# 2022 France Women's Sevens

The 2022 France Women's Sevens was the final rugby sevens event on the 2021–22 Women's Sevens Series. An annual Series event since 2016, it was the first event to be played since 2019 due to the impacts of COVID-19. The defending champions from the 2019 series event were the United States, whom beat New Zealand 26–10.
New Zealand won in the Final against Australia 21–14.

## Format

The twelve teams are drawn into three pools of four. Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket, with the two best third-placed teams also advancing. The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

## Teams

The twelve national women's teams competing in France were:
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Scotland returned to the series as an invited team. Their previous appearance as an individual team was also in France, at the most previous event (2019 Biarritz).
* South Africa was an invited team for the tournament and made their first appearance on the World Series since their home event in 2019, Cape Town.

## Pool stage

The team composition of the pool stage was announced on 4 May.

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 21 | +91 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 57 | –23 | 5 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 131 | –131 | 3 |
* 20 May 10:14 CEST (UTC+2)
| United States | 12–26 | Fiji |
| Try: Sarah Levy 12' m Ilona Maher 15' c Con: Alena Olsen 15' Cards: Lauren Doyle | Report | Try: Alowesi Nakoci (2) 3' c, 5' c Vasiti Solikoviti 6' m Reapi Ulunisau 8' c Con: Lavena Cavuru (3) 4', 5', 8' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
* 20 May 10:36 CEST (UTC+2)
| Australia | 50–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Faith Nathan (2) 1' m, 5' c Charlotte Caslick (3) 2' c, 13' m, 14' c Maddison Levi (2) 4' c, 8' c Bienne Terita 11' m Con: Dominique du Toit (3) 3', 4', 6' Tia Hinds (2) 10', 15' | Report | Cards: Anacadia Minnaar |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
* 20 May 17:44 CEST (UTC+2)
| United States | 22–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Ilona Maher 3' m Alex Sedrick 7' m Kayla Canett 12' c Kristi Kirshe 14' m Con: Kayla Canett 13' | Report | |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
* 20 May 18:06 CEST (UTC+2)
| Australia | 31–21 | Fiji |
| Try: Tia Hinds 3' m Maddison Levi 7' c Faith Nathan (2) 9' c, 12' c Charlotte Caslick 14' m Con: Tia Hinds (2) 7', 9' Dominique du Toit 12' | Report | Try: Reapi Ulunisau (2) 1' c, 8' c Alowesi Nakoci 10' c Con: Lavena Cavuru (3) 2', 9', 11' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)
* 21 May 10:14 CEST (UTC+2)
| Fiji | 59–0 | South Africa |
| Try: Sesenieli Donu (2) 3' c, 10' c Verenaisi Ditavutu 5' c Lavena Cavuru 6' c Adi vani Buleki 7' c Reapi Ulunisau 8' c Ana Maria Naimasi (2) 9' m, 12' c Alowesi Nakoci 14' m Con: Lavena Cavuru (4) 3', 5', 6', 8' Ana Maria Naimasi 8' Viniana Riwai (2) 11', 13' | Report | |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
* 21 May 10:36 CEST (UTC+2)
| Australia | 31–0 | United States |
| Try: Charlotte Caslick 3' c Maddison Levi (2) 8' c, 11' c Teagan Levi 8' m Faith Nathan 13' m Con: Sharni Williams (2) 4', 8' Jesse Southwell 12' | Report | |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Craig Chan (Hong Kong)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | +91 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 62 | –33 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 76 | –62 | 3 |
* 20 May 9:30 CEST (UTC+2)
| Canada | 26–12 | Spain |
| Try: Keyara Wardley (2) 4' c, 11' c Krissy Scurfield 6' c Bianca Farella 15' m Con: Breanne Nicholas (3) 4', 6', 11' | Report | Try: Paula Requena 3' m Beatriz Dominguez 9' c Con: Lea Ducher 10' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
* 20 May 9:52 CEST (UTC+2)
| New Zealand | 45–0 | Scotland |
| Try: Michaela Blyde (2) 4' c, 8' c Niall Williams (2) 5' c, 11' c Stacey Fluhler (2) 7' m, 9' c Tenika Willison 12' m Con: Risi Pouri-Lane (4) 4', 5', 8', 9' Tenika Willison 12' Cards: Jazmin Hotham | Report | |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* 20 May 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Canada | 14–7 | Scotland |
| Try: Emma Chown 9' c Krissy Scurfield 12' c Con: Olivia Apps 9' Breanne Nicholas 12' Cards: Olivia De Couvreur | Report | Try: Rhona Lloyd 14' c Con: Helen Nelson 14' Cards: Chloe Rollie |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Katherine Ritchie (England)
* 20 May 17:22 CEST (UTC+2)
| New Zealand | 29–0 | Spain |
| Try: Michaela Blyde (2) 2' c, 4' m Jazmin Hotham 7' c Portia Woodman 10' m Shiray Kaka 11' m Con: Tenika Willison (2) 2', 7' | Report | |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
* 21 May 9:30 CEST (UTC+2)
| Spain | 17–7 | Scotland |
| Try: María García (2) 2' m, 6' m Beatriz Dominguez 11' c Con: Lea Ducher 11' | Report | Try: Chloe Rollie 14' c Con: Helen Nelson 14' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)
* 21 May 9:52 CEST (UTC+2)
| New Zealand | 17–0 | Canada |
| Try: Kelly Brazier 4' m Jazmin Hotham 9' c Theresa Fitzpatrick 14' m Con: Risi Pouri-Lane 10' Cards: Stacey Fluhler | Report | Cards: Breanne Nicholas |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 7 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 95 | –69 | 3 |
* 20 May 10:58 CEST (UTC+2)
| France | 24–7 | Brazil |
| Try: Joanna Grisez (2) 3' c, 4' c Chloe Jacquet 7' m Alycia Chrystiaens 11' m Con: Jade Ulutule (2) 3', 5' Cards: Carla Neisen | Report | Try: Thalia Costa 13' c Con: Raquel Kochhann 14' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Ashleigh Murray-Pretorius (South Africa)
* 20 May 11:20 CEST (UTC+2)
| Ireland | 31–12 | England |
| Try: Lucy Mulhall (3) 2' c, 5' c, 14' m Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe 3' m Eve Higgins 9' c Con: Lucy Mulhall (3) 2', 5', 10' | Report | Try: Ellie Boatman 1' m Emma Uren 6' c Con: Isla Norman-Bell 7' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
* 20 May 21:07 CEST (UTC+2)
| France | 33–7 | England |
| Try: Lou Noel (2) 1' c, 11' m Joanna Grisez (2) 5' c, 7' c Jade Ulutule 9' c Con: Jade Ulutule (4) 2', 5', 7', 10' | Report | Try: Emma Uren 3' c Con: Isla Norman-Bell 3' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Finlay Brown (Scotland)
* 20 May 21:35 CEST (UTC+2)
| Ireland | 17–14 | Brazil |
| Try: Eve Higgins 7' c Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (2) 12' m, 14' m Con: Lucy Mulhall 7' | Report | Try: Bianca Silva 3' c Gabriela Lima 9' c Con: Raquel Kochhann (2) 4', 9' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* 21 May 10:58 CEST (UTC+2)
| Brazil | 31–7 | England |
| Try: Thalia Costa (3) 4' c, 6' c, 13' c Mariana Nicolau 9' m Gabriela Lima 15' m Con: Raquel Kochhann 4' Luiza Campos 7' Marina Fioravanti 14' Cards: Thalia Costa | Report | Try: Amy Wilson Hardy 2' c Con: Isla Norman-Bell 3' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Eki Fanlo (Spain)
* 21 May 11:20 CEST (UTC+2)
| Ireland | 5–12 | France |
| Try: Megan Burns 2' | Report | Try: Joanna Grisez 10' c Jade Ulutule 12' m Con: Jade Ulutule 11' |
* Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 57 | –23 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 62 | –33 | 5 |

