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France national rugby sevens team

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France
UnionFrench Rugby Federation
CoachBenoît Baby
CaptainJonathan Laugel
Top scorerTerry Bouhraoua (1,173)
Most triesTerry Bouhraoua (131)
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances8 (First in 1993)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1997, 2005, 2013)
France national rugby sevens team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam

The France national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and other international tournaments. France's best finish in the World Series has been finishing in first (Grand Finals), which they accomplished in 2023–24. France are the reigning Olympic champions, having defeated reigning champions Fiji in the final in 2024.

World Rugby Sevens Series

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World Series record
Position Times Seasons
1st (Grand Finals) 1 2023–24
4th 1 2022–23
5th 1 2024–25
6th 1 2019–20
7th 4 2003–04, 2005–06, 2021–22, 2025–26
8th 5 1999–00, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2018–19
9th 3 2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13
10th 2 2010–11, 2013–14
11th 3 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
12th 1 2007–08
13th 4 2000–01, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2017–18
14th - 16th 0

Tournament history

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Summer Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D Qualified
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 7th6330 Won the 2015 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
France 2024 Finals 1st6411 Host nation
Total1 Title2/312741
Olympic Games History
2016 Pool stage France 31 – 14  AustraliaWin
Pool stage France 0 – 26  South AfricaLoss
Pool stage France 26 – 5  SpainWin
Quarter-final France 7 – 12  JapanLoss
5–8th place semi-final France 19 – 24  New ZealandLoss
7th–8th place playoff France 12 – 10  AustraliaWin
2024 Pool stage France 12 – 12  United StatesDraw
Pool stage France 19 – 12  UruguayWin
Pool stage France 12 – 19  FijiLoss
Quarter-final France 26 – 14  ArgentinaWin
Semi-final France 19 – 5  South AfricaWin
Final France 28 – 7  FijiWin

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Bowl Semi-Finalists 15th 6 2 4 0
Hong Kong1997 Quarterfinalsts 8th 5 4 1 0
Argentina 2001 Bowl Quarterfinalsts 21st 6 2 4 0
Hong Kong 2005 Quarterfinalists 5th 6 4 2 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Plate Quarterfinals 13th 4 2 2 0
Russia 2013 Quarterfinalists[1] 5th 4 2 1 1
United States 2018 Quarterfinals8th4220
South Africa 2022 5th place final 6th 4 2 2 0
Total0 Titles8/83518161

Europe Grand Prix Series

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France has been successful in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. They have won the tournament twice, in 2014 and 2015. They have also finished second on six occasions, most recently in 2016, and third once in 2012.

Grand Prix record
FinishTimesSeries
1st22014, 2015
2nd72003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
3rd12012
4th32002, 2005, 2006
5th22004, 2011
DNP12008

Rugby X Tournament

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Rugby X Tournament
Year Round Pld W L D
England 2019 Semi-finals 3210

Players

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Current squad

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The following players have been selected to represent France during the 2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.

Note: Caps reflect the total number of SVNS events competed in as of the 2023 Dubai Sevens.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Jonathan Laugel Forward (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 33) 90 Unattached
Paul Leraitre Forward (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 25) 9 Racing 92
Rayan Rebbadj Forward (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 27) 13 Toulon
Paulin Riva (c) Forward (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 32) 41 Auch
Jordan Sepho Forward (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 27) 18 Unattached
Andy Timo Forward (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 22) 4 Stade Français
Antoine Zeghdar Forward (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 27) 11 Castres
Théo Forner Back (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 25) 9 Perpignan
Aaron Grandidier Back (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 26) 14 Section Paloise
William Iraguha Back (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 29) 24 Unattached
Jefferson-Lee Joseph Back (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 24) 8 Agen
Stephen Parez Back (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 32) 70 Unattached
Varian Pasquet Back (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 27) 18 Unattached

Records and statistics

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Former squads

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Player records

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The following shows leading career France players based on performance in the World Rugby Sevens Series. Players in bold are still active.

Tries scored[2]
No. Player Tries
1 Terry Bouhraoua 131
2 Julien Candelon 114
3 Stephen Parez 105
4 Paul Albaladejo 86
5 Renaud Delmas 83

Award winners

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The following France Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2004:[3][4][5]

Honours

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World Rugby Sevens Series

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens". Archived from the original on 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ↑ World Rugby website, current as of 15 March 2020
  3. ↑ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dupont adds Sevens Player of the Year to trophy cabinet". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jérôme Daret: 'He's won everything, except the Olympics'". www.rugbypass.com. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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