
- Jessy Tremouliere was a late addition before the Olympics, replacing Christelle Le Duff who replaced Shannon Izar.[7][8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Four More Teams Set for San Francisco After Qualifying for RWC Sevens 2018". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Black Ferns too good for France to defend Sevens World Cup title". Stuff. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Russia and France on the way to Tokyo". Scrum Queens. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Pye, John (2021-07-31). "New Zealand beats France to clinch gold in women's rugby 7s". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Mazella, Clément (5 July 2021). "Rugby. La France dévoile ses 12 joueuses pour les Jeux Olympiques 2020 de Tokyo" [Rugby. France unveils its 12 players for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games]. actu Rugby (in French).
- ^ "France 7s – Olympic Games Women's Sevens". World Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Christelle Le Duff forfait pour les Jeux Olympiques". Rugby Rama. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "la Lilloise Shannon Izar forfait". France 3 Regions. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Women's national rugby sevens teams
- France women's national rugby union team
- Rugby sevens in France
- World Rugby Women's Sevens Series core teams