## Knockout stage
### 9th–12th playoffs

| 9th place Semi-finals | 9th place Semi-finals | 9th place Final | 9th place Final |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| Spain | 19 |
| Spain | 19 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| South Africa | 21 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| South Africa | 21 | South Africa | 10 |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | South Africa | 10 |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | Scotland | 24 |
| Scotland | 21 | Scotland | 24 |
| England | 19 | | |
| England | 19 | 11th place Final | 11th place Final |
| | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| | | Spain | 26 |
| | | England | 14 |
Matches :

### 5th–8th playoffs

| 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Semi-finals | 5th place Final | 5th place Final |
| 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Brazil | 7 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| France | 36 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| France | 36 | France | 19 |
| 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | France | 19 |
| 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 19 | Canada | 14 |
| United States | 7 | | |
| United States | 7 | 7th place Final | 7th place Final |
| | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| | | Brazil | 7 |
| | | United States | 15 |
Matches :

### Cup playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | | |
| New Zealand | 41 | | | |
| New Zealand | 41 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | |
| Brazil | 0 | New Zealand | 24 | |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | New Zealand | 24 | |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | Fiji | 14 | |
| France | 12 | Fiji | 14 | |
| France | 12 | | | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| Fiji | 24 | | | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| Fiji | 24 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | | | Australia | 14 |
| Canada | 21 | | | | Australia | 14 |
| Canada | 21 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | | |
| Ireland | 22 | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | | |
| Ireland | 22 | Ireland | 7 | | | |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | | Ireland | 7 | | | |
| 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 21 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | Australia | 40 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 24 | Australia | 40 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 24 | | | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| United States | 14 | | | | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon | 22 May – Stade Ernest-Wallon |
| United States | 14 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | | | | Ireland | 10 |
Matches :

### Placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Australia | 18 |
| | Fiji | 16 |
| 4 | Ireland | 14 |
| 5 | France | 12 |
| 6 | Canada | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 7 | United States | 8 |
| 8 | Brazil | 6 |
| 9 | Scotland | 4 |
| 10 | South Africa | 3 |
| 11 | Spain | 2 |
| 12 | England | 1 |
Source: World Rugby