# 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.
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. New Zealand finished third in the Paris tournament, and Argentina won the Challenge trophy for ninth place.

## 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:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* Spain
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

## 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 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 64 | –17 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 87 | –61 | 3 |
* 13 May 2017 11:28
| South Africa | 12 – 19 | Scotland |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 11:50
| Canada | 21 – 7 | Japan |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 14:54
| South Africa | 35 – 5 | Japan |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 15:16
| Canada | 19 – 26 | Scotland |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 18:20
| Scotland | 31 – 14 | Japan |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 18:42
| Canada | 7 – 31 | South Africa |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### 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 |
* 13 May 2017 10:44
| New Zealand | 26 – 7 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 11:06
| United States | 26 – 19 | Argentina |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 14:10
| New Zealand | 21 – 14 | Argentina |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 14:32
| United States | 38 – 14 | Wales |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 17:36
| Wales | 47 – 28 | Argentina |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 17:58
| United States | 14 – 27 | New Zealand |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### 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 |
* 13 May 2017 12:12
| Kenya | 14 – 22 | France |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 12:34
| England | 31 – 0 | Spain |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 15:38
| Kenya | 26 – 14 | Spain |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 16:00
| England | 24 – 7 | France |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 19:04
| France | 33 – 0 | Spain |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 19:26
| England | 12 – 12 | Kenya |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 8 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 33 | +69 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 64 | –17 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 92 | –61 | 4 |
* 13 May 2017 10:00
| Fiji | 17 – 19 | Samoa |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 10:22
| Australia | 19 – 12 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 13:26
| Fiji | 54 – 0 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 13:48
| Australia | 14 – 21 | Samoa |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 16:52
| Samoa | 19 – 19 | Russia |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
* 13 May 2017 17:14
| Australia | 14 – 31 | Fiji |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

## Knockout stage
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 14 May 2017 – 12:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 12:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Russia | 15 |
| Russia | 15 | 14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Kenya | 7 | 14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May – 15:37 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Kenya | 7 | Russia | 5 |
| 14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | Russia | 5 |
| 14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 12:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | Japan | 12 |
| Japan | 26 | Japan | 12 |
| Spain | 19 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 14 May 2017 – 9:00 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 9:00 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| Canada | 33 | | | |
| Canada | 33 | 14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | |
| Russia | 0 | 14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 12:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | |
| Russia | 0 | Canada | 14 | |
| 14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | Canada | 14 | |
| 14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 9:22 – Stade Jean-Bouin | Argentina | 15 | |
| Kenya | 7 | Argentina | 15 | |
| Kenya | 7 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Argentina | 12 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 15:59 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Argentina | 12 | | | | Argentina | 33 |
| 14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | | | Argentina | 33 |
| 14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 9:44 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 28 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Australia | 28 | 14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| Japan | 19 | 14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 13:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| Japan | 19 | Australia | 14 | | | |
| 14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | Australia | 14 | | | |
| 14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 10:06 – Stade Jean-Bouin | Wales | 12 | |
| Wales | 26 | Wales | 12 | |
| Spain | 14 | | | |

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 14 May 2017 – 13:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 13:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| Fiji | 14 |
| Fiji | 14 | 14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| United States | 24 | 14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 16:21 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| United States | 24 | United States | 24 |
| 14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | United States | 24 |
| 14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 13:56 – Stade Jean-Bouin | Samoa | 19 |
| Samoa | 21 | Samoa | 19 |
| France | 19 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Cup Final | Cup Final | | Final | Final |
| 14 May 2017 – 10:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 10:28 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| Scotland | 24 | | | |
| Scotland | 24 | 14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | |
| Fiji | 0 | 14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 14:18 – Stade Jean-Bouin | |
| Fiji | 0 | Scotland | 19 | |
| 14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | Scotland | 19 | |
| 14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 10:50 – Stade Jean-Bouin | England | 17 | |
| England | 26 | England | 17 | |
| England | 26 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| United States | 12 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 17:33 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| United States | 12 | | | | Scotland | 5 |
| 14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | | | Scotland | 5 |
| 14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 11:12 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | | South Africa | 15 |
| Samoa | 0 | | | | South Africa | 15 |
| Samoa | 0 | 14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| South Africa | 12 | 14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 14:40 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | | |
| South Africa | 12 | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 11:34 – Stade Jean-Bouin | New Zealand | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| New Zealand | 14 | New Zealand | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 17:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 14 May 2017 – 17:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin |
| France | 0 | | | | 14 May 2017 – 17:08 – Stade Jean-Bouin | 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 |
| 7 | France | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Argentina | 8 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 |
| 11 | Canada | 5 |
| 11 | Wales | 5 |
| 13 | Japan | 3 |
| 14 | Russia | 2 |
| 15 | Spain | 1 |
| 15 | Kenya | 1 |
Source: World Rugby (archived)