2017 Paris Sevens
The 2017 Paris Sevens was the 15th edition of the France Sevens, and the ninth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 13–14 May 2017 at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris.
| 2017 Paris Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVIII | |
| Host nation |  France |
| Date | 13–14 May 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Third |  New Zealand |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  Argentina |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
South Africa won the Cup final, defeating Scotland by 15–5 to clinch the overall series title for the season with an unassailable lead over the defending champions Fiji.[1] New Zealand finished third in the Paris tournament, and Argentina won the Challenge trophy for ninth place.[2]
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advanced to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.
Teams
The sixteen participating teams for the tournament were:
Pool stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 64 | –17 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 87 | –61 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 9 |
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 92 | –24 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 94 | –33 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 8 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 7 |
 Kenya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 90 | -76 | 3 |
Knockout stage
13th place
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 14 May 2017 – 12:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
 Russia | 15 | |||||
| 14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||
| 14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | ||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 9:00 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Canada | 33 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 15 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
5th place
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 14 May 2017 – 13:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
 Fiji | 14 | |||||
| 14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| 14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||
 Samoa | 19 | |||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||
| France | 19 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Cup Final | Final | ||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 10:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 24 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 15 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 – 17:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
South Africa | 22 |
 |
Scotland | 19 |
 |
New Zealand | 17 |
| 4 | England | 15 |
| 5 | United States | 13 |
| 6 | Samoa | 12 |
| 7 | Fiji | 10 |
| France | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Argentina | 8 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 |
| 11 | Canada | 5 |
| Wales | 5 | |
| 13 | Japan | 3 |
| 14 | Russia | 2 |
| 15 | Spain | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)
References
- "Scotland go down in Paris Sevens final". BBC Sport.
- "Paris Sevens: South African 'Blitzboks' seal overall title". CNN. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.